# Why Lennon Stella Had to Start Over to Make the Album She Wanted With ‘Sleeping Lion’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/why-lennon-stella-had-to-start-over-to-make-the-album-she-wanted-with-sleeping-lion/
- Published: 2026-10-23T17:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:23:26+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/why-lennon-stella-had-to-start-over-to-make-the-album-she-wanted-with-sleeping-lion/
- Topics: Americas, Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- Lennon Stella returns after six years with *Sleeping Lion*.
- She scrapped an earlier version and worked with Andy Shauf.
- The album shares more direct, personal songwriting.

## Summary

After a six-year absence from the spotlight, Lennon Stella is returning with *Sleeping Lion*, an album shaped by her decision to set aside audience expectations and follow her own voice. She says making music this way helped her feel more creatively free, and the deeply personal record marks a new chapter after her 2020 debut, *Three. Two. One.*

Stella scrapped an earlier version of the album and began again with producer Andy Shauf, whose exploratory approach added atmosphere to her intimate, acoustic-leaning songs. The lead single, “Comedy Show”, felt unusually exposing because it names people directly; other tracks reflect on her inner life and her parents’ relationship. The article presents the album as a more candid expression of Stella’s songwriting.

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