Wellington-based singer, songwriter and producer Jessica Leigh has today released her eagerly-anticipated, impressive third EP LIGHTBEAM.
Listen to LIGHTBEAM HERE
A beautifully written and produced 5-track EP, LIGHTBEAM is an exciting glittery, synthpop exploration of love, loss and friendship - through the lens of a young, 20-something city girl.
Tracks include fierce pop gem ‘WIRED’ (200k Spotify streams & added to popular Spotify playlists US Fresh Finds, Fresh Finds Pop), dreamy ballad ‘missing you’ (#17 Official Hot 20 NZ Singles Chart, ZM’s Locals Only, Air NZ), and empowered pop girl anthem ‘GIRLFRIENDS’ (NZOA New Tracks, ZM, The Edge Nights & music video achieved 130k views in less than a week). Adding to this trio of hit singles is new single and title track ‘lightbeam’ - an upbeat, dreamy pop song for the hopeless romantic, and a special bonus cover of ‘Hot Child In The City’.
“I wrote LIGHTBEAM over the last 2 years, as I moved to a new city and started a new life,” reflects Jessica. “The tracklist is in order of how that process went chronologically. Starting with the end of a long distance relationship, me getting over it by falling in love with my new city friends and life as a city girl - then finding new love by the end of the EP.”
LIGHTBEAM was recorded across Jessica’s home studio, Auckland’s Parachute Studios and Ignite Studios in Sydney, Australia. She worked alongside celebrated producers Josh Naley aka Wells* (Paige, NAVVY, Thomston, Foley, Luca George, Bridges), Liam Quinn (Peach PRC, Ruel, Ashy), and Jules Evans (Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood).
WIRED
missing you
GIRLFRIENDS
lightbeam
HOT CHILD IN THE CITY (cover by Nick Gilder, James McCulloch)
“LIGHTBEAM is a big step up from my last EP summerland (2021),” says Jessica. “It’s a lot more cohesive and lyrically strong/potent. It’s also a full synthpop EP, leaving behind the acoustic guitars and strings that were so prevalent on summerland. I’m really proud of how it sonically and lyrically represents my journey over the last two years.”
Also being released today is a bright, romantic, dreamy music video for new single ‘lightbeam’. Made by the Kwasnik Pictures crew and director Alex Hargreaves, the video perfectly captures the songs story of the artist falling in love. “This was my first full scale music video! It was so exciting and the love interest actor Jack Parker and I got along really well - which was super fun, and I think our connection really comes through in the video.”
Watch the video HERE
Hailing from Nelson, the now Wellington-based singer, songwriter and producer often depicts vibrant coming-of-age narratives in her songwriting - reflecting on themes such as young love, friendship, growing pains and everything in between. The young artist has been going from strength to strength. Before these latest releases, she won a regional songwriting competition in 2019 and officially began releasing music shortly after. She released her debut EP 17 in 2020 - which accrued over 300, 000 streams - and followed it up with a sophomore EP summerland in 2021. The lead single from summerland - ‘SUMMER ROYALTY’ - gained massive success - being selected for Spotify and Apple Music editorial playlists, as well as being picked up for RNZ's revered Introducing segment. In 2022 she continued to soar with summer anthem ‘my way’, and now LIGHTBEAM is set to continue the upward trajectory of this shining NZ artist’s career. Jessica Leigh is undoubtedly a talent to watch!
Listen to LIGHTBEAM HERE
Watch the video HERE
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