▁career . ▁She ▁cred its ▁her ▁learning ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁singer ▁and ▁perform er ▁with ▁a ▁week ly ▁res iden cy ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco ' s ▁L ush ▁L oun ge . ▁So on ▁after , ▁She ik ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁began ▁making ▁the ▁open ▁mic ▁circuit ▁with ▁contempor aries , ▁Catherine ▁Fe eny , ▁Alex i ▁Mur do ch ▁and ▁Joe ▁Pur dy . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁She ik ▁released ▁her ▁first ▁album , ▁Live ▁from ▁Santos ha , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁featuring ▁performances ▁from ▁her ▁live ▁shows ▁at ▁Los ▁Angeles ' ▁G eng his ▁C ohen . ▁Later ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁She ik ▁released ▁her ▁first ▁studio ▁EP , ▁" In ▁Your ▁Love ." ▁ ▁Her ▁first ▁full - length ▁album , ▁Rock ▁C andy , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁later ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁Times ▁Music ▁India . ▁During ▁a ▁tour ▁in ▁M umb ai , ▁She ik ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁being ▁" comp ared ▁to ▁Sh ery l ▁Crow ▁and ▁Sh awn ▁Col vin " ▁by ▁Express ▁India . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁She ik ▁released ▁her ▁second ▁album ▁Revolution , ▁a ▁world ▁electronic ▁album ▁and ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁guitar ▁driven ▁Rock ▁C andy . ▁When ▁discuss ing ▁Revolution , ▁She ik ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁being ▁a ▁trained ▁dan cer ▁taught ▁her ▁the ▁connection ▁between ▁rh ythm ▁and ▁em otion ▁and ▁that ▁her ▁second ▁album ▁focused ▁on ▁that ▁connection