Godiva is an emerging, 20-something Jacksonville, FL-based singer/songwriter. She can trace the origins of her career to when she was a child: The classically trained North Floridian started performing with the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus when she was eight. She then moved to pageantry and singing competitions.

Enjoying writing and performing her own original material, she began recording and releasing material while gigging at local restaurants and performing at private events. She admits that while she enjoys doing covers and writing custom songs for clients, her favorite aspect of her work is performing her own material.

Her latest single “Lions and Mermaids” pairs a cinematic, trip-hop-meets-alt-pop-like production and arrangement featuring twinkling keys, strummed acoustic guitar and hushed, skittering beats with the Jacksonville-based artist’s soulful, smoky croon. Sonically, “Lions and Mermaids” reminds me a bit of Goldfrapp’s gorgeous Tales of Us, thanks to a similar film noir-like quality.