Since releasing her debut album Future in 2018, British-Sudanese songwriter Eliza Shaddad has continued to release singles, EPs, and perform regular live streams, maintaining a connection with her fans while giving us an insight into her personal and artistic growth. As she starts to build up towards what might be a new album, she has shared a new single called “Blossom”, which feels like the culmination of these last few years.
Shaddad has recently developed a deep love for growing and maintaining house plants, and “Blossom” is a tribute to their growth and the reflection of that expansion she sees in herself. With a classical guitar billowing gently under her vivid words, we feel as if we’re standing in her home with her, watering the plants peacefully. A breeze rolls in in the form of strings, while the Sudanese oud chirps like birds on the windowsill. Shaddad remains naturally compelling in her description of her tending to the plants, which then evolves into her personal connection to life in all its glory. “As the air begins to warm I breathe it in / and as my heart begins to sing I think it must be Spring again,” she intones, her words fluttering out like petals on the warming wind, wrapping us in its soft embrace and giving us a perfect lens through which to appreciate the change of the season.
The video for “Blossom”, by Jodie Canwell, finds Shaddad in her home tending to her plants – watch it below.
There’s hopefully much more to come from Eliza Shaddad soon, so make sure to follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
