We had the opportunity to interview MAYDAR!
MAYDAR
Releases her triumphant Debut 7 track EP
‘Fool Me Twice’ 24th May.
**https://soundcloud.com/maydar/sets/ep2/s-MUzvw
Having gained international momentum with previous singles ‘Body Bag’, ‘Taxi’ and the much celebrated ‘Sweet Talk’, the young artist releases the 1st of 2 Self-Produced and Written EP’s, laced with strong melodies, dark pop lyrics and the right amount attitude you want from your next huge Popstar.
Leading the EP is the brilliant sounding ‘Lose My Mind’.
Maydar, aka Alexandra Shanahan, is an exciting independently driven singer, songwriter, producer and DJ based in Stockholm producing and writing her own R&B influenced dark Pop music with themes that vary between revenge, love, anger, sex, sadness and joy. With a good run of singles and a forever growing international fanbase and over 800,000 plays on Spotify, Maydar is looking to bring her music to the UK with a run of shows and promo in June post EP.
The 7 track Debut EP offers 4 brand new tracks with the lead single ‘Lose My Mind’ effortlessly mixing modern R&B and Pop with slick production and personal and relatable lyrics. Having sold out her hometown single release show in April she’s released 5 singles from 2018 the EP also includes the recent official March UK dark melancholy single ‘ Body Bag’ with the the much loved “Sweet Talk” that have both been on rotation on some of the biggest radio stations on Swedish National radio and several music critics including Line Of Best Fit. Her previous single “TAXI” was also mentioned as one of the 50 best songs of 2018 by Swedish radio channel “P3”.
“I find that the music industry often wants female artists to only play one role: like for example you’re either the sexy, confident woman or the girl who sings sad songs about heartbreak. I’ve always found that annoying, and it’s one of my goals as an artist to convey a woman of many parts”.
With roots in Ireland and Italy the young multi talented artist has not only built a good following in her hometown in Sweden but has began her international assault playing shows in France, Italy, Holland and of course most recently the UK. Maydar also produces and writes for others. She has released songs as a songwriter in Sweden, China and Russia and has worked with artists like Imenella (SE), Kida Kudz (UK), Jelly (SE), Cadet (UK), and Yung Titties (SE) to name a few. She has also been on tour in Ghana with the Swedish/Ghanaian afro-pop-artist Aurelia Dey.
Having studied at Sweden’s famous pop music academy “Musikmakarna”, which has produced artists and songwriters of the like’s of Leon, Shy Martin, Joy & Linnea Deb and Skott and received national and international praise by music-industry profiles like Max Martin and Johan Shellback.
An artist in every sense of the word, following her own path Maydar also references the likes of Banks, Cautious Clay, Doja Cat, Eryka Badu and Lykke Li of the music and careers she’d like to follow.
Track Listings:
Lose My Mind
Sweet Talk
Body Bag
Hara Kiri
Lilo & Stitch
Fool Me Twice
U Can Cry Now (Feat. Ess Bogale)
For further info Contact: Adam@Madamusic.com / 07771 710 234
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