London-based singer-songwriter Liya Shapiro turns emotional vulnerability into something cinematic on her debut EP, Another Woman, a five-track project shaped by years of unrequited love, introspection and personal transformation.
Drawing from her background in art history, fashion and anthropology, Shapiro approaches music as a fully immersive form of storytelling. Those influences run throughout the EP, from its chamber-pop arrangements and orchestral textures to its carefully constructed visual identity. Across Another Woman, she traces the emotional aftermath of a relationship that never fully materialised, documenting the contradictions that linger long after heartbreak is supposed to end.
The project unfolds like an emotional diary, moving through grief, longing and acceptance without forcing a neat resolution. Shapiro describes the record as “something that functions a little like an emotional diary tracing the whole story from beginning to end,” with “the same unresolved longing running underneath all of them like a current.”
Opening with a strings-led introduction inspired by classical composition, the EP quickly establishes the dark and atmospheric tone that defines the record. Its title track, ‘Another Woman’, acts as the emotional centrepiece. Written in one sitting after discovering the person she had spent years trying to move on from was now with someone else, the song captures the strange dissonance of feeling heartbreak long after love itself has faded. “Watching someone you once loved be with someone else when you never even got the chance… knowing it’s irrational, that you don’t even love them anymore, but feeling it anyway,” Shapiro explains.
Elsewhere, ‘Night Thoughts’ leans into quieter territory, pairing stripped-back arrangements with themes of isolation and unresolved attachment. Influenced by French chanson, the song captures the late-night spirals that arrive when distractions disappear. ‘Hold Me Tight’ offers one of the EP’s most striking moments, combining lyrics written years apart to create a conversation between two versions of Shapiro herself. The result is more expansive and self-aware, blending emotional vulnerability with a more direct pop-rock sound.
Closing track ‘He’s Earthquakes’ draws inspiration from the storm seascapes of painter J. M. W. Turner, ending the EP on an eerie, orchestral note. Rather than offering closure, the song dissolves into ambiguity, mirroring the unresolved emotions that shape the project as a whole.
Since releasing her debut single ‘Mirror’ in 2021, Shapiro has steadily built momentum as an independent artist. Her single ‘Burning Bridges’ recently surpassed 50,000 streams, while her catalogue has now exceeded 150,000 Spotify streams overall.
Following a sold-out headline show at The Troubadour, Another Woman arrives as her most fully realised statement to date.
Listen to Another Woman below.
Photography Viktoria Vorobeva
