LEAH MARIE MASON

                                                               "Tears Into Diamonds" 

                                                                The 13th

The very fact that singer/songwriter Leah Marie Mason has recently signed an exclusive deal with SONY's The Orchard and Warner Chappell Music Publishing, is a true declaration of her songwriting prowess and her living up to the idea that’s been buzzed about her of being the next big thing.

Stamping her name down on the country music map over the past year with strong releases such as “Miss Us Then,” “Hannah,” and “Habit,” have placed all eyes on her now as she releases her brand-new song “Tears into Diamonds.” 

Written by Mason, Claire Douglas, Blake Hubbard, and Jarrod ingram, “Tears into Diamonds” leans against a softer pace and plenty of traditionally dripped instrumentation that fuses perfectly into tinges of the pop country vibe we’ve come to expect from her as the two worlds collide amongst prominent pedal steel while her vocals enhance the lyrics.

With a talk to the hand type of idea laced into the opening verse, Mason leads us into the chorus of a song that she’s already described in previous interviews as a middle finger to an ex,” as she sings “Don’t tell me that you miss me, it’s a waste of your breath,” before she then piggybacks off the first line of the chorus, “You can call me the day that hell freezes over,” continuing to roll out comparisons that reiterate the fact that he shouldn’t even think about calling her unless:

“Willie’s no longer a hall of fame stoner.”

“Drinking this drink don’t make you hungover.”

“Cheating’s the right way to bring two hearts closer.”

All designed to lead the listener to the very strong hook that boldly declares, “I’ll take it back when these tears turn into diamonds.”

What I love so much about this song arrives as we stride into the second verse. Unlike so many others of a similar lyrical theme, Mason very transparently doesn’t just blame him for what went wrong, but also places some of the blame on herself as she freely admits that there were red flags and caution signs that she ignored.

With a kiss-off quality wrapped within each of the words she sings, even when she’s facing the mirror in the second verse, Leah Marie Mason delivers a song that refreshingly stays firmly planted in the modern traditionalist vibe, while also giving the newly broken hearted an anthem that’s chalk full of encouragement to understand your worth in a relationship and to not settle for anything less than that.

(Review Written By: Jeffrey Kurtis)

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