Music
Quasimodos Dream
Leah Flanagan returns with a haunting reinterpretation of Quasimodo’s Dream, the cult 1981 classic by The Reels. Recorded live at Oceanic Studios in Sydney, Flanagan’s version is intimate and cinematic—anchored by a delicate acoustic arrangement from Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil) and supported by collaborators Declan Kelly and Adam Ventura. Mixed by Pip Norman.
Colour By Number
On Colour By Number, Leah Flanagan paints in bold, unflinching strokes. The Darwin-born singer-songwriter, crafts an album that is as kaleidoscopic as it is cohesive—an evocative portrait of identity, memory, and resilience.
Produced by Sarah Belkner, Engineered and mixed by Richie Belkner and performed by Tim Curnick, Evan Mannell, Sarah Belkner, Dave Rodriguez, Darren Percival, Jarulah Slabb.
Saudades
On Saudades, Leah Flanagan leans into longing with grace and precision. Drawing on the Portuguese concept of saudade—a kind of beautiful ache for what’s lost or unattainable—she delivers her most stripped-back, emotionally resonant work yet.
The lead single, “Chills,” sets the tone with its quiet intensity. Described by Forte Magazine as “a calming, honest offering,” and praised by Timber & Steel for its “lyrically raw” storytelling, the track pairs sparse production with a smoldering groove that lets Flanagan’s rich, expressive vocals do all the heavy lifting. It's an opening that pulls you in without flash, just feeling.
Elsewhere, “Old Fashioned” delivers a warm, melancholic nod to timeless love songs. While not as widely reviewed, it’s a clear standout—intimate, smoky, and full of quiet yearning, sitting perfectly within the album’s mood of late-night introspection.