Video premiere: Ashley Iona – Leaving

We’re excited to premiere the new video from Ashley Iona. Leaving is her latest alt-pop single, written during her time in LA, and is about finding the strength to end what you know is bad for you and having the courage to keep walking away when it follows you around.

“I wrote Leaving when I knew I had to get out of a toxic relationship but the other person didn’t want it to end. I felt trapped and like I was fighting for what I wanted every day,” Ashley explains. “This song came out of that exhaustion and needing to find more strength. The opening lyrics, ‘Feels like I’m losing a battle’ was where I started and by the end of the song I’ve found my feet again. Writing it helped me actually get there.”

Leaving also represents Ashley’s first hand at production, choosing to co-produce this song with guitarist, John Romeo. “I’ve always hired a producer, but then felt like by the end of the process, I was negotiating for what I wanted. I already knew how I wanted this song to sound, so I decided to ask Johnny if he’d help me make it.”

Collaborating with recent Sydney College of the Arts graduate Harry Klein to make the music video, once again Ashley wanted to create a duality between feeling trapped and escaping. “I had this image of being a dark space, so you could barely see me. The video is an intimate journey through that dark place.”

‘Leaving’ is in Digital Stores now. Keep up to date with Ashley on Insta.