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“Just A Shadow” is about that fragile moment when you’re finally starting to feel better but still haunted by the fear of falling back into the darkness. It’s a song for anyone who’s ever battled their own mind and come out stronger, even if the scars are still there. If you’ve ever been in that weird space, this one’s for you x

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🖋️ LYRICS

I found the way out
I turned the silence into the last
Excuse I made up
And now it’s over, done and dusted

I found the way out
The daisy days like chains they now
Lay flat on the ground
And now it’s over, done and dusted

Pick me up I’m just a shadow
Let’s not leave it till tomorrow
Pick me up, I’m falling slow
Catching me now before you’ve got to go

The voice is so loud
Hits me on the way down
Got lost in the crowd
Shut up! Shut up! I don’t wanna hear it

Pick me up I’m just a shadow
Let’s not leave it till tomorrow
Pick me up, I’m falling slow
Catching me now before you’ve got to go oh oh
Go oh oh
Go oh oh
Go oh oh

I found the way out
Lost in a maze I needed space
Shut up! Shut up! 
I don’t wanna hear it

Pick me up I’m just a shadow
Let’s not leave it till tomorrow
Pick me up, I’m falling slow
Catching me now before you’ve got to go oh oh
Go oh oh
Go oh oh
Go go go

CREDITS

Written by Nadia Sheikh & Johnny Madden
Produced by Johnny Madden, Rowan Davies, George Gardiner, Nadia Sheikh
Mixed & Mastered by George Perks

Video filmed by Joao Faria
Edited by Nadia Sheikh

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Just A Shadow

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LYRICS
Can you feel it in the air
We're in a state of disrepair
Is there nothing I can do
Before you leave me black and blue

Can you see it?
Can you hear it?
Can you feel it?

If you live it
and you breathe it
then you mean it

My oh my how can I reply 
until you see it, you wouldn't believe it
Every time I ask myself why
How'd you do it, I can't wait to hear it 
Why do I feel so defeated 

Can you hear it in my voice
I feel like I ain't got a choice 
Have you nothing left to prove
Before you leave me black and blue.

Can you see it?
Can you hear it?
Can you feel it?

If you live it
and you breathe it
then you mean it

My oh my how can I reply 
until you see it, you wouldn't believe it   
Every time I ask myself why
How'd you do it, I can't wait to hear it 
Oh my god I knew all along, it won't be long before it all goes wrong now
Why do i feel so... defeated

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Premiered on Under the Radar Magazine - https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/premiere_josaleigh_pollett_shares_new_single_radio_player

Salt Lake City-based Indie Singer-Songwriter Josaleigh Pollett will return on October 28th with “Radio Player,” an electronics-infused and Poltergeist-inspired new single. Here, Josaleigh is reunited with long-time collaborator Jordan Watko (Crowd Shy) for the first time since Jordan’s relocation to Japan, making this their first recorded output since 2023’s highly acclaimed “In the Garden, By the Weeds,” which NPR Music’s Bob Boilen featured on All Songs Considered.

Despite the distance between them, the pair opted to make their first cross-continent collaboration more ambitious and exploratory than what came before. Initially finding acclaim in 2020 with their ‘No Woman Is the Sea’ album, before going on to share bills with St. Vincent, Torres, Deep Sea Diver, DeVotchKa, Mini Trees, Hibou, and Kilby Block Party, “Radio Player” sees their sound continue to evolve. This new slowburning single merges analogue atmospherics, Indie Rock drive, and Pop melodies to create something that feels haunting, claustrophobic, and cathartic.

Speaking on their return, Josaleigh comments:

"Radio Player is a song about memory and fear, loosely based on seeing the movie Poltergeist at too young an age. It is a journey through the hallways of childhood that we leave a light on within. A pink light flickers on and beckons the listener through, releasing them changed and covered in ectoplasm five minutes later.

In true independent DIY fashion and similar to 2023's In The Garden, By The Weeds, this new song is recorded mostly at home between my Salt Lake City make-shift home studio, and Jordan's apartment in Japan. The difference this time is that we're bringing in more collaborations and new instrumentation. In addition to mixing and mastering, Nashville's Andrew Goldring helped with production and played some instruments on Radio Player, as well as being a part of the live band that played Kilby Block Party earlier this year. Radio Player really got its feet under it in a live band setting, and we tried to bring more of that to our production without losing the electronic-based production that Jordan is so fluent in. 

This is the first song we made together since Jordan moved to Japan in 2024, and instead of letting distance dampen our collaboration, we really tried to lean into the chaos and confusion of creating from different ends of different days while an ocean apart. I think a lot of that anxiety and newness mixed with the dedication of friendship drives this new music.”

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