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Breaking into the music scene is tough at any age, but there’s an extra burden levied on young people, a pressure to be perfect and talented beyond your years while you are still forming your own sense of self-identity, both as a human and an artist. You’re busy trying to find your lane, your unique sound, while also trying to build a fanbase and platform, often all on your own. 
 Luckily for Shandelle Gomez – a [20] year-old R&B singer based in Somerville – she’s had a bit of a head start since about the age of four, when she first started singing. In high school, she linked up with producer and collaborator Arkh Zeus. After appearing as a featured artist on the tracks of others, Shandelle decided to set out to record and release her own songwriting efforts, a decision that has led up to introspection, her debut EP as a solo artist. Taking inspiration from fellow contemporary R&B artists like Kehlani, Kali Uchis, Snoh Aalegra, and Jhene Aiko, Shandelle has crafted for herself an exciting premiere, a bold and confident declaration of her own presence and emergence within Boston’s ever-growing R&B scene. -Harry Gustafson