WATCH AND SHARE “180 DAYS” HERE
ADA LEA’S DEBUT ALBUM WHAT WE SAY IN PRIVATE OUT NOW NEXT DOOR RECORDS
“The Montreal singer-songwriter’s debut album uses heartbreak as the springboard for an innovative brand of indie rock that’s both fiery and introspective.” - Pitchfork
“While the Montreal songwriter’s debut is as open and vulnerable as a diary entry, it’s not messy—it's careful and intentional." - VICE, 'The Week’s Best Albums’
"...there's an artful intricacy to her lo-fi pop...Untogether in a brilliantly organised way." - Mojo
"Ada Lea has a knack for structured experimentation, and what feels like the confidence to follow her nose no matter where it might take her... personal lyrics supplemented by found sounds and a dynamic range of unexpected textures and tones." - Uncut
"There's depth, experience and mystery to her bedroom pop." - The Guardian
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"This is indie songwriting at its finest." - Clash
Photo credit : Bao Ngo
Ada Lea’s acclaimed debut album what we say in private arrived in stores this summer via Next Door Records, and has been earning great press from outlets including Pitchfork, VICE, Mojo, Uncut, The Guardian, FADER, among many others.
The project of Montreal-based artist and musician Alexandra Levy, Ada Lea today shares the understated, soft-focus video for "180 Days" which is directed by Emilie Kahn and premiered earlier today via CLASH. She has the following to say of the inspiration behind the song:
"During that period of 180 days, I often wondered what it would be like if I ever reached the other side; a seemingly unattainable goal. This song is an homage to that dream-like period."
WATCH AND SHARE “180 DAYS” HERE
The clip follows additional videos for previous singles "wild heart", “what makes me sad”, “the party”, and “mercury”, which earned also praise from outlets including Gorilla vs. Bear, Brooklyn Vegan, and Under The Radar.
Ada Lea will head overseas for the first time this month for a run of dates throughout Europe and the UK, including stops at London Calling in Amsterdam and the Mirrors Festival in London.
MORE ABOUT ADA LEA
To Levy - who is also a painter - music and visual art are different vessels for communicating similar ideas. “It's a world that I can build around me and sit inside,” she says. Through all her art, Levy explores the concept of womanhood as it feels and looks to her, as well as love and how it transforms over time. She doesn’t shy away from exploring uncomfortable and painful emotions, either. With the brightness of love, strength, and hope contrasted with the darkness of loss, suffering, isolation, and abandonment, the Ada Lea album what we say in private is a varied and vivid record that constantly seems to shift in the light, bringing together all the intricate influences she’s collected over the years.
what we say in private began with a need to document the ending of an important romantic relationship. Following a tormented period of staying up all night (sometimes days at a time), frantically painting or writing songs as a means of coping, she journaled for 180 days in the hope of finding herself again. She conducted this period of analysis and introspection in private, like most of her creative pursuits, and the process eventually resulted in a rebirth: a rediscovery of self and a new sense of freedom and self-acceptance. These chaotic feelings and the resulting catharsis are deeply felt in the final recording of what we say in private. Levy wanted the album to feel like a journal entry from those 180 days as she cycled through emotions. Throughout, she expresses feelings and thoughts that all humans experience behind closed doors and alone, but are conditioned to keep to themselves.
TOUR DATES
Oct 18 - Paris, FR, MAMA Festival
Oct 19, Tourcoing, FR, Le Grand Mix
Oct 22, Troyes, FR, Les Nuits de Champagne
Oct 23, Lyon, FR, Groom
Oct 25, Groningen, NL, USVA
Oct 26, Amsterdam, NL, London Calling
Oct 27, Rotterdam, NL, Roodkapje
Oct 31, Bristol, UK, The Crofters Rights
Nov 01, Manchester, UK, The Castle Hotel
Nov 02, Camden, UK, Mirrors 2019 &
Nov 04, Glasgow, UK, The Hug and Pint %
Nov 05, Newcastle, UK, Surf Cafe %
Nov 06, Brighton, UK, The Hope and Ruin %
Nov 12, Hamburg, DE, Yoko Club
Nov 13, Berlin, DE, ACUD
Nov 14, Jena, DE, Trafo
Nov 15, Darmstadt, DE, Bedroomdisco
Nov 16, Freiburg, DE, Swamp Club
Nov 18, Antwerp, BE, De Roma ^
Nov 19, Liege, BE, Troca ^
& with Phoebe Bridgers, American Football, Turnover, Sheer Mag, Disq
% with Stef Chura
^ with Kevin Morby
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