LEAH MARTEL – Canadian Songstress Goes Country Rock On New Dynamic Piece ‘WHAT DOESN’T MAKE ME STRONGER’
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21 January 2025
Artist: LEAH MARTEL
Who: Singer-songwriter from Ontario (Canada) who spent her formative
years hard at work training to be a prolific writer, musician, performer, actor,
dancer, activist and cycling through various superpowers via extensive
maladaptive daydreaming.
Martel: “Funnily enough I sat down to write this sad song at a point in my life where, from
the outside, everything seemed to be going fine for the first time in a long time. I had just graduated, was in a wonderful new relationship, had started a new job in my new field of work and there was no drama. But I felt horrible. I was riddled with worry and anxiety and a sense of doom. Previous to this there had always been a reason for those feelings, I had always been going through a difficult relationship, job, living situation, etc. and I realized that, even with those troubles gone, they left a mark on me. Even with all the monsters dead a part of them lived inside of me now.
I was just at the start of a mental health journey now and, for the first time, facing
questions like, ‘can I actually overcome this or am I broken forever?’ I knew one thing
only, I was determined to keep trying no matter what I had to face and that felt like a good thing, but also an ominous thing. Like I might just have to go through a lot more pain first before actually feeling better.”
TUTV: Last year Martel scored one of the best debut singles of 2024 on TUTV’s list with pounding stomper Everybody Out. Frisky, tongue-in-cheek follow-up Not Cool confirmed she wasn’t a one-hit wonder. And with this 3rd single, she lets us know she’s here to stay.
What Doesn’t Make Me Stronger is a vintage country rock inspired tune brought to life
with the assistance of a seasoned team of musicians. It swings forth and back with Martel‘s arresting voice shining again and erupts at one point when a staggering guitar solo hits your ears. It could easily be a hidden track on one of the late great Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers‘s albums.