Leon Else, Easy Love | Track Review

British LGBTQ pop singer/songwriter Leon Else makes “Easy Love,” a record about using sex as an escapism to atone for pain, incredibly ‘easy to love.’ 

“I need some easy love to get me through the night / I need someone to come and take you off my mind.” Apparently, British pop LGBTQ singer/songwriter Leon Else seeks to ‘escape’ through ‘easy love’ – shallow hook-ups that ultimately mean nothing.  Actually, that’s exactly how Else characterized his single, “Easy Love.”  “The song is a reflection of a period in my life where I felt everything was falling apart, and sex became something that was like a drug to me.” He continues, “I used sex as a way of escapism to try and forget the pain of what was happening around me, and it became a monster I need to feed… I was constantly chasing a sexual high all the while knowing it wasn’t the answer.” Damn, that’s a brilliant subject for a pop song.  Expectedly, “Easy Love” is just that – brilliant!

“Easy Love” features lovely production work that’s bright and set in a major key. A pop song that embraces an electronic script, the synths are certainly the crème de la crème.  That said, the beat is quite effective as well.  Beyond the production, the vocals certainly earn a distinguished rating. Leon Else sings with incredibly ease, never once perspiring as he sings. Well, I wasn’t in the same room as Else actually performed “Easy Love,” but it sounds as if he failed to break a sweat. The performance is incredibly refined.  Sure, he’s singing about sex, essentially atoning for taking a ‘L’ in some parts of his life (mental health plays a role specifically to Else), but even if it’s a messy situation, he makes it sound classy.

Final Thoughts

Ultimately, the hunky Leon Else makes “Easy Love” incredibly easy to love.  This is a simply, but well-written song about seeking a means to atone the pain.  Else made a sketchy choice by relying on meaningless sex to fulfill him, but ultimately, he delivers quite a relatable, surefire bop that people really need to hear.

Leon Else • Easy Love [Single] • Leon Else • Release: 8.30.19

Photo Credit: Leon Else