Carly Rae Jepsen has shared her vivacious first single of 2023 titled ‘Shy Boy’. Listen to the track below.‘Shy Boy’ is a dancefloor anthem that features a funky tune, synth melodies and Jepsen’s signature soft and playful voice. “Shy boy stir me up/You didn’t even know you got the Midas touch,” Jepsen sings in the chorus which highlights the song’s central theme of trying to get a cute boy to open up on the dance floor.The track was produced by James Ford who is known for his work with the Arctic Monkeys, Florence + The Machine, Gorillaz, Geese and more.
The single comes with an accompanying black-and-white visualizer which features Jepsen on a date with her crush.‘Shy Boy’ is the first new music the pop singer has released since her 2022 LP ‘The Loneliest Time’.
In a four-star review of the album, NME shared: “An aerodynamic collection, it sees Jepsen’s now signature sonics infused with more expansive influences, although never deferring too far from the tried and trusted sounds of past.”The pop singer recently announced a string of shows across New York and Los Angeles.
She will be headlining Pier 17 in New York City on August 7-8 and then heading out to Los Angeles to play The Bellweather on August 11-13.
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