Two new tracks by Keep Shelly in Athens offer a dose of nocturnal pop music that capture the near-death encounter vocalist Jessica experienced when the Kineta Fires surrounded her while sitting by the sea on the Peloponnese Peninsula. The fires were some of the deadliest in Greece’s history with their death toll rising to nearly 100. Producer RΠЯ reflected on the tragedy in his country: “Jessica was in the Peloponnese writing lyrics to both tracks, and literally hours later, she almost got trapped in the blaze. This gave a very strange and eerie aura to the songs for us afterwards, and also put a whole new meaning on the lyrics.”

In signature KSIA style, the songs also embody the transient feelings of city life and the passage of time. “We also tried to evoke the expanse of feelings and memories of many years traveling around the world with Keep Shelly, and to transform these emotions into music,” RΠЯ continued. “The songs are melancholic and sentimental, but also hopeful.”