Detailing pivotal moments in relationships and beyond, Gold Coast singer-songwriter Amy Shark distils complicated drama into piercing shorthand. Her 2016 debut single, “Adore”, set her quavering vocals against a minimalistic beat for maximum intimacy and multi-platinum sales at home, while 2018’s “I Said Hi” mocked the music industry power brokers who had ignored her work under previous guises. That balance of visceral feeling and cool articulation continued through Shark’s 2018 album Love Monster and the following year’s guest turn with The Chainsmokers on “The Reaper”. Equally respected in multiple genres, she would eventually collaborate with Keith Urban and all three members of blink-182. Her 2021 album Cry Forever felt even more unguarded, with “Worst Day of My Life” and “All the Lies About Me” resembling pages torn from a diary before the ink had dried. In a similar vein, 2024’s Sunday Sadness captured the dizzying buzz of emerging romance on tracks like “Two Friends” and “Can I Shower at Yours”. Even when fast-forwarding to a relationship’s upsetting demise on the synth-pop percolator “Gone”, Shark seems like she’s airing everything she’s feeling the moment those sensations wash over her.