Today, Montreal-based musician Ada Lea unveiled the music video for “something in the wind,” the second single from her forthcoming album when i paint my masterpiece, due out August 8, 2025 via Saddle Creek Records (outside Canada) and Next Door Records (Canada).
“something in the wind” is a dreamy, pop-infused track that leans into Ada Lea’s gift for blurring the lines between intimacy and abstraction. Gently layered instrumentation and her soft, emotive vocals give the song a weightless quality.
About the track by Ada Lea:
“I had a dream about this song and remember nothing.
There is a constant in everyone’s life, which is the dream. When we recorded the song, Luke Temple, who produced it, suggested we slow it down so Tasy Hudson could improvise a busy drum solo.
Then, Jonas Bonnetta, engineer, sped the song up to its regular speed. Like a slowed down wink to Leonard Cohen himself.”
After watching “the miracle over the mojave”, performed by Nathan Fielder on his show The Rehearsal, Ada Lea realised anything was possible. In just six months, under the guidance and direction of Brittney Canda, Ada Lea learned how to figure skate and trained rigorously for this video that would serve as a miracle of sorts.
The performance to “something in the wind” marks her return to the joys of music. Skating seemed like the perfect metaphor for the challenges of navigating the music industry—it’s icy cold, there are judges everywhere—and when you fall, you can only rise.
something in the wind gets: 📷📷📷📷📷📷📷📷/10.
Ada Lea – something in the wind [Music Video]
