Release Date: 14 October 2022
Label: Royal Potato Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 020286223672
Genres: Rock  Singer Songwriter  
Release Date: 14 October 2022
Label: Royal Potato Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 020286223672
Genres: Rock  Singer Songwriter  
Description
Leslie Mendelson's 'Love & Murder' is a stirring work instilled with emotional depth.
The 2017 studio effort was the long-awaited follow up to her Grammy Award-nominated debut, 'Swan Feathers'. Produced by Mark Howard (Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams), 'Love & Murder' is a sparse, raw collection of ten acoustic-based songs. Opening with "Jericho," a haunting number that sets the tone for what's to come, it makes clear that the album lies more within darker spaces that artists like Sharon Van Etten, Lana Del Rey and Dusty Springfield inhabit. Songs like "Murder Me," "Coney Island," and "Chasing the Thrill" find Leslie exploring loss in ways that feel personal and metaphorical, where the stories within are multifaceted. She also recorded three covers: the classic-country infused "Cry, Cry Darlin'," a take on Bob Dylan's classic "Just Like a Woman," played on the ukulele, and a duet with The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir on Roy Orbison's "Blue Bayou." In fact, Mendelson was unwittingly adopted by the West Coast jam scene after Weir heard her take on "Friend of the Devil "and recruited her to perform with him. On 'Love & Murder', however, Leslie Mendelson offers a different side of her artistry that isn't present in her early work or recent collaborations. "This collection is just about the songs and my voice," she says. " That's what people can connect with. It shows where I am right now as an artist and where I want to go."
Tracklisting
Various
Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams
Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
Duane Betts
American Babies
Leslie Mendelson
Leslie Mendelson
Kenny Roby
Leslie Mendelson