Odie Leigh Comes Back Asking To Be Left Alone
Written By: Big C
Sometimes the comeback begins by telling the room to back up. Odie Leigh returns with Miss Leave Me Alone, her first new single after a forced hiatus and the opening signal for an upcoming sophomore album. Co-produced by Matt Martin, the song turns exhaustion with the music industry into a plainspoken folk release keeping its humor sharp. The vocals aren't searching for sympathy. Leigh lets the frustration sit in the phrasing and the spaces around it. This restraint gives each lyric all little more bite, because the band never tells us what Leigh can already say herself. Offering a blunt perspective Leigh details the origins of the track as:
I’ve been having a horrible time. Forced into a hiatus, I found myself constantly face to face with every mistake I’ve ever made. ‘Miss Leave Me Alone’ is a reflection on the ego nursery that is the music industry.
An official visualizer accompanies the release as Leigh prepares for the solo acoustic Odie Leigh Is… Alone tour. The run begins October 8 in Philadelphia and includes sold-out dates in New York, Boston, Louisville, Chicago, and a two-night hometown stand in Detroit. "Miss Leave Me Alone" is sharp with its the lyric’s conversational timing, the pause before a turn of phrase, and the tension between weariness and resolve. Those are small choices, but they are the difference between reciting a complaint and letting an audience live their creative journey. Let us know your thought below and connect with Odie Leigh on FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, TWITTER, and YOUTUBE.
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