LEAONE (pronounced ‘Lee-own’) is a smouldering new talent from Beccles in Suffolk. Ostensibly one man with a deep
rich vocal sound which has seen him described as the missing link between Leonard Cohen and Lana Del Ray
‘Fly
My Swallow’ is Leaone’s third ever single following 2016’s lush
lovelorn DIY (em)brace of ‘Young Green Eyes’ and ‘Goldtooth’.
Backed by live guitar
drums
keys and a multitude of symphonic effects Leaone eased into 2017 with a perfectly-balanced triplet of shows in Norwich
Dalston and Stowmarket. He follows that trick with these single release shows here:
TUESDAY APRIL 11TH LONDON DALSTON THE VICTORIA (w/ Heavy Heart + Curtsy & Cry)
FRIDAY APRIL 14TH NORWICH THE MURDERERS (headline launch show)
Produced by the singer himself
and mixed by Jim Lowe (Stereophonics)
Leaone wrote the elegant
gallant ‘Fly
My Swallow’ in his parent’s attic after a series of events (losing his girlfriend
losing his job and getting mugged) led him back home to his native East Anglia. But don’t think these losses make Leaone a loser – ‘Fly
My Swallow’ might wallow in misery but the muscular melodies suggest a redemptive tone.
Following live shows with the likes of Emmy The Great
Idlewild’s Roddy Woomble
Wooden Arms
Desperate Journalist and Animal Noise and bolstered by radio support from both BBC Introducing Norfolk AND Suffolk Leaone is now prepping for the release of a full fat four-track EP release on fierce panda in the spring.
Intriguingly
in an interview with M Magazine late last year
when asked why music was important Leaone replied: “Because it helps to contain my madness”. Something quietly sensational this way comes… |
