Today, Montreal-based musician Alexandra Levy, better known by her moniker Ada Lea, has unveiled the music video for “copycat.”
The track serves as the lead single from her upcoming EP, the end is a wave, due out on August 12 via Saddle Creek (outside Canada) and Next Door Records (Canada).
“copycat” marks an intriguing new direction for Ada Lea, trading in her signature folk-pop sound for a hazy blend of lo-fi electro-pop.
The result is a refreshingly experimental and atmospheric track that showcases her willingness to push her songwriting into exciting new territory.
About the track by Alexandra:
“copycat” is a reflection on friendship, comparison, and proximity set to a dance beat.
On Friendship: “In 2020, I’d just finished reading The Neapolitan Quartet,” explains Levy.
“Lila and Lenu’s relationship felt like some of the close and maybe slightly unhealthy friendships in my life at the time.
In the case of the quartet, Lenu is defined by Lila, her Brilliant Friend. Lenu is preoccupied by what Lila is doing, thinking… whom she’s loving.
Lenu mythologises her, and in so doing diminishes herself and her work.
Through the four books we come to feel that Lila is truly special and Lenu is just orbiting her.
Everything seems a result of some proximity to Lila. Lila was always the source, never Lenu alone.
But toward the end of the quartet, there’s a shift in Lenu as she reflects back on her life with Lila. So I wrote ‘copycat’ about that moment.”
copycat gets: 📷📷📷📷📷📷📷/10.
Ada Lea – copycat [Music Video]
