Ada Lea shares “come on, baby! be a good girl for the camera,” the track is off the Montreal singer/songwriter’s EP, Notes, available November 4th via Next Door Records/Saddle Creek. Lea on the track: “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.”

Lea 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
notes EP
Next Door/Saddle Creek Records

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

Pre-order Notes by Ada Lea HERE