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Shanda – Making Love in the Moonlight (2022)

Using a catchy summer country-pop sound, Shanda draws us into the warmth of young love in her single ‘Making Love in the Moonlight’. As she gets you moving to the music, the single delves into the bliss of love and the feeling of invincibility that comes with youthful affection. Leaving a glowing ember of good vibes in its wake, the track is an amazing follow-up to her previous release and a delightful taster of her upcoming album.

Packed with honest emotional flows that are cushioned by the passionate fusion of country and pop sensibilities, the single is a euphoric experience that has you casting your mind back to your own experience of young love. Since she started writing her own music at age 11, Shanda has been reaching out to listeners with an undeniable emotive connection. After putting her musical career on hold, she returned with her first album in 2017 and has been going from strength to strength ever since.



‘Making Love in the Moonlight’ has you swaying to the warm summer country vibes of the melody. Through the music, you are filled with the heat of the early summer and the sunny light that streams through the trees. There is a really relaxed and happy feeling to the melody that makes your limbs heavy with contentment. The strum of the guitar has a nostalgic edge that weaves into the soft emotions of being in love. Each note of the melody enhances the light of being in love that invades your senses and makes you feel like you are walking on air. From start to finish, the melody has you swaying to the movement while a small smile creeps its way onto your face.

Against the warm vibes of the melody, the humming backing vocals draw you out into the sunlight. Shanda’s vocals bring a storytelling edge to the track that paints the picture of young love, using the colours of the melody. Through the verses, she brings the overwhelming emotions of young love that leave you feeling like you can’t think of anything other than the person you care about. The sunny warmth of the melody turns into a blissful night spent with your loved one. There is a gentle passion in her performance that captures your senses and will have you singing along to the chorus. Her performance is packed with catchy lyrics that stick in your brain long after the track has ended.

Shanda uses a warm mixture of summer country-pop and swaying passion in ‘Making Love in the Moonlight’ to fill you with the bliss of young love. The melody carries the warmth of early summer, tinged with a touch of nostalgia. Her vocals are catchy as they wrap around lyrics that stick in your brain and fill you with the happiness of being in love.

Find out more about Shanda on her website, Facebook, Instagram and Spotify.