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Interview with
LEX

(2nd August, 2021)

Interviewer – Dave Bruce

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LEX is an emerging singer/songwriter from Australia’s East Coast: who shares her time between Gold Coast and Sydney. Her sound can be defined as dark pop with a fragile vulnerability, combinunn (GRACE, Jack River, CXLOE,), Mike Daley (Chris Brown, Lady Gaga), Cyrus Villanueva and Kota Banks, just to name a few.

Belonging to a family coming from war-torn Serbia, LEX wasn’t born into music but fell in love with it at a vey young age, as she found it to be her escape and a way to express her emotions without judgement.

LEX made her independent debut with the release of C’EST LA VIE in early 2021.

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Your new single/ has just been released/! Describe its origin and evolution.
I’m really excited for this one to be out in the world! I feel very vulnerable putting this one out because I hold it very close to my heart. I wrote ‘Bitter’ based on what I was feeling at the time. I went into the session saying “I keep getting bitter, what’s making me bitter”, we spoke about it and this is what we came out with! It didn’t make it in the song, but I wrote “I’m not jealous, I’m bitter. I’m not mad, I’m bitter. It’s all the same but I’m helpless.” This speaks of how it’s sometimes not your fault that you’ve become bitter, it’s past experiences that have made you that way.

How would you describe your sound?
I’d say my sound can be defined as dark pop with a fragile vulnerability, combining brooding sounds with honest and heartfelt lyrics. It took me a while to get here, but I think all the things I’ve faced in my life have really brought out the darkness in me.

Who are your musical inspirations?
This has definitely changed a lot over the years, but I think lately definitely Billie Eilish & Julia Michaels.

What motivates you most when writing music?
Myself. Writing music for me is like therapy. I hide my emotions and don’t talk to anyone about what’s going on in my life or how I’m feeling, so writing music is like therapy to me. I also love to write music for people to listen to and not feel alone. I grew up listening to music that made me feel comforted knowing I wasn’t alone with what I was feeling, so I hope to do the same for other people.

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Is there an EP or Album on the drawing board?
You’ll find out soon 😏

Any tours or events coming up soon? What are you looking forward to, and what can the fans expect?
The world is in such a crazy place right now, no one even knows what’s going to happen next week. I’d love for the world to just go back to normal, so I can plan to do some live shows, that would be wild! But in the meantime, I’m just going to keep writing, so you can expect some more new music soon!

If you could perform with any music artist, Alive or Dead, who would you choose? And why?
Hmm I’d like to say Beyonce, but I think she’d just show me up too much with her crazy ability to dance and sing at the same time. Right now, I think it would be Billie Eilish.

Finally, a few questions for some quick answers –
FAVOURITE:
Album – When we all fall asleep, where do we go?
Artist – Billie Eilish
Movie – White Chicks!!
Food – Something Italian or Mexican Idk
Drink – Water lol boring
Person in History –  My bf lol <3
Tattoo – I’ve got an angel wing with ‘Teddy’ written underneath for my puppy we had to say goodbye to last year :(  

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Follow LEX
Instagram – Youtube – Facebook

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Press Release  below

LEX’S
sophomore entry marks the
arrival of Australian dark-pop star

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LEX has followed up her February debut (C’EST LA VIE) with the release of her new single “Bitter”. The new single, produced by Oscar Sharah, takes inspiration from Rihanna’s 2016 track ‘Needed Me’, and showcases a girl who, despite having battled issues of anxiety and insecurities, is ready to take the leap to stardom.

“Bitter was genuinely one of the more raw, emotional songs that I have written, simply because I vividly remember walking into the studio in such a negative headspace, ingrained with these feelings of anger and disappointment. It just so happened that those feelings created those words, while Oscar just played to that with the perfect sound.”

LEX’s sophomore entry expresses the insecurities that come along with growing up with tough love. Portraying feelings of angst and long-held grudges, Bitter showcases a girl who can’t let go of the negative experiences she’s faced in her life.

“I wrote this song as a natural follow up to C’EST LA VIE, as someone who has struggled to let go of tough, negative experiences in my life. That is Bitter.”

With notable influences stemming from Billie Eilish, Julia Michaels, and Charlotte Lawrence, LEX’s pensive, dark-pop sound voices a fragile, yet commanding sound. Having previously worked alongside Xavier Dunn (GRAACE, Jack River, CXLOE), Mike Daley (Chris Brown, Lady Gaga), Cyrus Villaneuva, and Kota Banks, Bitter is some of LEX’s finest work to date.

“I knew leaving the studio that day that we’d made something special. Something that truly embodied where I have been emotionally for a large portion of my life. I’m excited for the world to hear Bitter.”

‘Bitter’ releases August 6th

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AMNPLIFY – DB