Technicolour Chandelier is the woozy-sounding new single from musician Leebo Freeman, and it combines elements of vintage 80s-sounding electronic pop with thick, psychedelic 70s sounds in a way that feels new. Overdubbed vocals give the feeling of layered, disorientated moments in time, a little like someone moving backwards and forwards in their own mind in search of something they can’t find.
Perhaps that feeling is no coincidence. Technicolour Chandelier was written back when Freeman was stuck in a toxic relationship that saw him seeking a way out of “dark state it put (his) mind in”. He goes on to say:
“The song was me speaking to myself about finding the courage to lift myself out and to start anew, finding light and solace in anything I could (like music and my imagination) … I felt myself not only speaking to myself in the lyrics but also wanting to extend a helping hand to anyone silently going through something by themselves no matter what the situation.”
A self-proclaimed American-Brit, Leebo hails from “the dynamic opposites of Sunny Florida and Rainy Manchester”… Those influences seemingly create some of the warm friction the gives Technicolour Chandelier its edge — the moody Manchester atmospherics draped in melting synths reminiscent of the Florida coast. Check out it comes to life below: