Following a pandemic pause, award-winning singer-songwriter, Jadea Kelly, makes a triumphant return with new music from her long-awaited fourth studio album – set for release in early 2022. Today, she shares a new single, Driveway – a heartachingly beautiful song about longing for loved ones, and the familiarity of home, while being separated. Listen to Driveway here.
Written nearly four years ago in Los Angeles with Jadea’s producer, Rich Jacques, Driveway was originally penned about living an artistic life and being separated from your home and your family for long durations. The song would later take on a new meaning after it resurfaced for Jadea in 2020.
Driveway follows the previously released lead single, Every Little Piece of You (featuring Berlin artist, Ryan O’Reilly), which dropped in October and earned impressive features and playlist placements on the likes of Spotify’s Folk & Friends, and Apple Music’s Breaking Singer/Songwriter.
With more on the horizon soon, 2022 is sure to be a monumental year for Jadea Kelly – stay tuned for more to come soon!
“Driveway was written during one of my first trips to LA and sat on a hard drive for years amidst my touring schedule,” reflects Jadea. “When the pandemic rolled around, and I was physically unable to see my family in Canada, the song returned with a deeper meaning. Like many, I longed for the simplicity of home, a quiet street, the seasons and the ones I love. More than ever.”
ABOUT JADEA KELLY
Described by CBC as “one of the shining jewels in the crown of Canadian songwriters” (Tom Power, CBC) Jadea Kelly spends her time writing and living between rural Ontario, Canada and Los Angeles, CA.
She has co-written and toured (as opener and backing vocalist) with the likes of Justin Rutledge, Whitehorse, Judy Collins, Catherine MacLellan, Royal Wood, Kelly Prescott, Sweet Alibi, Peter Katz, Digging Roots, Leela Gilday and Joey Landreth. She has also performed and showcased her music across Canada, The United States and Europe, performing at the likes of Americana Fest (Nashville TN), Winnipeg Folk Festival, Calgary Folk Festival, Edmonton’s Interstellar Rodeo, Metal Toronto and Peterborough Folk Festival. Despite her Americana influence, she is also the featured vocalist with JUNO award-winning metal group, Protest the Hero (Kezia, Scurrilous and Volition).
In 2016 Jadea was awarded Contemporary Singer of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards for her 2016 release, Love & Lust. Its featured single, Beauty, was placed on the Lifetime Network feature, No One Would Tell, and the 2017 CBC Rio Paralympics in a viral opening montage portraying the life and struggle of Terry Fox. Her most recent EP, MWI (2019), received Best Score & Music accolades from the Hollywood Independent Documentary Awards. MWI is the official soundtrack for Met While Incarcerated the Film, which aired on the Documentary Channel and CBC in March 2019.
Jadea spearheaded the 2018 collective, Canada Covers Tom Petty, featuring an impressive collection of tributes from Matt Mays, Terra Lightfoot, Dwayne Gretsky, Molly Brown and the Redhill Valleys. She also hosts a semi-annual Canadian songwriter showcase in Los Angeles through the celebrated Hotel Café, Monday Monday, concert series.
Following a pandemic pause, Jadea Kelly returns triumphantly in 2022 with her long awaited fourth studio album, set for release in March.
