Music
Press
"A goddamn catchy little beggar" - Garry Mulholland (Q Magazine)
"Wonderfully understated hooky pop rock" - Subba Cultcha
"Slick and scuzzy lo-fi pop rocking that's as cool and crisp as it's fuzzy" - Unpeeled
"tuneful pop, so memorable…an achievement" - Daily Mirror Single of the Week
"Fabulous! Great songs, the lines went mad!" - Janice Long (BBC Radio 2)
"Leon are a sweet band with a stiletto blade in each hand...good attitude" - NME
- Various
Discography
Autumn 2005 - Be There single - Freezer Recordings (own label)
Spring 2006 - Getting Into You single - Freezer Recordings.
Summer 2006 - Uppers and Downers album - Freezer Recordings.
Spring 2007 - Beautiful on the Inside (working title) EP...
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Bio
Formed in Derby from a hybrid of bands early 2004, Leon started recording infectious tunes at a Nottingham studio within a month. Having written an albums worth of material, the band were determined to commit the songs to CD and get on with playing live. Uppers and Downers, the debut album from Leon is basically a collection of twisted love songs, dealing mainly with the pros and cons of sex and death, fusing new and old sounds in the mix, from an injection of Hammond organ here to home-grown electronica there. The singles from Uppers and Downers have had a great reaction from radio and press alike; "a goddamn catchy little beggar" - Garry Mulholland (Q Magazine). "tuneful pop, so memorable an achievement" - Daily Mirror Single of the Week. "Leon are a sweet band with a stiletto blade in each hand...good attitude" - NME. The singles have been played on Jonathan Ross show Radio 2, Janice Long show Radio 2, Session on Janice Long show Radio 2 "fabulous! Great songs, the lines went mad!", Playlisted on XFM, Session on Claire Sturgess Show XFM, Played on Weekend Breakfast Show BBC6 Music, Phill Jupitus show BBC6 Music, played on Kerrang FM and Digital.
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