Debut single from Lera Shemi

Los Angeles-based newcomer Lera Shemi has made an emphatic entrance as a producer, songwriter and adventurous creative figure who knows exactly how her music has to sound. Distorted and dripping with grit, her sonic output serves up a potent alternative pop cocktail that’s sure to make an impact with listeners around the world. Originally from Ukraine, Lera began making music at thirteen years old, setting off on a path that would take her from early bedroom productions to the world’s most iconic studios.

After developing her artistic talents at Berklee College of Music, where she studied Music Production and Engineering, she’s since cut her teeth in revered spaces like Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La studio and Berklee’s Shames Scoring Hall. With a sense of toxic escapism coursing through her veins, her musical work is stitched together with distorted drums, industrial textures and heavy basslines, creating sonic environments where danger and liberation collide.

It’s a vision based in intuition but enhanced by experience, offering listeners something both reckless and utterly gripping. Now based in Los Angeles, Lera Shemi is making her official debut and it’s as uncompromising and intoxicating as the artist herself. Her debut single titled “such a gooD boy” lays down a raucous pop outing packed into a lively two minute dose.

A dark and hazy blend of alternative aesthetic and pop appeal, the track acts as a manifesto for Lera’s musical identity. It recounts a tale of temptation and chaos, zeroing in on the exhilarating moment when desire overrides reason, resulting in an anthem about knowingly breaking rules, about diving headfirst into something destructive simply because you want it and revelling in the wreckage.

Jumping straight into a gritty soundscape of crunching instrumental tones and metallic percussive strikes, Lera’s commanding vocals enter to spin moody melodic hooks above the punching drive of the arrangement. Cut with sweeping synth tones, rattling drums and hazy pop vibes, the track flows through moments of stripped-back energy as Lera’s voice glides with rhythmic delivery before the surge of instrumentation carries the track into an epic burst of brooding pop energy.

This is music for anyone who’s ever felt the thrill of crossing lines, the magnetism of danger, or the freedom of surrendering to impulse. It’s an incredible alternative pop experience from start to finish which lands with pure impact to see Lera make a spectacular debut. With more singles lined up and a larger project on the horizon, Lera Shemi is positioning herself as a must watch new artist on the rise and we can’t wait to see what comes next on what’s guaranteed to be her breakout year.

Listen to such a gooD boy below

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