Leah Nawy’s “Quicksand” Reckons With Her Younger Self And Blends Synths And Live Instrumentation

[Cover photo credit to Stephanie Axelrod]

New York City-based Indie Pop artist, Producer, and multi-instrumentalist Leah Nawy “reflects on her inner child and who she’s becoming” on the self-Produced new track “Quicksand” out now. The song mixes synths with live instrumentation.

Written, arranged, and self-Produced by Nawy over the course of two years, “Quicksand” marks Nawy’s first full exploration of blending electronic Production with live instrumentation. The evolving structure of the song “mirrors the song’s slow realization and emotional resolve.”

Nawy says about the song:

Framed as a conversation between my present self and my younger self, the song reckons with how early mindsets and choices quietly shape where one ends up. The repeated refrain ‘run little girl’ functions as both a warning and a reflection, blurring the line between who I was and who I’m still becoming.

Leah Nawy is Taiwanese-American and blends Indie Rock, Folk, and Soul. With a background in classical music, music theory, and years of playing in bands across venues in New Jersey, she continues to develop her singular artistic voice.