When we get on a Zoom call with American singer-songwriter Leah Kate, it’s 8 am where she’s at and the musician is already three hours into her day and on her way to a shoot in the Los Angeles desert. “I’m such a morning person,” she says. Kate adds, “I feel like musicians like to start at one or two [in the afternoon], but I’m kind of the opposite and would rather get everything done before 4 pm.”
That drive is one of the key factors that’s seen Kate land on every possible pop playlist on streaming platforms, not to mention the virality of her hit track “Fuck Up the Friendship” on social media outlet TikTok. When we caught up with the singer-songwriter earlier this year, she had just released her club banger “Boyfriend” and now she’s out with her follow-up in the shape of the saccharine and groovy “Boy Next Door.” In this interview, Kate talks to us about her new song, working on her next record, partnering with Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian, Indian listeners and more.
It’s been a couple of months since “Boyfriend” came out, what have you been up to since then?
I I’m just really working on new music and prepping for live shows. Working on an album and an EP, so just been grinding. Just really focusing on music and it’s been super fun. I have some really cool songs in the bag.
When did you pen your new song “Boy Next Door”? Lyrically, it’s quite self-explainatory but what went into putting it together?
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