Leith Ross

Leith Ross started making music as a way to digest their own life. They know the power of music as a force for good: “I was sitting in my basement bedroom, thinking about a girl that I had a crush on, feeling alone and scared and ashamed of myself. Then a song came on about two girls in love. I was so thrilled.”

Hoping to give that gift to someone else, Ross penned an incredibly honest and intimate collection of songs inspired by artists including Feist and Phoebe Bridgers. Originally from a small town near Ottawa, Ross, the 21 year old Humber College graduate, collaborated with some fellow students to record the debut EP, Motherwell. The eight song collection was recorded live-off-the floor in a single afternoon - what you hear is what you get.

The debut EP Motherwell comes out this summer on Joey Landreth’s record label, Birthday Cake, which Landreth co-owns with his brother and manager. Landreth, an acclaimed musician celebrated for both his solo work and as the front-person for JUNO Award winning outfit The Bros. Landreth, was on Leith Ross' list of dream collaborators. The two were introduced by a mutual friend, and Ross played Landreth a new recording. "As soon as Leith started singing I was moved to tears” Landreth says. "There is an incredible honesty in their singing and writing that I find so refreshing. To listen to Leith’s music is like being a fly on the wall in their head and heart. You get a vivid picture of who they are and what they’re about.”

The powerful lead single entitled "Everyone I’ve Never Met” comes out October 16, 2020. The song was written by Ross after spending hours watching TV on a laptop. The sun came shining through the window to remind Ross that a whole day had been stolen by a screen: "My generation has a habit of sacrificing and undermining the power of physical touch and human connection. I am the person who strikes up a conversation with every single nice looking old person on the subway, and I was losing sight of that. This is a song that mourns all the things I would’ve missed out on had I not come to that realization. Also, I just felt a bit lonely that day."