The song is from her soul-baring new album
Fletcher premieres the official video for her new single “Pretending” from her new sophomore album In Search Of The Antidote out now via Capitol Records. The clip was directed by Carissa Gallo.
A shining example of the album’s layered emotionality, “Pretending” channels intense longing, bittersweet frustration, and absolute surrender all in the very same breath. Inspired by early 2000s pop-rock icons like Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch and Kelly Clarkson, the single spotlights her powerful vocal performance over gorgeously jagged guitar tones. Fletcher’s voice slips from tender to soulful as she speaks to the exquisite ache in attempting to hide your feelings from the one you desire.
“I don’t know if it’s because I’m a Pisces, but I can meet a beautiful person in a coffee shop and suddenly start asking myself, ‘What would my life look like with you?’” says Fletcher. “‘Pretending’ is about having that person at the back of your mind who makes you keep wondering, ‘Is it going to be us that end up together one day?’”
In Search Of The Antidote – the second full-length from the acclaimed singer/songwriter brings Fletcher’s guitar-driven pop and captivating voice to songs exploring impulse, ego, identity, and self-realization. The album was made in collaboration with Grammy-winning producer/songwriter Jennifer Decilveo and with hitmakers like Aldae, Jon Bellion, Julia Michaels, Monsters & Strangerz, and Michael Pollack.
Along with “Pretending,” In Search Of The Antidote includes Fletcher’s previously released singles “Eras Of Us,” “Lead Me On,” and “Doing Better.”
Fletcher’s In Search of the Antidote Tour kicks off the US leg on September 12th in Minneapolis with stops through October 9th at the iconic Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Pop newcomer Maude Latour will support across all dates, Canadian rockers The Beaches will join at the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City on September 21st, and rising popstar Slayyyter will grace the bill at the Greek Theatre.
