British folk singer-songwriter, Billie Marten has released the third single, "Leap Year" off her upcoming fifth studio album, Dog Eared out July 18 via Fiction Records.

The song was written on Leap Day in 2024 while Marten laid in bed dealing with winter malaise. The track is about a couple who only see each other every four years on Leap Day, clinging to the moments they share together.

Marten recounts how the track came to be:

"This is what happens when you’re having a sick day in bed but your mind wanders off somewhere dreamy and there’s no stopping it. Leap Year is the first fictional love song that I’ve written - but lain over the top of such a traditional structure and songwriting form. I had just been listening to a lot of 1920s/30s music for a project and I remember thinking, ‘what would happen if I did it like they did it?’"

Dog Eared is out July 18 via Fiction Records. Pre-order here. Tracklist below:

1. Feeling
2. Crown
3. Clover
4. No Sudden Changes
5. The Glass
6. Leap Year
7. Goodnight Moon
8. Planets
9. You and I Both
10. Swing

Billie Marten tour dates:

05/21 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue*
05/23 Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed*
05/24 Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Annex*
05/25 Cleveland, OH @ Globe Iron*
05/27 Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall*
05/30 Boston, MA @ Roadrunner*
05/31 Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall*
06/01 New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17*
06/03 Washington, DC @ The Anthem*
06/05 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz*
06/06 Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern*
06/07 Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl Nashville*
06/09 Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum*
06/10 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall*
06/11 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater*
06/13 Cardiff, UK @ Cardiff Castle^
06/18 Coventry, UK @ Warwick Arts Centre
06/19 Gloucestershire, UK @ Westonbirt Arboretum^
06/27 Somerset, UK @ Glastonbury Festival (acoustic stage)
07/03 York, UK @ York Museum Gardens^
07/05 Vilanova i la Geltrú, ES @ VIDA FESTIVAL 2025^
08/30 Darmstadt, DE @ Golden Leaves Festival*
09/08 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
09/10 San Diego, CA @ Lou Lou's
09/11 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
09/13 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
09/15 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
09/16 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
09/17 Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre
10/09 Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix
10/10 Brussels, BE @ Botanique
10/11 Paris, FR @ Le Trabendo
10/12 Feyzin, FR @ L'Epicerie Moderne
10/15 Madrid, ES @ Teatro Lara
10/17 Zurich, CH @ Bogen F
10/18 Munich, DE @ Strom
10/19 Vienna, AT @ Flucc Wanne
10/21 Warsaw, PL @ Hybrydy
10/23 Berlin, DE @ Frannz Club
10/25 Copenhagen, DK @ Vega Small Hall
10/26 Stockholm, SE @ Nalen Klubb
10/28 Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret
10/31 Hamburg, DE @ Nochtspeicher
11/01 Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg Max
11/02 Cologne, DE @ Luxor
11/05 Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street
11/06 Belfast, UK @ Empire Music Hall
11/07 Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 TV Studio
11/08 Newcastle, UK @ Newcastle University Student Union
11/10 Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms
11/11 Bristol, UK @ SWX
11/13 Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
11/14 Leeds, UK @ Irish Centre
11/15 London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town

* Supporting Tennis
^Supporting Elbow

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