LEAP partner with CALM for new single, Messages

LEAP have partnered with the charity CALM for their new single, Messages.

The band are advocating for the Campaign Against Living Miserably with the latest track from their forthcoming debut album Entropy (which is due out in full on October 3). “Messages is the most personal song I’ve ever written,” explains singer Jacky. “After my dad took his own life in 2021, I was completely broken and I used to loop old voicemails just to hear his voice, trying to piece together the last things he said like clues.

“I needed to create something positive out of the despair, and Messages is my attempt at that. It’s got an uplifting sense of euphoria to the sonics, which strangely makes me happy when we’re playing it, which is mental, but I guess it kind of works. Or it does for me at least. Heccy, our drummer, also lost his cousin to suicide, and my dad was like his second dad, so it’s something that feels really close to our hearts as a band.

“We've partnered up with CALM, which is an amazing charity that gives support to people in mental distress. We’re giving away the only three test pressings of our debut album Entropy. We smashed through our target in less than three hours so we decided to double it, which we are all feeling pretty hyped about. Otherwise, the reaction we’ve had to the track so far has been unbelievable, and we really hope it helps as many people as possible.”

Head here for the LEAP fundraiser, and listen to Messages below:

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