A preacher's daughter, Eryn McHugh grew up in Atlanta singing in church from a very young age (“Maybe six?” she says.) Her maternal grandmother was a gospel recording artist as well; McHugh says, “I remember from a very young age being captivated by her alto and always wanting to be ‘chosen’ to duet with her at women's clubs and community events.”

It was that experience, alongside a slew of influences such as the Shirelles, mellow ‘70s songwriters and early-90s R&B, that brought her to her music today. While McHugh’s older records have been more organic and piano and vocal-driven, she’s has pivoted to a clean, lyric-forward pop, full of synths and hooks on her latest EP, Sweet Tooth. “I feel really inspired by quirky electro-pop as of late,” she says.

“Shatter,” which debuts on Myspace today, is one such song. “I initially wrote Shatter about picking up pieces of yourself in the wake of a relationship falling apart, but current events and violence in the news this year have really redefined the main lyric of the song for me,” says the East Nashville resident. “‘Even when we shatter / we pick the pieces up.’ The fresher take on it for me is that it's more about community, banding together during hardship, and figuring out a way — very practically speaking — to put our lives back together after trauma.”

Listen to the inspiring song below.