Marking her first release of the year, multifaceted talent and DJ/producer Eva Shaw returns to the release radar with alluring new single “Midnight Strangers” with Thouxanbanfauni and DBBantino. The latest follows Eva Shaw’s December collaboration with DB Bantino, ‘24 Hrs’, and her July collaboration with Thouxanbanfauni, ‘RAQX’. As she pivots into the most promising year of her career, the versatile Eva Shaw continues the rollout for her forthcoming debut album, ‘Solo’, slated for release on April 29th. Out now, “Midnight Strangers” is available across all streaming platforms via her very own imprint, Mad Fatti.
STREAM: EVA SHAW, THOUXANBANFAUNI & DB BANTINO - "MIDNIGHT STRANGERS" [MAD FATTI]
“Midnight Strangers” immediately kicks off with a hypnotizing groove, directly paired with EvaShaw and DB Bantino’s sultry vocals. Featuring prominent bass sounds and percussive detailing, the offering serves listeners an irresistible soundscape. Channeling late-night thoughts, the track showcases pulsating production elements and a soulful atmosphere. At the halfway point Thouxanbanfauni’s lyricism and flow take over, carrying listeners further into the track's sonic journey. Meeting at the apex of each artist's respective style, “Midnight Strangers” serves as a standout R&B hit.
"Midnight Strangers is sexy, but also kinda dirty. I like R&B vibes with an edge and I feel like we got there with this record. Fauni and I have been working together for a minute now ('Home Invasion', 'STRIP', 'Diamonds' & 'RAQX') and he's def one of my favorite rappers. As soon as I got the demo going with DB, I immediately thought of Fauni to put his swag on it. He tells it like it is, in a unique way, like no other rapper. His way of saying shit just makes sense. DB is forever one of my favorite artists as well. His voice is crazy and the way the melodies just flow out of him inspires me. When I was working on finishing the track, I started thinking about music videos (as usual) and I just had this feeling like I wanted a female vocal somewhere in there to add some dynamics. So I was like, fuck it, I'm gonna try this myself. Took me more takes than I'm gonna admit (those notes are mad high) but I kinda liked it. I sent it to the guys to make sure I wasn't delusional about my own voice and they loved it."
- Eva Shaw
“This song became a reality when I started to think about the dynamic of a relationship that I was in. I started to realize that I only see this girl after everything in my day seemed complete. We could go for days even weeks without talking and then link up like not a moment was wasted. She approached everything the same way. It's almost like we spoke in code just sending each other emojis when the time was right and we both just knew what It meant. It felt like we weren’t even thinking about each other until a specific moment. When she would come to me the first question she always asked was ‘did you miss it?’ And out loud I would say yes but in my mind I would know the truth. I knew that I wasn’t even thinking about it until after midnight and she felt the same.”
- DB Bantino
Thouxanbanfauni also commented that the “Midnight Strangers” lyrics are a direct expression of his thoughts, "My old relationships just like my shooters, no we don't miss em.”
Continuing to forge her own path with her unique blend of genres, Eva Shaw is gearing up to release her influential project yet. Giving listeners a look into what she has in store on her debut album, “Midnight Strangers” serves as a stellar addition to Shaw’s already-established discography.
ABOUT THOUXANBANFAUNI – Atlanta rapper Fauni Figueroa - alias Thouxanbanfauni - rose to fame on Soundcloud, coming up as one of the leaders in the underground rap scene. With multiple studio albums on the platform, he is now considered a king on Soundcloud amongst frequent collaborators such as Uno The Activist and Playboi Carti. His 2020 album CLAIRVOYANCE gained him massive attention, with single “ULTRA VIOLET” sporting nearly 35million Spotify streams. Recognized by his uniquely melodic, choppy flow, the rapper has created a dedicated fanbase that is continuously growing off the strength of his unapologetic personality.
ABOUT DB BANTINO – Hailing from Washington DC, DB Bantino has made a name for himself as a song-writer for established artists such as Scott Storch, Lil Jon, Swae Lee, DJSnake, Future, French Montana, Dark Child, T-Pain, and many more. His 2019 writing credit on Bryce Vine’s “La La Land” featuring YG entered the Billboard 100 and went RIAA Certified platinum. The multifaceted talent has also worked for FOX Television’s Empire, writing 7 songs for season 3 as well as writing and producing music for A&E’s award-winning Tupac biopic. Now beginning his journey as a solo artist under his own name, listeners can look forward to seeing DB Bantino’s creative vision come to life.
ABOUT EVA SHAW – Toronto native Eva Shaw began writing music and DJing as a teenager, which eventually grew into a full-time job when she made the move to New York City for school. Quickly expanding all over North America, she began performing on the main stage at music festivals such as Ultra, as well as landing residencies at premier nightclubs Hakkasan and Omnia Las Vegas. Continuing the traction, Eva’s first single release “Charizma” was signed by Calvin Harris’ Fly Eye, and was also premiered by Tiesto on his world-renowned Club Life podcast. This led to Eva receiving huge support across the dance world from esteemed DJs such as David Guetta, The Chainsmokers, Martin Garrix, Avicii, Hardwell, Afrojack and many more.
Experimenting with different styles and genres, Shaw released her first major-label release on Sony Records, “Rise n Shine” featuring grammy-winning writer Poo Bear. As she turned her focus on original, vocal-based music, she gained attention of the mainstream market and established herself as a multi-genre music producer, DJ and label owner known for her collaborations with artists such as Shaggy, Showtek, Kofi, Wyclef Jean, Rihanna, Ludacris, Fifth Harmony, David Guetta and many more. Her consistent releases have been regularly supported by Spotify and Apple Music editorial playlists, have gained support from hip hop-based outlets such as Complex and Lyrical Lemonade, and have landed Shaw a spot as a Billboard Dance #1 charting artist with tens of millions of streams. 2021 marked a huge year for Eva with the release of HYPE HOP 001 and HYPE HOP 002, as well as a slew of singles via her label imprint Mad Fatti. As she continues to expand her own artist career, the future looks bright for this ever-evolving, unique artist.