Showcasing her extensive sonic palette as a guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer and mixer, 23 year old Léa Sen has today announced her brand new EP 'You Of Now, Pt. 2' - due out 21 April via Partisan - and shared the lead single "Dragonfly ʚĭɞ".

STREAM "DRAGONFLY ʚĭɞ" HERE || WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

"Dragonfly ʚĭɞ" received its first airing from BBC Radio 6 Music’s Mary Anne Hobbs this morning as her Hit Reset track.

'You Of Now, Pt. 2' - a record that runs through themes as heavy as they are relatable: quarrel with self, contradictions, feelings of desire and more - is the follow up to Léa Sen’s acclaimed debut EP 'You Of Now, Pt. 1' which arrived last year on Partisan. Entirely written, produced, mixed and engineered by Léa Sen, the EP explores experiences that are deeply real: the unsavoury parts of life and of her own mind.

Speaking about "Dragonfly ʚĭɞ", with its accompanying video courtesy of Constantine//Spence, Léa Sen says:
“I spent a long time questioning the contradictions within myself. "Dragonfly ʚĭɞ’" is a byproduct of me being so fed up with myself and my indecisions and stuck in endless internal quarrels. The music video and artwork was directed by Constantine//Spence, they created these beautiful worlds that clash with each other. In the world of fire, I’m being followed by an entity, it represents that other side of me that I’m struggling so much to match with.”

Born in Cergy, near Paris, but now based in London, Léa Sen has quickly established herself as one of the capital’s most in-demand talents by flitting between gossamer vocal features for Joy Orbison, Oscar Jerome, and Wu-Lu, amongst others. While her solo work references everything from Bon Iver’s electronic timbre and folk guitars to Sampha’s impressionistic lyricism. 

Signing to Partisan Records in 2022, Léa Sen has seen a stellar rise suggestive of a talent far beyond her years. Her introspection and vocal talent has seen her find critical acclaim with the likes of The FADER, The Guardian, Crack Magazine, Dummy, Notion (their January 2023 Off The Record artist), The Independent and more. The artist has received radio support on BBC 6Music, Radio 1, 1Xtra and Apple Music 1, and a nomination as an AIM Award One To Watch in association with BBC Introducing. 

Above all else, 'You Of Now, Pt. 2'  is a record that asks us to reject polishing and embrace the freedom that comes with vulnerability, in the way Léa Sen has herself. “I want people to feel like they're not crazy,” she says. “We're all going through it, and it doesn't mean that you're not worthy or you're inadequate. And also maybe a reminder to myself.”

See Léa Sen live in 2023:
18 Mar | O2 Forum, London*
*w/ Nick Hakim

'You Of Now Pt. 2' Tracklist
1. Dragonfly ʚĭɞ
2. Again 
3. Luv Him (about you)
4. (no) 
5. Hellcat

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