Leyya – Pumped Up High

While their previous double-single release “Sometimes You’re Lonely” / “Ease My Mind” showed vulnerability and honesty, Leyya’s new single “Pumped Up High” almost acts as a counterpoint, while still carrying the right dose of melancholy. It describes the ambivalence of wanting to be alone but among people, which doesn’t necessarily have to be contradictory: imagine joining an open-air rave in summer by the water, knowing nobody, but letting yourself go in the anonymous crowd. 

This sometimes-intangible feeling is translated into Leyya’s unique genre-bending Electropop-sound with extensive synths, weird digital samples and Sophie’s versatile voice.  
Again, the release is accompanied by an impressive music video by Clemens Niel, which continues to set the mood for the visual world of Leyya’s upcoming album. Their third long player is egoless, full of uncompromisingness, the best of both worlds: analog sounds collide with digital sounds, instrumental boundaries become blurry. Ambivalences are inscribed in Leyya and clearly noticeable in Half Asleep, between music and lyrics.