Ada Lea

Ada Lea is the Montreal based singer-songwriter, painter, and visual artist Alexandra Levy, whose songs tend to stay mostly in the mid-tempo folk mold that can vary between simple solo guitar affairs and a basic rock band type set up.  Her songs generally have a nice and easy flow, and she sings in a partially whispery voice that almost does not want to draw any attention to itself. She keeps her instrumentation perhaps a bit understated, but sharp. Her debut album, 2019's what we say in private had an interesting way to mix sad and droney material with angular interludes. In her 2021 follow up, one hand on the steering wheel..., the balance between the melodic and lyrical aspects of her music had evened out more.