Shelita has been pushing boundaries with art all the time but her latest song, Sailors, appears to be her most personal to date. Her accident in Seychelles during her skydiving left her in the wheelchair. The distance she has to travel to walk and do freediving has evidently affected the way she creates music. Sailors is a smooth, easy-going track that is retrospective in the sense of being a place of refuge following a massive emotional hurricane.
The rhythm of the song is a wave-like steady one, which corresponds to the coming and going of the tide. The voice of Shelita is tender and powerful, keeping the rich melodies and the world sounds of all sorts down. The traces of her journeys, a little bit of South American warmth and African rhythms are added to the pure pop sound. Love song that is so real is rare rather than the simple cliches. The fifth track on her future EP, Into the Depths, Sailors sets the bar higher on how the entire album will perform in 2026. It demonstrates that Shelita has transformed her physical healing into actual musical revival.
This song is a beautiful solid harbor to those listeners who need to be reminded that the healing process is a long process. It is a good move by an artist who has gained her reputation on being resilient and deep.
