ADA LEA SET TO RELEASE notes EP VIA NEXT DOOR RECORDS & SADDLE CREEK ON OCTOBER 4, 2024
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Today, Montreal’s Ada Lea (the moniker of Alexandra Levy) is announcing her new EP, notes, out November 4 via Next Door Records and Saddle Creek. The celebrated songwriter is also sharing the new single, “come on, baby! be a good girl for the camera”, a song she wrote “while on a very challenging tour that took everything out of me. Over the years, I’ve developed a suspicion that your skin must be made of macho steel to ‘make it’ in the industry—you’ve gotta be able to suck it up, put a nice smile on your face, and do a little dance with a twinkle in your eye. The chorus runs with that belief, in a cheeky, non-committal and playful way.”
Of the accompanying music video co-directed by herself and Lawrence Fafard, Ada Lea says, “I’ve been a fan of Lawrence’s photography for quite some time now. I am in awe of their visual eye and how they combine physical materials to create a textured image. “Have you ever made a music video before?” I messaged them one day. Their answer was, as I would have hoped, “No, but I’d love to try!” We had two weeks to prepare. The next day, Lawrence called me up with a revelation: “I could approach this video as a combination of beautiful shots”. It was an eye-opening perspective for me, too—to remember that video, at its core, could be broken down simply, into a series of striking images. From there, things moved quickly and everything fell into place. Lolly Poppers was the natural star shining brightly in the sky, and the fact that we created it together, with such a small group and extremely limited resources, gives me goosebumps. It feels really special, and iconic.”
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MORE ABOUT ADA LEA
Ada Lea is the musical project of Montreal-based songwriter Alexandra Levy. She released her debut album, what we say in private, and her sophomore album, one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden, both on Saddle Creek and Next Door Records. Ada Lea’s songs feature melodies that are at once classic and unique, and lyrical narratives that are both autobiographical and fictional. After extensive touring with her band, she is now putting the finishing touches on her third record.
PRAISE FOR one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden
“‘damn,’ from the Montreal-based singer-songwriter Ada Lea, unfolds like a quiet epiphany: a gradual accumulation of feelings and frustrations that, in an instant, snap into a sudden clarity.” - The New York Times
“[‘damn’ is] propulsive, unsettling and exquisite – and an impressive way to kick off an album.” - NPR Music
“[one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden] separates itself from the pack of a lot of similar folk music being made nowadays by being particularly crisp and well-defined.” - Stereogum
notes EP
01 i95
02 come on, baby! be a good girl for the camera
03 make me a promise
04 serait-il…?
05 hometown
06 heard you