SHY Martin - 'Nobody Likes Moving On'
Swedish artist and songwriter SHY Martin considers the complexities of the aftermath of a breakup on touching single, ‘Nobody Likes Moving On’.
Breezy, melodic guitar opens SHY Martin’s ‘Nobody Likes Moving On’ before Martin’s aching vocal comes in with the matter of fact lyrics, “We can build a wall downtown, we can build a wall and divide the places we hang out”. SHY Martin leaves a stripped and spacious backdrop to visit the idea of breaking up with someone who shares your favourite spots in the city as she explains:
“In my past relationships I’ve moved to another city after they’ve ended and through that been able to easily have a fresh start, with new relationships and friendships. The conversation led on to our current relationships and I realised how horrible and hard a break up with my current boyfriend would be as we have so many friends in common and work with the same people in the same industry. We’re also completely in love with the same small part of Stockholm where we spend most of our time in the same favourite cafés, shops and restaurants. One of the songwriters came up with the starting line ‘we can build a wall downtown,’ and we continued the whole song out of that simple idea of dividing up friends and places so as not to run into each other. In the end breaking up is not easy for anyone who goes through it, and the song highlights that.”
As ‘Nobody Likes Moving On’ develops, it fleshes out with edgy electronic influences seeing a crisp percussive groove weave in and out of fresh layers of synth, providing the song with a lush and airy lift. This is perfectly polished sad pop executed with the intention of making your heart soar.
Words of Karla Harris
"Nobody Likes Moving On is taken from SHY Martin's sophomore EP expected summer 2020.