Alt-pop singer songwriter Leila Jane releases highly anticipated debut album

Music Review | 23rd Nov, 2024 Leila Jane

Dublin based Alt-Pop singer songwriter Leila Jane is an artist who infuses her songs with strong messages of triumph over darkness, melding her influences to create her own style of alternative pop.

Influenced by early blues Leila would catch the eye of Irish artist Imelda May, which earned her the Imelda May Scholarship at BIMM Institute Dublin.

With a number of releases under her belt the artist has released her debut album, Untangled, with lead single Judgment Call.

The album title is a reference to the lyric taken from the track Careful Wanderer

Untangle this restless heart and let it make new roots

The album may have variations in sounds, some with live instrumentation, others with electronic production- but the theme of unspoken emotional truths and Leila's unique voice remains a haunting constant.

Leila's songwriting is conscientious, and as she is set free, her wish is that the listener is too. Healing cannot occur until we have compassion for the most unbearable parts of our experience. This album is Leila Jane in her unwavering and rawest form waiting for you to discover the depths of her artistry.

Untangled (Cover Artwork)

The lead single Judgment Call is a departure from the hard-done-by perspectives of many Leila Jane previous releases, particularly Tightrope and Poison.

Perhaps courageous in a different sense, this time Leila is taking the reins of the relationship, causing her fancy to beg for time and taking things slow. We could say it is quite the role reversal and also ironic, seeing as this is Leila Jane's most dance-able pop song in a world where the genre lends itself to themes of instant romantic gratification.

To craft this quirky bop, Leila Jane worked with producers Sam Stevenson and Michael Heffernan. She initially came up with the chorus and a verse on what felt like the first day of Spring in 2023.

It had been a long winter and all of a sudden it was a peaceful sunny day. I had just visited this cool studio, meeting one of my recording engineers for the first time. I had this dreamy sense of positive beginnings as I walked home across the grassy parks and the song began to come to me - Leila Jane

As time went by, the chorus stuck in Leila Jane's head. It wasn't until Autumn of the same year that she decided to write the rest of the song and get on with recording it. The music video will also be available on the release day.

Leila Jane - Judgement Call (Official Video - Youtube)

The album Untangled is available through all streaming platforms.

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