{"id":39002,"date":"2018-08-01T12:53:41","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T11:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=39002"},"modified":"2018-08-01T12:53:41","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T11:53:41","slug":"running-in-borrowed-shoes-leah-nobel-writes-songs-based-on-the-stories-of-100-different-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/08\/running-in-borrowed-shoes-leah-nobel-writes-songs-based-on-the-stories-of-100-different-people\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Running In Borrowed Shoes&#8217; &#8211; Leah Nobel Writes Songs Based On The Stories Of 100 Different People"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Award-winning US singer songwriter Leah Nobel fuses pop and folk in order to create a timeless, yet cutting-edge sound. The mult-dimensional artist also writes under the name of &#8216;Hael&#8217;, which she uses to craft darker pop music. She&#8217;s been featured in ads for Toyota, Apple, and many more.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Her latest project, &#8216;Running In Borrowed Shoes&#8217;, saw Leah interview 100 people from diverse backgrounds, before writing songs based on the stories and themes she uncovered. Walking around with a homemade sign which proclaimed, &#8220;Come Talk To Me&#8221;, she learned about the joys, hopes, and struggles of people&#8217;s lives.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"39004\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/08\/running-in-borrowed-shoes-leah-nobel-writes-songs-based-on-the-stories-of-100-different-people\/leah-nobel-press-shot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Leah-Nobel-Press-Shot.jpg?fit=2667%2C4000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2667,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1525892611&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;59&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Leah Nobel Press Shot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Leah-Nobel-Press-Shot.jpg?fit=640%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39004\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Leah-Nobel-Press-Shot.jpg?resize=640%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The project was produced by Pete Stewart, a three-time Grammy winner, who&#8217;s best known for his work with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. It&#8217;s a true art piece, combining journalism, empathy, and advocacy, as well as music.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Leah&#8217;s words,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We may have different perspectives and experiences but we all want the same things as human beings; love, belonging, purpose and connection.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Running In Borrowed Shoes&#8217; will be out this summer. Leah Nobel&#8217;s latest single, \u2018Coffee Sunday NYT&#8217;, is out now and <a href=\"http:\/\/smarturl.it\/CoffeeSundayNYT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available to stream and download here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find out more about Leah Nobel online on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/leahnobelmusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeahNobel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leahnobel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> pages. Watch the trailer for &#8216;Running In Borrowed Shoes&#8217; here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_76367\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aJpsGB62hO4?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Leah Nobel - Running In Borrowed Shoes (Trailer)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/aJpsGB62hO4\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Award-winning US singer songwriter Leah Nobel fuses pop and folk in order to create a timeless, yet cutting-edge sound. The mult-dimensional artist also writes under the name of &#8216;Hael&#8217;, which she uses to craft darker pop music. She&#8217;s been featured in ads for Toyota, Apple, and many more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":39003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9,640],"tags":[1790,15813,5551,15812,50,144,370,1945,15814,226,15811,54,81],"class_list":["post-39002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-releases","category-videos","tag-art","tag-coffee-sunday-nyt","tag-interviews","tag-leah-nobel","tag-macklemore","tag-new-album","tag-new-single","tag-new-video","tag-pete-stewart","tag-pop","tag-running-in-borrowed-shoes","tag-ryan-lewis","tag-video"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-a94","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35417,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/indie-pop-artist-leah-dou-to-play-debut-london-headline-shows-and-the-great-escape\/","url_meta":{"origin":39002,"position":0},"title":"Indie-Pop Artist Leah Dou To Play Debut London Headline Shows As Well As The Great Escape","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"26\/04\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Chinese born English speaking indie-pop artist Leah Dou is set to play two sold out London headline shows this May, as well as two further dates at The Great Escape festival in Brighton.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Concerts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Concerts","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/concerts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/leah.jpg?fit=820%2C312&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/leah.jpg?fit=820%2C312&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/leah.jpg?fit=820%2C312&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/leah.jpg?fit=820%2C312&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":60212,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/02\/leah-jenea-balance\/","url_meta":{"origin":39002,"position":1},"title":"Leah Jenea &#8211; &#8216;Balance&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"28\/02\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"In the clip for her latest single, 'Balance', we see Leah Jenea swinging - on an indoor swing, showing off her playfulness. 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