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New Leaf

from Energetic by Marsha Goodman-Wood

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This sweet song is an invitation to start each day fresh as if it's the beginning of a new year. Even better when you go hand in hand with someone you love.

From Electric Kids Music: "New Leaf", is an absolute gem…This truly is a feel-good track, which exudes a richness of texture and musical depth throughout. An isolated vocal introduces the track, before a melodic keyboard infiltrates the sound, like raindrops from the sky. The song gradually builds in intensity with precision and patience, with the bass adding additional dynamics to the overall sound. The rhythm is light and sparse, allowing the melodic components of the combined instrumentation to really shine. The middle eight features a haunting piano alongside some scintillating harmonies, which succeed in adding considerable ambience to the music…The wistful vocals exude a unique sound, fortified with lyrics which serve like a stream of consciousness, with hardly a moment to pause for breath, between each new sentiment. The myriad of ideas contained in the song essentially anticipate the arrival of the new year; visualised as a beacon of hope and opportunity if we approach it in the right way. The lyrics also appear somewhat reflective at times, with the artist occasionally reminiscing about the past 'thinking over the last one', although we are now 'starting fresh'. The sentiment is also inclusive and not self-indulgent, where we are all invited on this musical journey 'if you put your hand in mine', because ultimately 'I want to wish you a happy, sweet new year'. This is a quite superb piece of music, from a band who have really built a name for themselves over the years. The lyrics unravel like poetry, the arrangement is crafted with considerable expertise and the vibe is charming and optimistic.

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I’m turning over a new leaf
Clean slate, it’s a new year
Thinking over the last one
And how did I get here

I’m starting fresh, it’s gonna be fine
If you put your hand in mine
Apple of my eye, my sweet, honey, honey

And I’m feeling grateful
New season and I’m here
And I want to wish you
A happy sweet new year!

I’m starting fresh, it’s gonna be fine
If you put your hand in mine
Apple of my eye, my sweet, honey, honey

I’m starting fresh, it’s gonna be fine
If you put your hand in mine
Apple of my eye, my sweet, honey, honey
It’s gonna be sweet, apple of my eye, my honey, honey

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from Energetic, released September 1, 2023
Marsha Goodman-Wood - lead vocals
TJ Lipple - drums
Ayanna Gallant - backing vocals
David Durst - piano, synthesizer
Nick Anderson - electric gutar, acoustic guitar
Jonathan Parker - alto, tenor, and soprano saxophone

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Marsha Goodman-Wood Washington, D.C.

Marsha Goodman-Wood mixes science lessons & positive social messages into songs that are just plain fun. Her quirky, smart compositions take on topics from astronomy to nonconformity to biology. She takes inspiration for her lyrics from the creative kids she's raising & teaching, bringing a parent's eye for connecting with audiences, & a music teacher's sensibility for what works to move kids. ... more

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