{"id":6038,"date":"2023-10-30T17:20:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T17:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/?p=6038"},"modified":"2023-10-30T17:20:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T17:20:34","slug":"single-review-conversation-killer-alexandra-leaving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/2023\/10\/30\/single-review-conversation-killer-alexandra-leaving\/","title":{"rendered":"Single Review: &#8220;Conversation Killer&#8221; &#8211; Alexandra Leaving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/7zmsMMmh3bdB2qRnrz1LDA?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p>This launches at a fair whack with big heavy toms, this a rock track for the ages\u2026 I played this on the show this weekend and had a feeling it would be a winner with our readers \u2014 it certainly was. The chorus is epic, and the vocals reflect this. I love the riffing at 2:17 when everything drops back to just the guitars and drums \u2013 it\u2019s a beautiful moment. Then the wordless ad libs from 2:28 is atmospheric, and builds back up to a huge climax, it just makes you want to jump around in a rainy field at 2pm with thousands of people with the same idea. It ends on a dead stop which is really cool!<\/p>\n<p>You just don\u2019t know what hit you. And that works for me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexandra Leaving<\/strong> is named after a Leonard Cohen song \u2013 there\u2019s nothing even remotely Leonard Cohen about this style of music, but Alex Layne has honed this to a great standard. This was produced by her longterm collaborator Jack O\u2019Shea, and her previous singles this year have had support from BBC Radio, John Kennedy on Radio X and playlist support from Apple Music.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"863\" src=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_B9773230E88E-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_B9773230E88E-1.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_B9773230E88E-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_B9773230E88E-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_B9773230E88E-1-768x771.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_B9773230E88E-1-60x60.jpeg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This launches at a fair whack with big heavy toms, this a rock track for the ages\u2026 I played this on the show this weekend and had a feeling it would be a winner with our readers \u2014 it certainly was. The chorus is epic, and the vocals reflect this. 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