Eclectic singer/songwriter Leah Marlene released the single “Feel Like” last week, her first new music post-American Idol. Now, she shares the inspiration behind the song along with a playful visualizer exclusively at People Magazine who heralds the track as “the most sonically beautiful carnival ride.”
“I am in such a beautiful time in my life,” Leah told People as she discusses the inspiration for her new song. “This song is really about the feeling of that infatuation when somebody makes you feel so free that you just want to dance around and drive with the windows down and dance in the rain,” explains Marlene of the song she wrote alongside Megan Redmond and Brett Truitt early on in her relationship with her girlfriend. “It really encapsulates all of that.”
“I don’t even feel like it necessarily has to be a romantic relationship song,” she says. “I think it just celebrates relationships in your life that just make you feel safe and free.”
Leah is currently in the midst of a headlining tour joined by her band that includes Matthew Pittman (lead electric guitar), Cory Hale Williams (drums, harmony vocals), and Derry Grehan Leah’s dad (bass, harmony vocals), a Canadian guitarist best known as a member of the rock band Honeymoon Suite.
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ABOUT LEAH MARLENE
Leah Marlene has been making music since she was big enough to hold a guitar. Taking third place on last year’s season of American Idol gave her career a boost, but she’s been working intently on her music, singing and songwriting for as long as she can remember. She already has two self-produced albums; The Space Between and Many Colors, as well as an EP, Arrow and several singles to her credit.
Leah Marlene has been making music since she was big enough to hold a guitar. Taking third place on last year’s season of American Idol gave her career a boost, but she’s been working intently on her music, singing and songwriting for as long as she can remember. She already has two self-produced albums; The Space Between and Many Colors, as well as an EP, Arrow and several singles to her credit.
ON TOUR
May 16 / CAMBRIDGE, MA @ Club Passim
May 18 / OGUNQUIT, ME @ Jonathan’s
May 19 / CONCORD, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Stage
May 20 / SYRACUSE, NY @ Funk n Waffles
May 22 / TORONTO, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
May 23 / ANN ARBOR, MI @ The Ark
May 26 / CHILLICOTHE, IL @ Summer Camp Music Festival 2023
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