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Liya Shapiro Turns Heartbreak Into Cinematic Storytelling on Debut EP Another Woman

The project unfolds like an emotional diary, moving through grief, longing and acceptance without forcing a neat resolution.

1883 Magazine

Baroque chamber rock, sonic shadows and the deep inheritance of feminine jealousy consume Liya Shapiro’s Another Woman

Like a lovechild of Nick Cave and PJ Harvey, Shapiro conjures sonic shadows in a way that leaves you under no illusion that they're an extension of what lingers within.

A&R Factory

Liya Shapiro writes about real and raw human experiences that most people try to avoid

Raw, theatrical, and deeply personal – exploring the lasting impact of one-sided love and the complicated ties between romance and self-worth.

Atwood Magazine

London singer-songwriter Liya Shapiro confronts the ache of unrequited love on chamber rock single Another Woman

This is not a breakup song. It is something more complicated and more human than that – a portrait of self-worth struggling against emotion that refuses to follow logic.

That Eric Alper

Interview: Liya Shapiro

I write from the very specific, and somehow that tends to reach the universal – if someone hears it and feels a little less like there's something wrong with them, that's everything I could want from it.

Vents Magazine

Love is dead, long live the ghost: Liya Shapiro’s Another Woman bleeds beautiful

She doesn't just sing the song – she performs it like someone pacing a room at 2 a.m., replaying memories she knows she should've deleted. Her voice is theatrical without being showy, fragile without breaking.

Music Crowns

Liya Shapiro captures the lingering pull of past love on Another Woman

Her voice carries both control and vulnerability, giving the track a real emotional weight.

EARMILK

Liya Shapiro – Another Woman (2026)

Not a song to simply hear, but a song to be experienced – desperate, brimming with fragile vulnerability.

The Other Side Reviews

Liya Shapiro confronts heartbreak on Another Woman

A wonderful example of what happens when raw lyricism meets a well-rounded production – instrumentation that is subtle yet deeply intimate, as if she were allowing us to glimpse a hidden corner of her heart.

Right Chord Music

Liya Shapiro – Another Woman

Melancholic verses unfolding over strings and electric guitars that steadily build before erupting into a cathartic, distorted outro – a real standout release from an artist who looks set to take 2026 by storm

Songs Behind the Music

Liya Shapiro reflects on love and self-worth with Another Woman

Not afraid to be vulnerable, not afraid to be strange, not afraid to hurt – creating songs that feel less like products and more like portals.

24Seven Lifestyle Magazine

Liya Shapiro – Another Woman

Soft, melancholic verses that swell into a crescendo, delivering something raw and frustrated, yet cathartic.

Beehive Candy

Liya Shapiro – Hold Me Tight

A brooding elegance that moves from shadowy restraint into sweeping rock-minded urgency – a striking blend of mood and melody that feels at once personal and cinematic.

Obscure Sound

Hold Me Tight by Liya Shapiro: Review

Cool, mystical and hypnotic vocals – the verses carry the weight of the younger Shapiro's uncertainty, while the chorus pulses with the confidence of the artist she has become.

Illustrate Magazine

Liya Shapiro returns with emotive, personal cut Hold Me Tight

Carving out an artistic path that's uniquely hers – peculiar and free, borrowing from pop elegance as much as it does from rock charisma.

Mesmerized

Indie Rock from Liya Shapiro

Unlike her earlier work, which often leaned heavily into melancholy, this track brings together past and present to reveal a new side of her voice and vision.

Plastic Magazine

Liya Shapiro’s fiery new single finds catharsis

Her ear for a hook and the way her lyrics feel easily relatable makes her a force on the underground pop rock scene. Keep an eye on her.

York Calling

Burning Bridges by Liya Shapiro: Review

Her mezzo tone stretches into slurred vulnerability, almost intoxicated, like she's singing from the edge of sleep or relapse.

Illustrate Magazine

Discovery: Liya Shapiro gets vulnerable with undefinable new track

Beautifully undefinable – the creativity on display is breathtaking, and Shapiro's vulnerability makes it a must-listen.

York Calling

Liya Shapiro – Burning Bridges

One of the purest examples of why music should be considered art in every sense of the word.

Songs Behind the Music

Liya Shapiro – Burning Bridges

A five-minute portrait of what it feels like to fall apart quietly, but completely.

AFX Radio London

Liya Shapiro is Burning Bridges with an emotionally intense post-genre journey: “when Beethoven meets Arctic Monkeys”

An emotionally intense, post-genre journey – from the sweetness of Lana Del Rey to the anger of the rock scene.

Loud Women

Liya Shapiro – Burning Bridges

Guitars slicing through the quiet, drums pounding like a panic attack set to music – messy in a beautiful way, it doesn't try to tie everything up.

Beach House

Liya Shapiro – Rose Garden

Woozy vocals and mellow guitars – strong songwriting and relatable lyricism that thoroughly compels on both versions.

Obscure Sound

Discover the enchanting soundscapes of Liya Shapiro's latest single Rose Garden

Liya's lyrics flow seamlessly, reminiscent of a cool breeze on a hot day, offering a brief respite before gently fading away.

Cage Riot

Liya Shapiro delivered darkwave decadence in her debut single, The Thing

Fuse the dark decadence of Lydia Lunch, PJ Harvey and Siouxsie Sioux with the electronic southern gothic beguile of Chelsea Wolfe – and you'll alchemise a sound as scintillating as Liya Shapiro's debut single.

A&R Factory

Liya Shapiro – The Thing

Haunting, steeped in post-punk and alt-pop mystique – stirring in both its spaciously emotive chorus and brooding verses.

Obscure Sound

The Thing by Liya Shapiro: Review

Hypnotically unnerving – Shapiro haunts and mesmerizes, creating the menacing feel of our feelings unraveled from within.

Illustrate Magazine

Q&A: The Thing Liya Shapiro would like you to know

A multifaceted enigma – her music an introspective journey through varied moods and influences.

The Luna Collective

Liya Shapiro – The Thing

Through an emotional optical illusion she depicts love as both a destructive and creative force – spell-binding and charmingly haunting.

Beach House

Liya Shapiro launches with The Thing

A post-punk hymn adorned with goth-inspired elements – Liya's vocals effortlessly transition from hypnotic verses to soothing choruses, casting a spell in a hauntingly charming manner.

Right Chord Music

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