Houston-based artist Shelia Moore-Piper delivers an optimistic, soulful charmer via new track “Show Love,” from her album The Love/Soul Session Vol. 2. Blending silky R&B vibes with smooth horns, crisp percussion, and rich harmonies, Moore-Piper uses her alluring voice to deliver an uplifting, faith-grounded message advocating for universal kindness, hope, and mutual respect.
Soulful vocal layers meld with clicking percussive flair as the track unfolds right away with atmospheric mystique. “In a world filled with hatred, in a world filled with fear,” a lead vocal unveils thereafter, as piano and bass propel forth into responsive backing vocal “show love” encouragements. Vibrant pushes of brass appear with artful, sporadic cohesion, as do flurries of woodwinds. The combination of soulful vocal entrancement and gradually escalating orchestral power proves riveting.
“It don’t take no money, doesn’t take much to do it,” Moore-Piper’s magnetic vocals carry into the ensuing verses, emphasizing the importance of showing love and adoration — and how that act doesn’t cost a thing. “Why don’t you show love?” she continues into a fantastic midpoint, confessing “I know love” as brassy elements converge with absorbing seamlessness. A dazzling soul-pop success, “Show Love” envelops in both its heartfelt thematic messaging — emphasizing kindness and love — and tasteful, melodic production.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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