electric pop-rock adrenaline glowing with sweetness, sting, and the wild colour of emotion unfiltered

stricken by alejandra o’leary hits from the very first second, a flash of sweet and sharp tangled together, the kind of sonic lightning she captures better than anyone. recorded in a single take at acadia recording company in portland, maine, the track arrives with all the raw edge of a live wire, nothing sanded down, every feeling bright and untamed. her fingerprint is bold, flickering between softness and defiance in the space of a breath.

the song moves like a rollercoaster, a rush of vulnerability and grit threaded through melodic spark. her voice has this magnetic warmth to it, tender but unyielding, like she’s clutching something close while refusing to be quiet about it. guitars jangle with restless energy, drums crash forward, and beneath it all sits a melodic confidence that feels timeless and absolutely her own. you hear little pulses of her influences in the corners – a hint of wilco, a touch of liz phair’s bite, some velvet underground cool – but the heartbeat is pure alejandra.

six albums in, and she’s still hungry, still pushing into the bright edges of her own pop-rock universe. there’s adventure here, that fearless spark critics talk about, the way she threads personal truth into something glossy, messy, explosive. stricken feels alive, untidy in the most human way, choosing to revel in the beauty and noise of emotional chaos rather than tidy it up.

thank u for making this alejandra o’leary 🔥