Samantha Leah – Acrobat
Avant-garde dark pop artist Samantha Leah invites her audience into a spellbinding new world with her latest single “Acrobat.”
Inspired by a real interaction in a cabaret-themed speakeasy, “Acrobat” blurs the line between reverie and reality. The song is filled with hypnotic rhythms, provocative vocals, and shimmering synths that mirror the tension between balance and collapse.
Premiered by mxdwn, “Acrobat” invites listeners into a hazy, dreamlike atmosphere where fantasy meets temptation. The song creates a sonic encounter that feels intimate and mysterious. “‘Acrobat’ was inspired by a night in a smoky, cabaret-style speakeasy, where I met a hypnotizing bartender who felt like she was performing just for me,” Samantha explains. Blending a lush combination of sultry jazz tones, relaxing R&B melodies, and late-night mystique, the song brings listeners into an illusive world of noir, fairy tale, and magic.
Written and composed by Samantha Leah, co-composed and produced by Marvin Fockens, and mixed/mastered by Caden Jester, “Acrobat” brings that timeless seduction of old Hollywood to life through Samantha’s signature dark pop melodies. This track’s raw emotion and rich production highlight Leah’s unequivocal sound, blending alt-pop with theatrical darkness. The accompanying music video, directed by Tatiana Paris, expands the song’s tension and seduction into a vivid cabaret fantasy. Inside a dim, spellbound bar where every patron is suspended in a trance, a mesmerizing bartender becomes the center of an otherworldly realm. As Leah steps into her orbit, the world dissolves into a liminal space of dreaminess, hypnotic pole acrobatics, and slow-motion magic where desire and illusion blur.
Following her haunting, carnival-esque single “Smile,” Samantha Leah continues to explore the duality of performance and vulnerability, masking revelation.
A lifelong performer with roots in music theater, Leah merges her love of storytelling, spirituality, and mysticism into an unmistakable sonic identity. An identity where darkness and beauty can co-exist. Her vivid arrangements and poetic lyrics explore alchemy, transformation, and the beauty found in the shadowy corners of human experience, resulting in her distinctive, spellbinding sound. #samanthaleahmusic