Hailing from a small American town, Maisie May left high school as well as her comfort zone to join the Big Apple at 17. Now determined to make a move in the music biz, she turns the little snippets of lyrics and melody that she once recorded with her phone into intimate dream-pop songs, crafting most of them on her own. The first track she came up with in her New York apartment is named “2 Smart 2 Cry.” It’s a diaristic coming-of-age story about her personal experience navigating first love and balancing self-purpose. Brimming with a breezy candour and vulnerability, this lesson of heart was co-produced by Brandon Tong of Couch Prints and mastered by MAXIMUM EXPOSURE‘s mastermind Tony Price.

Last year, Aurora Shields caught our attention with her debut single “Only You Can Make Me Blue“. The artist, who seems to come straight from the 80s (recalling Madonna‘s first era in particular), is now back with another nostalgia-tinged, lo-fi dance pop gem which is described as a “glacial sparkle funk fantasia”. The track is once again produced by Toronto’s Young Guv and Tony Price and released on Price‘s label MAXIMUM EXPOSURE. Listen below.

Please welcome Aurora Shields, a brand new artist whose debut single “Only You Can Make Me Blue” was produced by MAXIMUM EXPOSURE‘s Young Guv and Tony Price. The glittering single, which was mastered by Joel Grind, is a time travel machine and its 80s-infused pop soundscapes remind us of Samantha Urbani. We don’t know a lot about this potentially Canadian new artist but you can be sure that we will share more info about her as soon as we get some. Meanwhile, stream Aurora Shields‘ debut single “Only You Can Make Me Blue” below.