Opening with textures and atmospheric vocals singing, “Gather together on a Saturday night, queueing up for the theme park ride, forget the troubles of a 9 to 5, Here We Go….”, Pena opens the opus with intrigue and dimensionality.

The track expands with the guitar-driven soundscape that we have come to love from Lethia’s Natorium, as she sings the empowering chorus of the song.

Here We Go is the third release from the rising artist from London, designed with an uplifting message and infectious hook. We learn that the song was written after a day at a theme park, and conveys the excitement of being on one of the many high adrenaline rides. Pena tells us, “You’re never too old to enjoy the thrills of the theme parks!”

We appreciate the message greatly, and understand the depth of how this could also be a metaphor for connecting with the ups and downs of life. Pena confesses that “influences of the Siouxsie & the Banshees’ cover of the Beatles’ song Helter Skelter formed the backbone in terms of the tempo and mood of the song.”

Pena says with passion, “This had to be a guitar driven song that starts off quiet and then builds to a music excitement, similar to being on the very top of a rollercoaster waiting to go down the other end.”

Speaking on her recent performances, Pena tells us, “We had just made our debut at The Bedford River Festival playing on the Community Stage and have a couple of other smaller Festivals penned in the diary for the remainder of the year.”

We love Pena’s message and overall energy and have added Here We Go to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we continue to stream the wider discography of Lethia’s Natorium!

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Immersing us immediately with an alternative meets glam-rock soundscape, Inner Child opens with a bold and vibrant energy as Pena sings powerfully, “Living life when we are bound by invisible chains, when we are conditioned to behave exactly the same…”

Speaking on the meaning of the song, Pena says, “All of us have an Inner Child but many of us lost this in favour of the mundane life: Go to work, get married, have children with our Inner Child (wonder, dreams and ambitions) shown the back door.”

We love the conscious and profound insight that Pena brings with her latest body of work, and it is clear that Lethia’s Natorium is not only full of catchy hooks and immersive soundscapes, but great wisdom.

Pena cites Siouxsie and the Banshees, Toyah, Blondie, No Doubt, Skunk Anansie and The Smiths as some of her inspirations, but it is clear that she is creating a universe of her own with Lethia’s Natorium.

The elements that made up the single were recorded at three different locations. The bare bones of the song were recorded at Pena’s house, where she laid down the basic Ukulele chords against a guide vocal. Next, this was given to (the ‘unofficial band member’), Josh, who is the owner of JGE Studios in Dorset, who laid down the guitars and bass against the basic drum loop provided by Pena. This was then taken over by Max, the producer at The Lodge Recording Studios, where the Ukulele chords were scrapped (as Josh’s guitar chords gave the song a much stronger feel). Max did a rough mix of the track in readiness of Karl to add his drums to.

We adore the final output, echoing dramatic vocals and epic guitar solo, and we are consistently mesmerized by Pena’s vocals and the journey that she takes us on. Inner Child has been added to our New Music Spotlight playlist and we continue streaming Lullaby! We are ready to break through the mundane and get through to our Inner Child thanks to Lethia’s Natorium!

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