Ada Lea – the moniker of Montreal-based musician Alexandra Levy – releases “bob dylan’s 115th haircut,” the final preview from her new album, when i paint my masterpiece, out 8th August via Saddle Creek.
Commenting on the track, Levy says: “Sometimes I get into these moods where I feel like there will always be a gap between what I want to say, and what I actually end up writing. I start comparing myself. The mood that evening was comparing myself to Bob Dylan. And why not? In order to pick myself up off the floor after saying things like ‘I could never write a song like Bob Dylan,’ which of course, is true, I had to reverse the thought ‘could he write one like me?’ Whether or not that was a good thing, it was something.” On the track, she sings: “Bob Dylan couldn’t have written this song/ Not even if he wanted to, not even just for fun.”
Check out the track below:
Levy will embark on a UK tour in August as follows:
Fri, Aug 16 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Sat, Aug 17 – Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade Bristol w/ Allegra Krieger
Sun, Aug 18 – Edinburgh, UK @ Sneaky Pete’s w/ Allegra Krieger
Mon, Aug 19 – Glasgow, UK @ Nice n’ Sleazy w/ Allegra Krieger
Tue, Aug 20 – Chester, UK @ St. Mary’s Creative Space w/ Allegra Krieger
Wed, Aug 21 – London, UK @ Lexington, Line of Best Fit w/ Allegra Krieger
Photo credit: Monse Muro
