LEEPA always says: “We all feel the same things for different reasons”, and her new single is all about feeling angry. There are plenty of reasons to be ... Equality, peace, a secure and fair income for all - so many things that are important to us all appear to be so out of reach. All this makes LEEPA furious and on top of it all, she’s also struggling with a love story that doesn't want to properly unfold into one. With “so far it just sucked”,she now inspires listeners not to be ashamed to let out all their built-up anger. For the accompanying music video, LEEPA got together with four of her friends and powerful forces to be reckoned with - Shima, Nika Irani, Faye Montana, and Marie Bothmer – for each of them to release their own personal frustrations.
"‘so far it just sucked’ is about a crush I've had for a very long time, with whom it never worked out, even though we always felt that both of us wanted it," LEEPA explains about her new track. "I always imagined how everything could be so simple and nice, but up until this point it just sucked - that's where the title stems from ... How come it always sucked, when we love each other so much?! It really makes no sense at all! Several circumstances and people have also been involved in preventing this from happening, and that just pisses me off!”
The accompanying music clip speaks volumes: It shows LEEPA and her friends beating up old TVs and cars with baseball bats. Sound-wise, "so far it just sucked" kicks off with isolated drums, quickly followed by LEEPA's soulful voice. The chorus sees distorted guitars added to the mix. The track’s earworm potential evokes memories of legendary radio hits by Wheatus or All American Rejects and of turning the volume way up loud when MTV would play your favorite song.
There is no doubt that great things lie ahead for LEEPA. After all, she was the only German to be named ‘Female Creator to Watch’ by YouTube, she’s already completed her first support tour and is playing various festivals this summer, including Lollapalooza on September 25 in Berlin. Recently, she released her first EP "brain freeze" with its two singles “blood” and “18”.
In addition, LEEPA has already achieved a total of over 6.5 million streams globally and is pushed and celebrated internationally by supporters such as Ones to Watch, NMF Sweden, VICE, Musikexpress, Nylon, Diffus, 16bars, NOTION, Line Of Best Fit, Earmilk, Fame Mag, Kickdrum and various radio stations. Puls Analyse, Bravo, Spot On, and the New Music Award 2022 all crowned her an 'Artist to Watch' and together with Milky Chance she has already graced the stages of Fridays for Future.
“so far it just sucked” by LEEPA will be released via Sony Music Germany on September 07, 2022.
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