Distorted guitars and driving drums keep things upbeat and bouncy, creating an immediately catchy backdrop for considerably messier thoughts. Leigh’s conversational delivery carries shades of exhaustion and wry humour as she questions four years spent focusing on empty seats and whether she was ever good enough. The recurring transformation from “Miss Independent” into “Miss Leave Me Alone” provides the song’s sharpest hook, gradually revealing just how disconnected she has become from herself.

Its homemade visualiser matches that scrappy immediacy, cutting between Leigh playing guitar and dancing around her room and taking her frustrations outside for some target practice on cans. For all its self-recrimination, ‘Miss Leave Me Alone’ never wallows. Instead, Leigh turns an identity crisis into the kind of indie-rock toe-tapper that leaves your head nodding while its questions quietly linger.

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“‘Already (On My Mind)’ is a reflection on the beginning of a relationship and the confusion that comes with it, I wanted the verses and chorus to almost feel like different songs,” says Odie Leigh. “We kept the verses simple and driving to reflect the groundedness of being with another person and feeling secure and made the choruses lofty and vibrant to capture the feeling of the spiraling uncertainty that comes with a new relationship.

“Also, I tried to sneak as much trumpet into this album as I could. There are a couple of songs that we recorded trumpet on but ended up taking it out and thankfully this isn’t one of them. I knew from the beginning that I wanted this track to feel full and fun and welcoming, and I think we accomplished that exactly.”

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“I am not a relationship girlie,” says Odie Leigh. “The ‘talking stage’ of courting always made me feel awkward and stupid, I just want to skip to the good part. With ‘Conversation Starter’ I tried to capture the feeling of playing the hottest, most cool-girl version of yourself to hide the fact that we’re all so awkward and insecure and it’s just so incredibly scary to get to know someone and let them get to know you.

“There’s a part of me that seeks conflict so I can just get it over with and enjoy a little drama before getting too invested (I’m good at turning nothing to tragedy / I’d rather get burnt now / I’ll light a fire just to snuff it out) but I also really like this person, so much that I’m almost regretting getting involved and wishing we were just friends because I cannot imagine a world in which it doesn’t blow up… but I’m in too deep. But also, this song isn’t not just about sexting.”

Carrier Pigeon:

1. A Good Thing
2. Already (On My Mind)
3. Party Trick
4. Conversation Starter
5. No Doubt
6. Finer Things
7. Either Way
8. Common Denominator
9. Idiom
10. My Name on A T-Shirt

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“I’m not used to people actually liking me for me, to people meaning what they say and standing by it,” says Odie Leigh about the new single. “When I found this, I couldn’t help but feel like the rug was about to get pulled out from beneath me. I always overthink the details, but sometimes it’s just simple: He’s got me. No Doubt.

“The verses are my insecurities, my overthinking, my worries (I’m always worried that I come off too foolish, self-obsessed). The choruses are my truth (If you want me to be there / Then I’ll be around).

“Sonically I wanted the song to build and feel bold and confident by the ending. I knew from the start I wanted horns on this track because being from Louisiana horns sound like home, and home is as grounded as I can get. Recording it, Derek and I kept adding to the end wanting to capture the feeling of a parade – driven, grounded, a celebration.”

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