Montreal-based singer/songwriter Ada Lea (aka Alexandra Levy) takes an introspective approach to lyrics while experimenting with instrumental texture, including the use of unexpected electronics, crunchy guitars, and odd synths. She signed on with Saddle Creek for the release of her 2019 debut, what we say in private, and the label stayed on for 2021's Polaris Music Prize-nominated one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden and 2025's Luke Temple-produced when i paint my masterpiece.
Ada Lea played in various projects around Montreal while also working on solo ...