Starla Sunshine's Red Lagoon Cover Art
The cover art for singer-songwriter Starla Starshine’s EP, ‘Red Lagoon.’

Artist: Starla Starshine

Album: ‘Red Lagoon’

Children’s uniqueness being completely accepted is one of the most important ways for them to grow into emotionally well-adjusted adults. Passionate mental health advocate and singer-songwriter, Starla Starshine, is powerfully encouraging parents to stop deterring their children from embracing their authentic emotions.

The Orange County, California native’s proclamation that everyone should be accepted for who they truly are is the highlight of her upcoming debut album, ‘Red Lagoon.’ The emerging musician’s modern indie songs undoutedly prove that the former former rock-n-roller, who identified with people who were misunderstood the most when she was a child, now truly comprehends the importance of acknowledging people’s authentic selves.

Listeners will surely be mesmerized by the grounded yet surreal nature that the singer highlights on ‘Red Lagoon.’ Starshine reveals her gripping and vulnerable story on the soulful record.

One of the record’s most notable entries is its title track, which is moody and immersive. The musician croons that she’s losing herself and hurting, in order to protect other people from pain. The singer interestingly compares herself to a wild flower that’s searching for a purpose underneath the sun. Fueled by a trippy guitar, Starshine also declares that it’s not a waste for people to dream about how they want to improve themselves, and the people in their lives should love them for who they are overall.

The ‘Red Lagoon’ album also features the enthralling song, ‘Lover Man,’ which chronicles the musician achieving her fantasy of falling in love with a real man. The soulful and mellow tune features the singer declaring that she’ll do whatever it takes to make her ideal relationship work, as the man she love truly accepts who she is.

One of the most memorable entries on Starshine’s debut record is the empowering and mysterious ‘Bad Boys.’ The song rightfully notes that it’s essential for people to work towards embracing their best selves, especially after they used to fall for people they shouldn’t have been attracted to when they were younger. The emotionally relatable track powerfully proves that the musician has matured past falling for dark and lustful men. She now serves as an ideal inspiration in providing other women with the empowerment to find someone who will truly support and love them.

Being truly accepted for their unique traits is one of the most important ways for children to grow into emotionally well-adjusted adults. As a passionate mental health advocate and singer-songwriter, Starshine is powerfully encouraging parents to stop deterring their children from embracing their authentic emotions.

The musician’s proclamation that everyone should be accepted for who they truly are is the highlight of ‘Red Lagoon.’ The emerging singer’s modern indie songs undoutedly prove that the former former rock-n-roller, who identified with people who were misunderstood the most when she was younger, now truly comprehends the importance of acknowledging people’s genuine selves.

For more information on Starshine, visit her Facebook page.

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By Karen Benardello

As a graduate of LIU Post with a B.F.A in Journalism, Print and Electronic, Karen Benardello serves as ShockYa's Senior Movies & Television Editor. Her duties include interviewing filmmakers and musicians, and scribing movie, television and music reviews and news articles. As a New York City-area based journalist, she's a member of the guilds, New York Film Critics Online and the Women Film Critics Circle.

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