Following her Grammy ballot recognition for ‘Feel Like This’, NYC-based singer-songwriter Carly Shea reaffirms her role as one of the city’s emerging R&B voices with ‘Take It Personal’. Blurring the lines between dreaming and waking, this track is a luscious late-night affair that’s brimming with the bittersweet nostalgia of lost love. It summons up those restless thoughts that creep in when the world’s asleep, of an aching heart and time spent self-soothing. ‘Take It Personal’ puts Carly’s magnetic songwriting to the forefront, building an intimate space that invites listeners to feel the full scope of emotion here. Her vocals are soft but deliberate, floating over velvety synths and woozy percussion.

Accompanying the single is a stunning video that deepens this emotional narrative. Directed by Matthew Canals, these quietly cinematic visuals were filmed across New York’s Queens area where Carly takes to the intricate web of lamp-lit city streets. From that immediate image of the artist brooding over a glass of wine to the final distorted shots that convey the process of heartbreak and healing. There’s a poignant use of movement and light throughout the video, reflecting how everything moves on with time and how even pain can be transformed into release.

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