There are numerous stories of individuals who defy the odds in the world today, tackling life head-on without anything but their dreams, deep passion, and determination to succeed. As one of those creative individuals with an indomitable spirit, Samantha Leon is a highly accomplished musical artist who has found her solace between musical notes. She now hopes to inspire others as she pulls down her guard to share her soul with the audience so that they can heal together.
Growing up in the hustle and bustle of New York City, Samantha Leon is a singer-songwriter who has lived nine lives in the city that gives a woman all the hard cries, fiery goodbyes, and turns of fortune she can take before Monday turns to Sunday. Yet despite these challenges, she is relentless in pursuing her musical career. Her experiences only fuel her passion for reinventing music in a way few artists do––unafraid of staring loss in the face.
To launch her career, she pulled together funds for her first self-titled release in 2017 with a Kickstarter campaign. On this debut project, Samantha Leon’s arrangements are wonderfully unhurried, and her vocals delicate but bold––like a timeless jazz diva and hot new chart sensation, all rolled in one. As an artist, Samantha Leon has a voice that makes you pause to listen. Her powerful vibratos reach into the deepest part of the listener’s soul to bring back all the sadness, anger and lust of their rawest heartaches, leaving them to reminisce over the good times gone by.
As a composer, Samantha’s writing pulls no punches, each word filled with a sense of life’s vagaries, delving deep into personal biography without ever risking obscurity, no doubt fueled by growing up in one of the world’s largest cities. She wields her pen to relay her most authentic, relatable, and harrowing life experiences into lyrics with purity, clarity, wonder, and a gut-punch – the way songwriting heroes like Fleetwood Mac, Alanis Morissette, and Cat Stevens have done it.
The “Hello, Goodbye” singer takes a powerhouse approach to her art while still retaining pop accessibility that allows even casual listeners to enjoy. Her songs are filled with surprising and poetic turns of phrase, delivered with a sweet, sultry voice that can touch you in the happiest or saddest parts of your soul. Wherever her songs hit you, Samantha can put you at the heart of every story she tells and has something for anyone who has ever experienced deep emotion in their lives and felt forced to look at themselves in the mirror.
Listen to her arrangements, and you know she spent years being swept away by Santana’s and The Doors psychedelics, grounded by the earthy tones of Loggins and Messina and Amos Lee. Listeners will also recognize how many school mornings she spent belting out her teenage angst with Mariah Carey runs and Maroon 5’s Songs About Jane rock ballads.
All of these experiences and inspirations collide ecstatically in her new EP Mystic Lady, a journey that, at some moments, is heart-wrenching but catchy and, at others moments, finds itself purging emotions through transcendent musical peaks. To get into the groove and experience Samantha’s artistic prowess firsthand, listen to “I Don’t Wanna Come Home,” the first offering from Mystic Lady.
