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Ada Lea Reclaims Creative Purpose
Coverage from BPM, Gehen Press, and others
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08/13
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Executive Summary
Ada Lea's new album reflects a reset after touring, with live-band recordings and a renewed focus on process, teaching, and artistic wellbeing
- Ada Lea's album when i paint my masterpiece was released on Saddle Creek in 2025
- The record includes 16 tracks chosen from more than 200 songs
- Levy recorded the album with a live band in Montreal and no click track
- Her collaborators include Tasy Hudson, Chris Hauer, and Summer Kodama
- The project followed years of heavy touring that left her exhausted and rethinking her goals
- She returned to teaching, poetry, and painting as part of her creative reset
- A final single, bob dylan's 115th haircut, previewed the album before release
Quick Facts
- What: Released a 16-track album and final preview single
- Where: Montreal recording, with tour dates across UK and North America
- Why: To reset after touring and refocus on creative process
- Who: Montreal musician Alexandra Levy, known as Ada Lea
- When: Album released in 2025 with tours beginning in August
Coverage Timeline: 10 Days
Featured Article
Ada Lea released When I Paint My Masterpiece on Saddle Creek in 2025, a 16-track album recorded with a live band in Montreal.
Additional Articles
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Alexandra Levy released the single bob dylan's 115th haircut on Saddle Creek as a preview of her album When I Paint My Masterpiece, and will tour the UK and North America beginning August.
Ada Lea released 'bob dylan’s 115th haircut' this week as the final preview of when i paint my masterpiece and will begin a UK tour on 16 August in Leeds.
In a recent RANGE interview, Alexandra Levy (Ada Lea) discussed her new album When I Paint My Masterpiece and her decision to step back from touring to recover and record more intuitively.