Shirin Kalyani Takes a Deep Dive into Human Experience with her Debut Single “Naissance”

Shirin Kalyani is making the doom and gloom of existentialism sound so divinely angelic in her debut single “Naissance”.  Making an official entrance to the Sydney music scene, Shirin is making her presence known, bringing us to the corner of dark alt rock and amicable dreamy pop for this track. 

Genre crossovers aren't always easy, especially when you’re using sounds which have vastly contrasting emotive connotations, though Shirin has so skilfully found the sweet spot. Delving into the subject of life, death and everything in between, “Naissance” is both hauntingly disquiet and yet somehow charmingly solace, hitting listeners with great force and soft sadness. 

Sonically, Shirin utilises eerie guitar riffs that whistle through the heart beat like kick drums, enforcing the dark soundscape of the philosophical human experience song subject. Lyrically, “Naissance” holds more optimism, taking everything good between the stages of birth and death that make life worth living, the stories we hold close to our hearts. 

“Naissance’ is an ode to adolescence and the discovery of the complex intertwining between life and death,” said Shirin. “Written at a time when everything was in turmoil, ‘Naissance’ is a survival anthem, expressing a deep longing and optimism for new beginnings.”

Topics with such complexities as that of “Naissance” come as no stranger to Shirin. Fascinated with concepts like space and time, existence, politics and the human experience, music is a tool for Shirin to make sense of herself and the world around her. 

Influenced by musical legends Lana Del Rey, Morcheeba, R.E.M, David Bowie, Primal Scream and Massive Attack, Shirin combines her love for upbeat and experimental electronica, dream pop and alt rock to create her own fresh yet nostalgic sound. 

“Naissance” captures the raw talent and dreamy sound of Shirin Kalyani, we’ll be watching this space.