Shyfrin Alliance – Unconditional (2024)
While Eduard Shyfrin’s musical journey began in childhood with classical piano training, his passion for music was subdued as his adult life took him on a completely different route; yet the passion continued to burn. Shyfrin took life by the unmentionables and rose to the peak of the metallurgy and business worlds, then he looked to find deeper meaning in life. His search led to Kabbalah and science, which brought him back to his first passion: music. Music expresses every thought, emotion and construct, so today we seek self-enlightenment with Shyfrin Alliance’s latest single ‘Unconditional’.
Following Shyfrin Alliance’s critically acclaimed debut single ‘Whiskey Blues’, Shyfrin Alliance sweeps to a soothing, gentle, charming 1920s-esque ballad style in ‘Unconditional’. Composed and produced by Shyfrin, the single is a whirling harmony of horns, blues-inspired drums, strings, guitars and shimmering keys slipping beneath. One of those tunes you can expect to be played in old-school jazz bars or as the “couples dance song” at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom during the 1930s. Smiling faces twirling about in a warm haze of romance and enchantment. If you’ve ever watched an old war movie, the chances are you can imagine clasping hands, swaying slowly and enjoying each moment of ‘Unconditional’.
For me, however, ‘Unconditional’ is as vulnerable and haunting as it is hypnotically comforting. The interplay between Lizzy Parks’ honey vocals and Shyfrin’s eclectic growl, each note is skin-tingling but with a fuzzy warmth oozing from the rich duet.
While Shyfrin Alliance has a way with a melody, particularly the sensual horn leading out in ‘Unconditional’, the lyricism is as significant as the tune. Shyfrin explains that his cabaret-infused ‘Unconditional’ is about “the nature of love…love can kill, and love can heal…” Inspired by his love for his grandmothers, Shyfrin notes: “…my soul went to the apartment where I grew up, 60-something years ago. I had a fantastic feeling of warmth and happiness. It was a happy place where I was loved conditionally…”
In addition to the single, Shyfrin Alliance released an official video for ‘Unconditional’. You can view the video below or on their YouTube channel. Please note that this video uses lighting effects that can trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.
VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED
Find out more about Shyfrin Alliance on their official website, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Spotify.
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