Katie Gregson-MacLeod releases new single 'Teenage Love' after signing to Matt Maltese's label
The track, which began as a poem written during a trip to LA, explores the complexities of reflecting on early relationships.
Katie Gregson-MacLeod has released her new single 'Teenage Love', marking her first release since signing to Matt Maltese's Last Recordings On Earth label.
The track, which began as a poem written during a trip to LA, explores the complexities of reflecting on early relationships. "Teenage Love' honours the small but mighty part of me where anger resides," Gregson-MacLeod explains. "I wrote the majority of the song over two years ago, making sense of some new resentment I was feeling on behalf of a younger me. As a teenage girl, there is a feeling that 'angry' is the ugliest thing you can be. Only in hindsight did I realise the power anger would have given me back then; a power that I thought I would land on in the pursuit of appearing 'mature' or 'patient'."
The song remained unfinished during a period of transition for Gregson-MacLeod, following her departure from her major label in Spring 2024. During the subsequent summer, while focusing on writing and festival performances, she connected with Matt Maltese, who brought her onto his newly established label.
The track, which began as a poem written during a trip to LA, explores the complexities of reflecting on early relationships. "Teenage Love' honours the small but mighty part of me where anger resides," Gregson-MacLeod explains. "I wrote the majority of the song over two years ago, making sense of some new resentment I was feeling on behalf of a younger me. As a teenage girl, there is a feeling that 'angry' is the ugliest thing you can be. Only in hindsight did I realise the power anger would have given me back then; a power that I thought I would land on in the pursuit of appearing 'mature' or 'patient'."
The song remained unfinished during a period of transition for Gregson-MacLeod, following her departure from her major label in Spring 2024. During the subsequent summer, while focusing on writing and festival performances, she connected with Matt Maltese, who brought her onto his newly established label.
Speaking about signing Gregson-MacLeod, Maltese says: "Since writing with Katie years ago, I've always been a huge admirer of her ability to combine sadness, humour, anger and poise all at once in her work. She's undeniably a songwriter's songwriter and I can't wait to be a part of all the brilliant music to come."
Gregson-MacLeod reflects on the song's creation: "Like most songs, the lyrics were written within a very particular feeling, as short or as lingering as the feeling is. Sometimes I feel the task in writing is to excavate the microcosmic world of that feeling and blow up the picture to get a good look at every detail. This song is a compilation of these moments, that even though fleeting, I feel I need honour for a past version of me."
Gregson-MacLeod reflects on the song's creation: "Like most songs, the lyrics were written within a very particular feeling, as short or as lingering as the feeling is. Sometimes I feel the task in writing is to excavate the microcosmic world of that feeling and blow up the picture to get a good look at every detail. This song is a compilation of these moments, that even though fleeting, I feel I need honour for a past version of me."
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