Eartheater has enlisted Shygirl for two new songs. “Shark Brain” and “Dolphin” mark the first time the two artists have recorded together. Listen to “Shark Brain” and “Dolphin” below.
Eartheater produced “Shark Brain” with Death Grips’ Andy Morin, while she did “Dolphin” with Tony Seltzer and Inef Coupe. “I made ‘Shark Brain’ five years ago and played it live enough times that my fans would ask for it, however, it was just one of those songs I didn’t know if I’d ever release,” Eartheater stated. “Eventually, it even got leaked, which is why, I assume, my fans seem to know all the words already. I was originally inspired to write the song when I discovered the uncanny resemblance a hammerhead shark brain has to the female reproductive system. Years later, I found out that a dolphin’s bones in their fins highly resemble those of a human hand. I was in the studio with Shy one day, and she was very into my idea to pair these songs together as an A / B side and quickly put down her verses.”
Read Pitchfork’s review of Shygirl’s new EP, Club Shy Room 2, and check out the 2021 Rising interview “Shygirl Is Shaping London Club Music In Her Own Bawdy Image”