Leon Vynehall In Daytona (Yellow)

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MY NEW LP – IN DAYTONA YELLOW – OUT OCT 03
At the end of 2022, I began to write and plant the seeds of what would become this record. My last LP, 'Rare, Forever,' was an exercise in trying to get a sense of who I was and my place in the world—looking at how I viewed myself and my work and, in turn, how I believed others perceived me. The catalyst was a sort of spiritual identity crisis when I turned 30.
Once I had pulled that thread long enough, 'In Daytona Yellow' followed. In its essence, it is the embracing of vulnerability, the rejection of perfection, and the powers that come from doing so.
For the first time in my work, I'm using my own voice and lyricism front and centre. I'm also collaborating with other singers and artists, including Jeshi , TYSON, Beau Nox, Kenzie TTH and Chartreuse, multi-instrumentalist Harvey Dweller, and string arranger Amy Langley.
There are songs on this album where I say goodbye to former versions of myself and welcome who I am now. There are others where I dote on the harsh inner critic and wonder why it can be so difficult to find any compassion for yourself at times.
Mirror's Edge is about the duality between self-loathing and self-love - ego sex and ego death - and the thin line on the edge of narcissism, or more appropriately, a fleeting vanity, in the middle.
Throughout the process of writing, I kept Leonard Cohen's verse from 'Anthem' by my side as a mantra - "Forget your perfect offering, there is a crack, a crack in everything, that is how the light gets in."
Daytona Yellow is that light, and this is me, with all that is both beautiful and undesirable, stepping into it.