Anna Leone

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" Hyper-emotional modern folk "

Dive deep into the work of artists labelled “singer-songwriters”, particularly those who’ve honed their talents and mined their emotions while playing guitar in teenage bedrooms, and you’ll likely encounter some stirring stuff. Anna Leone is no exception. The Stockholm native learned her trade on her mother’s guitar as a child, harbouring dreams of a music career, and pouring herself into raw, heartfelt songs. Others clearly agreed; it wasn’t long before she was signed to French indie label Half Awake, dropping her debut EP ‘Wandered Away’, and announced as one of the 2020 Music Moves Europe Talent Awards winners.

And, following such a meteoric rise, she’s now ready to release her debut LP proper, ‘I’ve Felt All These Things’, a poignant, gently melancholic collection of songs that lays her soul bare, and explores the fragility of love and life. Self-doubt, broken promises, being kind to yourself, identity, and depression are all raked over and dissected, spun into tales laid over gorgeous guitar playing and sweet instrumentation. “It’s been really cathartic to write,” she said in a recent interview. “And very intense.

Recorded entirely in LA with producer Paul Butler, it cements her status as a rare talent, and one of the brightest stars in the singer-songwriter world. Fragile, delicate, heartfelt, soulful. All apt descriptions for her music. But the best thing to do is just let the beauty of her songs drift into your ears and focus on her hushed, soothing vocals – a tonic for just about any ailment or woe.