“Ada Lea makes the private feel universal on debut LP”
“The Montreal singer-songwriter’s debut album uses heartbreak as the springboard for an innovative brand of indie rock that’s both fiery and introspective.”
“The title of Ada Lea’s debut album hints at late night confessions and intimacies. What We Say in Private does have these moments, especially on the solo blues of ‘Yanking The Pearls Off Around My Neck’. Yet initially conceived as a concept record of two distinct sides, it’s also infused with breezy colour. The one-woman project of Montreal-based Ali Levy, its duality is part borne of the jazz gr”
“There’s no mistaking Ada Lea’s debut for anything but break-up album, but the Montreal singer (real name: Alexandra Levy) manages to navigate around the most obvious tropes of the genre, powering through the heartache without wallowing in it or being unduly cruel. Though maybe “powering” isn’t the right word: Much of What We Say in Private is low-key and even hushed as Levy focuses more on reinven”
