Alev Lenz 'Airport' song premiere Alev Lenz

Music News is proud to premiere Airport by Alev Lenz.



Airport, Alev Lenz's follow up track to Eggshell, was written during a hot summer, when Alev was trying to be cool in love. Alev calls it her "Outkast song," as it is a very different colour on the album, but also because it reminds her of the feeling she gets when listening to Outkast songs. This steam train reaction is reflected by the drums, courtesy of acclaimed Finnish drummer, Samuli Kosminen (Múm, Hauschka, Kronos Quartet, Jónsi).

Airport is a song about having wishes and longings, but being terribly disappointed along the way, and trying to act cool regardless. However, as Alev puts it, "There is no cool when it comes to love. The heart is always in it and gets bruised and used". Like Eggshell, Airport is a song that has been constructed from a place of anger, however it has a portion of humour, as Alev unmasks that at the end of the day, "what you give, is what you get" when it comes to love.

Alev Lenz, is a remarkable songwriter, composer and singer, whose music fuses filmic, world and classical influences. Her bittersweet voice and utterly personal lyrics, loaded with melodic flavours and inspiring hooks that take you by surprise, off kilter harmonics and deep and compelling song structures, have often been compared to songstresses like Fiona Apple, Joanna Newsom and Regina Spektor.

Alev Lenz may not be a household name just yet, but since the release of her debut album back in 2009 in her home country of Germany, Alev has kept herself busy with gigs in London (including The Vortex, the hub of the capital's Avant jazz and electronic scene), New York and across Germany, as well as composing soundtracks for several high profile German films, and collaborating with established artists such as Anoushka Shankar and Lucy Claire.

Now residing in London, this is where Alev continues to demonstrate a diverse set of influences in her music, from European classical to experimental electronics.

Furthermore having recently signed to MannersMcDade Publishing - who also take care of prolific artists such as Nils Frahm and Poppy Ackroyd - Alev is now ready to release in June 2016 her second full-length album titled Two-Headed Girl, which is looking to take the summer by storm. Alev is offering an immediate free grat of Airport for all pre-orders of Two-Headed Girl on iTunes.

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