Some songs just breathe differently. “Held Up By Glue” is one of those tracks that moves at its own unhurried pace, and Isa Leight’s voice is the reason it works. Delicate, girlish, with dramatic little flourishes scattered through the melody, that vocal carries this whole song on its shoulders.

The arrangement pulls straight from classic pop’s golden years, borrowing textures from the late ’70s and early ’80s with real confidence. There’s a warmth running through it that echoes the languid balladry of Leo Sayer and his peers, soft pop at its most elegant, filtered through Leight’s own instincts rather than photocopied from the era. It’s homage done with taste.

For fans of lyrical, romantic pop wrapped in a genuinely gorgeous voice, “Held Up By Glue” lands as a quiet standout, and a strong hint at where Leight might head from here.