Shards is a solo artist from Naples, Italy, who makes very personal pop music that’s all about feelings, stories, and doing it yourself. She writes, sings, and produces everything, so she’s got a real handle on her sound, which is kind of inspired by old-school pop stars like George Michael.
Her newest song, “Brought Me Here,” came out on January 23rd and is about what happens after you break up with someone. It’s that weird zone where you’re not together anymore, but you still can’t make sense of anything. All you do is think about everything way too much, trying to figure out what went wrong and how to feel okay again.
The words in “Brought Me Here” are about that fight inside you when you’re trying to decide whether to keep hoping things will work out or just give up. Shards is really honest and open about it, which makes it easy to relate to. She tells the story from a woman’s point of view, which adds something extra to the feelings in the song.
A really cool part is the line in the pre-chorus: “Am I right? Are you wrong?” It’s a smart way of showing how messed up things get between people when they break up. It’s that back-and-forth where you can’t tell what’s logical, what’s just your ego, and what you actually feel. It points out that relationships usually fall apart because of feelings instead of facts.
The music in the song goes along with the theme. It’s simple but has feeling, so you really focus on the singing and the words. It feels personal and makes you think, like you’re hearing Shards’ inner thoughts instead of just a bunch of instruments.
With “Brought Me Here,” Shards gives us something real that anyone who’s been through a breakup can get. It’s good pop music that’s driven by emotion and shows who Shards is as an artist—someone who’s not scared to get personal with her music.
