{"id":70621,"date":"2021-07-27T13:32:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T12:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=70621"},"modified":"2021-07-27T13:32:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T12:32:15","slug":"artist-leamount-releases-latest-single-d-o-y-o-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/07\/artist-leamount-releases-latest-single-d-o-y-o-u\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Leamount releases latest single &#8216;D O Y O U&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Leamount&#8217;s latest single, &#8216;D O Y O U&#8217; will pull you in from the very first note, and will more than likely find a place on your summer soundtrack. Out now, it&#8217;s available to stream and download <a href=\"https:\/\/ditto.fm\/d-o-y-o-u\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leamount minces no words in the track, which was written after a drunken phone call, followed by a number of text messages. We follow Leamount as he spirals downwards after having a bit too much to drink, and we experience with him a catalogue of emotions, including over-confidence, delusion, anger and arrogance, all of which are explored with intelligence and a great deal of pathos. Think &#8216;Hamlet&#8217; in song form, albeit concluding in just under 3 minutes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leamount isn&#8217;t new to the music business, but his name is; although he&#8217;s previously released music under different names, he&#8217;s ready for a fresh start in the alternative RnB scene. Leamount&#8217;s goal is to create music that&#8217;s not a reflection of the traditional musical styles of his homeland The Bahamas, but rather a means by which to fully convey the honest storytelling nature of his songs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;D O Y O U&#8217; was written and recorded during strict COVID lockdowns, and saw Leamount engaging both local and international music professionals to help fulfil his vision for the song.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stream and download &#8216;D O Y O U&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/ditto.fm\/d-o-y-o-u\">here<\/a>, and find out more about Leamount and his music online on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LeamountLyfe-100776695637848\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeamountLyfe\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leamountlyfe\/\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7Bic7Ixy1EE6y3vo3vSjAg?si=oRQWCYLaQ2yiUAWNiiHvMw&amp;dl_branch=1\">Spotify<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/artist\/rashad-leamount\/1148360843\">Apple Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leamount&#8217;s latest single, &#8216;D O Y O U&#8217; will pull you in from the very first note, and will more than likely find a place on your summer soundtrack. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":70622,"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":[7,57,9,21453,21445,21446],"tags":[27771,27770,11720,989,77,370,116,10677],"class_list":["post-70621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","category-reviews","category-single-reviews","tag-d-o-y-o-u","tag-leamount","tag-lisa-hafey","tag-new-artist","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-review","tag-single-review"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-in3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":66586,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/12\/monet-releases-latest-single-u-r\/","url_meta":{"origin":70621,"position":0},"title":"Monet Releases Debut Single, &#8216;U R&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"03\/12\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Chinese singer songwriter, Monet, has released the first single from his upcoming debut EP. 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