Lee Ann Roberts Announces New Era With First Single 'In The Shadows’ From Upcoming EP

After years of global touring density, uncompromising peak-time presence, and steadily growing international pull, ‘TAKE CONTROL’ marks the first fully defined phase of her new era. Not as a simple shift in sound. Not as cosmetic rebranding. But as a precise concentration of everything that now makes LeeAnn Roberts one of the most compelling and highly charged figures in the international circuit: control, tension, discipline, emotional force, and a presence that naturally holds attention.

Born in South Africa and shaped by pressure, instability, and constant self-reinvention, LeeAnn Roberts has always carried an energy that never belonged to easy categories. Before music became her centre, she moved through worlds that generate visibility but rarely true authorship. That chapter gave her exposure, but it did not give her authorship. Music did.

It was through music that projection turned into presence. Image turned into will. The past turned into pressure. And pressure turned into control.

Opening the project on 22 May with ‘IN THE SHADOWS’, a tense and seductive first signal, the track is a fast-moving fusion of punchy techno and psytrance, driven by a distinctive vocal topline while remaining melodic at its core.

‘IN YOUR MIND’ offers a darker, more sinister psy-techno cut. Acid-tinged rave nuances run throughout, giving it a hypnotic, almost haunting edge.

The late-night endurance of ‘THE NIGHT GOES ON’ delivers a standout vocal, centred around a blistering bassline and a strong sense of forward momentum.

The authority of ‘TAKE CONTROL’... The EP’s title track is slightly more measured in pace, but still carries intensity. Spacious atmospherics and commanding vocals give the track depth.

‘OUT OF THE DARK’ marks a release point that feels less like closure than re-entry. A closing track that pulls together the EP’s core elements, it is driven forward by heavy low-end, sharp drum work, and rolling high-end detail. Direct, energetic, and designed to hold a dancefloor deep into the set.

The darker and more restrained sound of ‘BACK TO THE RHYTHM’ focuses on mood and structure. It is a track that sees LeeAnn return to her roots. Stripped-back in parts, the vocal sits deeper in the mix, adding emotion without dominating.

Her current sound draws from psytrance tension, hard techno pressure, emotional vocals, and cinematic mainstage architecture to form a language of its own.

‘TAKE CONTROL’ marks a different level — one where the music, the visual language, and the narrative all move as one.

LeeAnn Roberts’ ‘TAKE CONTROL’ will be released on 24 July, with the first single, ‘IN THE SHADOWS’, released on 22 May to kick off the series.

1. LEEANN ROBERTS – ‘IN THE SHADOWS’

2. LEEANN ROBERTS – ‘IN YOUR MIND’

3. LEEANN ROBERTS – ‘THE NIGHT GOES ON’

4. LEEANN ROBERTS – ‘TAKE CONTROL’

5. LEEANN ROBERTS – ‘OUT OF THE DARK’

6. LEEANN ROBERTS – ‘BACK TO THE RHYTHM’

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