SPILL MUSIC PREMIERE: MADAME REAPER – “FALLING APART AGAIN”/”GLUING MYSELF TOGETHER”

MADAME REAPER – “FALLING APART AGAIN”/”GLUING MYSELF BACK TOGETHER”

A SPILL EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PREMIERE

Madame Reaper is the art-pop project of Chicago-based songwriter and artist Kira Leadholm. Built on the fictional backstory of a murderous strip club owner, she sets herself apart with a unique blend of gothic synth pop, glam rock, and electronic indie. Madame Reaper has quickly garnered a growing following through explosive yet enigmatic deliveries both in the studio and on the stage.

Madame Reaper has received two music grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and was the first runner-up for best pop artist in the Chicago Reader’s “Best of 2024” list. They’re releasing their second album This is an album because the industry says it’s not on April 11 and will be on tour throughout this spring.

ARTIST QUOTE

“‘Falling Apart Again/Gluing Myself Back Together,’ differs from most of my songs. I think that’s because something I didn’t play serves as the song’s backbone. I originally wrote this song after hearing my partner, Kev, playing the most beautiful lick on his guitar. I convinced him to let me record it, and eventually built a song around the lick.”

“At that time, I was in a bit of an emotional rough patch — the kind where it feels impossible to see beyond whatever you’re experiencing. I wanted to reflect that feeling in ‘Falling apart again,’ and then ‘Gluing myself back together’ is the answer, evoking a sort of stale acceptance that life goes on. Originally I thought they’d be one song, but Kev suggested I split them into two. And since these songs wouldn’t exist without him, I had to oblige.” ~Kira Leadholm

Madame Reaper
This Is An Album Because The Industry Says It’s Not
(Independent)
Release Date: April 11, 2025

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