Shelita, Religion! Review
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Shelita Burke is a Pop-Electronic artist and writer based in Los Angeles and Paris, France. She is known for her engaging, collaborative, and spontaneous live performance style. Originally from Seattle, Shelita independently toured the world with over 150 shows across Europe, Asia, and Africa as well as a myriad of performances throughout the U.S. Shelita has just released “Religion!” her first track of the year. The release of this single comes after having amassed over 20 million streams with her last EP, Special, and reaching #24 on Billboard. “Religion!” is now available worldwide through all major streaming services from, you will want to get hook into this one!
Positives:
The song bends genres with its sensual vocal mashup of hip-hop and trap elements and features ASMR triggers that evoke pleasurable emotions for the listener.
Bottom Line:
Shelita’s voice is soulful and filled with rhythmic intricacies. “Religion,” is styled with pop-electronic production that is heavy on hooks and is memorable. Shelita explains her inspiration behind the song. “This song has magic that only music can describe. I poured my whole being and heart into this one. Sometimes you are so in love with someone and it is a divine experience that takes you to a higher place that is hard to put into words, in this song I wanted to write and deliver something that captured that feeling. I was so excited after I wrote this song that I called up some of my friends and played it for them over the phone and they kept saying that there was something about this song that just took them to a different place. One of those people I called was the person I wrote the song for and let’s just say wedding bells may be ringing soon...” Shelita’s voice on “Religion” is not disguised with effects, allowing the listener to drink in her natural character and nuances of her voice. Her tone is full, and her range is wide. The song form has a lot of variations and feels. Shelita’s building a trailblazing style that is deep in musicality in the pop genre. That’s the short of it!