<p>This week we have one of my favourite singers right now - shiv. The Irish-Zimbabwean artist just dropped her stunning new debut album 'the defiance of a sadgirl'.</p><br><p>Written during a time of personal upheaval, Shiv’s album is more than just music—it’s a journey through healing and self-discovery. After breaking up with her management, label, long-term partner, and moving back to Ireland from London, Shiv channeled all that emotion into a project that explores themes of self-love, renewal, and acceptance.</p><br><p>In this episode, we talk about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How creating this album helped her heal after major life changes</li><li>The influence of her time in Uganda on the production and songwriting process 🌍</li><li>Collaborating with Bricknasty </li><li>Synchronicity in her music and life</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Make sure to subscribe it helps a lot ❤️</p><br><p>Shout out to RiRa for sponsoring this season of the podcast - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkhFMWJUZU1kaEZVcTVJUW9kNVFvdGVDeXZ5Z3xBQ3Jtc0trelB3cmkwR1JKYjRLUVUwemtlXzBId3JGYzk1NXh2NnEwRlE1RVViYU1ScUJhNjdBUVdwWW52c0Q0QlN0RTZOQnF5Z0ZhdjBVSGZTMG4yOC1GY3hhbVhkQXZKclYwYUNHTllOZmI1NjdPbUVpcksySQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ri-ra.beer%2F&amp;v=B9jk0y-45JU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ri-ra.beer/</a></p><br><p>Shout out to WHIPITCONALL on making the jingle for the podcast check him out here: / whipitconall </p><br><p>Follow shiv:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0pVbWFSQm85Y0dpMGE0ZlN2ZVQ4N3k1UlZBZ3xBQ3Jtc0tucUtsbzdVYlczb2pETEpPYjdBQk9OcXU3bXA3VFNpUWlhT0JmS2JObUZ5YWJyc3BVOFY5QmEtNGg5SHdTWThOZXAtZ3V5ZGo4Zk9jYWZ6R1luWVNwaUlTb0lDQWdrSk9zaEg1YkNHX3V6TkxKNkZmSQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fhi_im_shiv%2F&amp;v=B9jk0y-45JU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;<img src="https://www.gstatic.com/youtube/img/watch/social_media/instagram_1x.png">&nbsp;/&nbsp;hi_im_shiv&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></p><br><p>Follow me:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGtqTmJXWmg0RUpoTnFIaUtlLWdBT2hHVlM5d3xBQ3Jtc0tsQ3diRVJwSF9NMkk4cjJtTWhxTjE3dDdBbTd2aEgyLXRFbGVVVlF1WXZKbEstTnA4OE9nUURzbi1KdGF4bHJ6V3QtWkliS3dZdkJmRC1Zak04Ymo2eGdtYU12ZHV2SjNxdUo0eDA3dGxnd0p3a1hadw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40deeeemurph&amp;v=B9jk0y-45JU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;<img src="https://www.gstatic.com/youtube/img/watch/social_media/tiktok_1x.png">&nbsp;/&nbsp;deeeemurph&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXpkZGNCMnB5OEJRQ01kUVZnWkZkS3JmSnVjZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttdmU4RkFDbmJQNWp1N2wtUmVNTEVUNXRDeGxKWkJaYk5Gam5BSlg3NUVieUZ5cENfQ3dWaC1YRmk1TjgyYlpPZGh6XzFMVXRfbzVhU2dfNkxNXy1wTzhjMVFhV1M1cXh0N3JCa0VDYk9PYVlYZ2ZpOA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fmabfield%2F&amp;v=B9jk0y-45JU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;<img src="https://www.gstatic.com/youtube/img/watch/social_media/instagram_1x.png">&nbsp;/&nbsp;mabfield&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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How A Break Up & A Trip To Uganda Inspired shiv's Debut Album

OCT 20, 202451 MIN
Mabfield

How A Break Up & A Trip To Uganda Inspired shiv's Debut Album

OCT 20, 202451 MIN

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<p>This week we have one of my favourite singers right now - shiv. The Irish-Zimbabwean artist just dropped her stunning new debut album 'the defiance of a sadgirl'.</p><br><p>Written during a time of personal upheaval, Shiv’s album is more than just music—it’s a journey through healing and self-discovery. After breaking up with her management, label, long-term partner, and moving back to Ireland from London, Shiv channeled all that emotion into a project that explores themes of self-love, renewal, and acceptance.</p><br><p>In this episode, we talk about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How creating this album helped her heal after major life changes</li><li>The influence of her time in Uganda on the production and songwriting process 🌍</li><li>Collaborating with Bricknasty </li><li>Synchronicity in her music and life</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Make sure to subscribe it helps a lot ❤️</p><br><p>Shout out to RiRa for sponsoring this season of the podcast - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkhFMWJUZU1kaEZVcTVJUW9kNVFvdGVDeXZ5Z3xBQ3Jtc0trelB3cmkwR1JKYjRLUVUwemtlXzBId3JGYzk1NXh2NnEwRlE1RVViYU1ScUJhNjdBUVdwWW52c0Q0QlN0RTZOQnF5Z0ZhdjBVSGZTMG4yOC1GY3hhbVhkQXZKclYwYUNHTllOZmI1NjdPbUVpcksySQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ri-ra.beer%2F&amp;v=B9jk0y-45JU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ri-ra.beer/</a></p><br><p>Shout out to WHIPITCONALL on making the jingle for the podcast check him out here: / whipitconall </p><br><p>Follow shiv:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0pVbWFSQm85Y0dpMGE0ZlN2ZVQ4N3k1UlZBZ3xBQ3Jtc0tucUtsbzdVYlczb2pETEpPYjdBQk9OcXU3bXA3VFNpUWlhT0JmS2JObUZ5YWJyc3BVOFY5QmEtNGg5SHdTWThOZXAtZ3V5ZGo4Zk9jYWZ6R1luWVNwaUlTb0lDQWdrSk9zaEg1YkNHX3V6TkxKNkZmSQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fhi_im_shiv%2F&amp;v=B9jk0y-45JU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;<img src="https://www.gstatic.com/youtube/img/watch/social_media/instagram_1x.png">&nbsp;/&nbsp;hi_im_shiv&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></p><br><p>Follow me:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGtqTmJXWmg0RUpoTnFIaUtlLWdBT2hHVlM5d3xBQ3Jtc0tsQ3diRVJwSF9NMkk4cjJtTWhxTjE3dDdBbTd2aEgyLXRFbGVVVlF1WXZKbEstTnA4OE9nUURzbi1KdGF4bHJ6V3QtWkliS3dZdkJmRC1Zak04Ymo2eGdtYU12ZHV2SjNxdUo0eDA3dGxnd0p3a1hadw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40deeeemurph&amp;v=B9jk0y-45JU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;<img src="https://www.gstatic.com/youtube/img/watch/social_media/tiktok_1x.png">&nbsp;/&nbsp;deeeemurph&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXpkZGNCMnB5OEJRQ01kUVZnWkZkS3JmSnVjZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttdmU4RkFDbmJQNWp1N2wtUmVNTEVUNXRDeGxKWkJaYk5Gam5BSlg3NUVieUZ5cENfQ3dWaC1YRmk1TjgyYlpPZGh6XzFMVXRfbzVhU2dfNkxNXy1wTzhjMVFhV1M1cXh0N3JCa0VDYk9PYVlYZ2ZpOA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fmabfield%2F&amp;v=B9jk0y-45JU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;<img src="https://www.gstatic.com/youtube/img/watch/social_media/instagram_1x.png">&nbsp;/&nbsp;mabfield&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>