Echoes in the Ash: SHAB's Skin & Bones Story

In Skin & Bones, there comes a time when the world falls away from you. No more pretense or protection between you and what's happening in your life; only breath, memory, and the sound of the siren cutting through all of the noise. This is where SHAB begins her story; not as a pop star, but as an individual standing upon the ground surrounded by ash, holding fast to love only for survival.

The song was birthed out of shock. Upon exiting a vocal booth in Los Angeles, SHAB was informed that her loved one had been severely injured in a car accident on a Dallas freeway earlier that same day—what came next was pure emotion poured into a song that feels almost like a prayer being whispered into the air filled with beer, with both fragility and determination. "I heard your siren," she sings, and suddenly you realize how high the stakes are. Life can and does disappear; however, there is no end to love.

Years later, the story has changed; what once felt scared now feels thankful. Damon Sharpe's remix of SHAB's original provides you with the understanding of the shift in the narrative; he does not cover up the feeling, rather he magnifies it. SHAB's vocals cascade down over a wash of shimmering synths and driving beats transforming the pain of trauma into the movement of dance and transforming the sorrow of the loss of love into the release of being free to dance. Therefore, it is both effective on the dance floor and also on the emotional heart level.

This is the silent superpower of SHAB. She has been on a journey to find herself through music – from one suitcase to skin and bones. She is a refugee who has become an international pop star, and she takes her life experiences and makes them into a connection for people everywhere. No gimmicks, just connecting to people through her experiences. Once the noise fades away (the static, concrete, ash) what is left is love and moving forward.