Adam Leonard
| Adam Leonard | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Manchester, England, UK |
| Genres | Experimental music Folk music Drone music Art rock Ambient music |
| Instruments | Vocals Acoustic Guitar Electric Guitar Mandolin Dulcimer Harmonium Synthesizer Keyboards Percussion |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Real Wood Apport Bottled Music The Great Pop Supplement Folkwit Records Rif Mountain |
| Associated acts |
The Owl Service |
Adam Leonard is an English singer-songwriter working mainly in the folk, rock and roll and electronic music fields. His style is often described as lo-fi and the subject matter of his songs somewhat unconventional. Since his debut album 'How Music Sounds' in 2003, he has released many EPs, albums and mini-albums on various small labels. Live performances, which have so far been limited to the UK (Manchester, London and Northern Ireland) are as intriguing as they are rare. In 2008 he opened for British folk legend Steve Ashley. He regularly collaborates with other musicians, most notably Pat Gubler (P.G. Six), Ashley Cooke (Pulco), Gareth Davies, and Steven Collins of The Owl Service, a band for which Leonard provided vocals for their 2010 album 'The View From A Hill'.
In November 2010, a new limited edition album entitled 'Nature Recordings' was released on vinyl only by the London label The Great Pop Supplement. It sold out almost immediately.
[edit] Selected discography
- Napoleon single, 2002 with Gareth Davies (Real Wood)
- Not Alan Rickman single, 2003 (Real Wood)
- How Music Sounds album, 2003 (Real Wood)
- Ship Of Nothing EP, 2003 (Real Wood)
- How Real Is Real? mini-album, 2004 (Apport)
- Dwarf Rumor Denied single, 2004 (Apport)
- The Message Tapes EP, 2004 (Apport)
- Sgt. Pepper remake, 2005 (joint release by Real Wood/Bottled Music).
- Leonardism album, 2007 (RW021) (Real Wood)
- It Happened On A Day EP, 2007 (Great Pop Supplement)
- Dan & Headless Bill - REDLIP mini-album, 2008 (Real Wood) --> reissued by Folkwit Records, 2011
- To Give Up You Have To Bloody Start Live EP, 2008 (Real Wood)
- Nature Recordings album, 2010 (Great Pop Supplement)
[edit] Press & Reviews
- "Really special" - Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music
- "Excellent ... sublime ... intriguing ... ambitious ... This is a curious little gem of an album and one that should delight the discerning listener, time and again." - Terrascope Online
- "Leonard has developed a signature style and it's working well ... the whole thing has the ramshackle feel of a bumpy journey in the south of France." - Shindig! magazine.
- "Charming, ramshackle album that whirls and fidgets round the muddy pastoral fields of middle England; here, a little Robyn Hitchcock, there some Syd Barrett whimsy and Swell Maps pout... even the odd sarcastic E. Smith colloquialism. Nice." - Everett True, Plan B magazine
- "Music For A Slow Motion Film sees Adam sitting on a rock on the sea shore playing a mandolin while the wind whips his gravelled voice into a swirling echo" - Careless Talk Costs Lives magazine.
- "A Drakeish air and an English drift" - fRoots magazine
[edit] External links
- Eden's Engine: Adam Leonard website (not updated since 2008).
- Adam Leonard MySpace
- The Message Tapes - new blog
