Canadian musician Leah Martel spent her formative years training to be a prolific writer, musician, performer, actor, dancer and activist, later deciding to go to school for music as an adult. Now, she’s putting her art into the world – her debut single “Everybody Out” was just released
“I wrote Everybody Out at a point in my life when my social anxiety was really at its peak,” says Leah. “The thing is, I figured it would have been its worst as a kid in elementary school getting picked on and not, embarrassingly, as a 20something just trying to attend a party of some very nice seeming people from my college program. I had already been out in the working world for a while and thought I was over it and had gained a bit more confidence and social skills but I realized I really just hadn’t been in a group of new people in a while and once that happened I may as well have been 13 again. If I said something I felt like an alien trying to pretend to have a human conversation. If I stayed silent I felt like an awkward weirdo just hovering around. And I had no clue what to do with my hands or where to sit or stand without either intruding or looking to closed off. So, instead of trying to communicate through it or rise to the occasion in any way, I ran out early and wrote this little melody on the way home in my car (well, after stopping at the side of the road to have a minor panic attack first).”
“Everybody Out” fuses pop catchiness and rock grittiness with lyrics that are honest and relatable. It’s the type of song that is sure to have everyone singing along by the end, as we all have those moments where we just need to be alone.
Credits:
Leah Martel – Writer, vocals
@HarrisonKing – videography, piano, synth
Jesse Martel – Acoustic Guitar
@jessejodouin6729 – Electric Guitar
Lucas Bertoia – Synth Bass
Luke Vasilakos – Bass
Eric Vanier – Drums/tambourine
Andrew Mullin – Recording Engineer/Mix Engineer
Rheuben Ghose – Mastering
Recorded at Gordon Wragg Recording Studios
Stream the song here: https://lnk.to/EverybodyOut