Love is many things. It is euphoric, excruciating and tantalizing. It is walking home with someone you like to have them grab your hand unexpectedly. It is coming home early to find the person you adore in bed with someone else. It is growing old together and learning each and every thing about another person, good and bad. Love is messy and magnificent. For 18 year-old Boston native Kayla Silverman, it is also meeting someone for a brief three days, forming an instant connection, only to leave them with no promise of ever seeing each other again. “Usually there has to be some sort of emotional connection or response, kind of like a catalyst [in my songwriting]. This was such a jarring experience,” Silverman explains.

This moment of tragedy inspired what has since become one of Silverman’s greatest achievements so far. On her new single, “Crying On A Plane”, the listener floats in on a soft piano melody before being guided by Kayla’s strong vocal. She tells a story of needing to move on despite having reservations. Dealing with the broken heartedness that many of us have come to understand, only too well. In this case, the regret in leaving someone you have only just met. “He introduced electronic music to me [and] helped me realize I could blend contemporary music & classical,” laments Silverman. 

An interest in classical music stems from Silverman’s time studying under vocal coach Bronwin Upton. Listening to European composers Schubert and Schumann, she began to hone her craft. But Silverman never forgot her roots, having been raised on the likes of Elvis Presley, Franki Valli and Elton John. This eclectic combination resulted in a catalogue that spans Grease-era show pop to more intimate piano based Imogen Heap-esque contemporary. 

“Crying On A Plane” is the lead single from a forthcoming album, title TBA, hopefully due out in the Fall. However, listeners can expect two more singles from Silverman very soon, “Can’t You Tell”, a “sultry and intimate” track, and “Just My Life” which takes you through the continuing struggles and monotony of daily life. With hopes to put on more streaming performances online, Silverman also hints at a plan to invite a select group of fans to participate in a secret Zoom call/performance sometime in the near future. 

“Crying on a Plane” is now available on all streaming platforms.