Leon III

Leon III

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The Line\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e8. Between The Saddle and The Ground\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e9. Strongest Medicine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e10. From These Heights (Retold)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNearly every album on your record shelf or taking up hard drive space on your laptop was the product of multiple voices and minds, all coming together for the purpose of making a singular piece of art. That anyone manages to be successful at such an endeavor, with so many cooks in the proverbial kitchen is one of the great mysteries and joys of music making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThat was definitely the case with the debut album by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeon III\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (pronounced “Leon The Third”), the new project from former Wrinkle Neck Mules members \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndy Stepanian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMason Brent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. To kick off this fresh endeavor, the pair decamped to Nashville for the legendary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeech House Studios\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (this album would be the final sessions for the 30-year-old studio, which is being moved to South Carolina) and put their songs and their trust in the hands of a small army of session musicians. And their collective efforts helped shepherd into reality a measured masterpiece of sweetly psychedelic ramblers, spacious folk-pop, and lived in roots-rock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLeading the charge was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Nevers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. A veteran of the country-leaning indie scene thanks to his peerless work with Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Lambchop, and Silver Jews, he was the band’s first choice for collaborator on this new endeavor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“When I set out to do this project,” Stepanian remembers, “I wanted to do it in a big way. And I wanted to use a producer out of the gate and I wanted to break out from Wrinkle Neck Mules and try something new. There was a short list of people I wanted to work with and Mark was right at the top. It turned out to be the right call.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe proof of that is cooked right into the music. Nevers brought in some top notch session players, including drummer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Kotzur\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (Bobby Bare, Silver Jews), pianist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTony Crow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (B.J. Thomas, Andrew Bird), singer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJordan Caress\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (Laura Cantrell, Justin Townes Earle), guitarist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Scruggs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (grandson of bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs), and pedal steel wizard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePete Finney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (Justin Townes Earle, Kelly Willis), to help add texture and definition to these already sharply rendered songs. Mostly, Nevers contributed an environment that helped fuel the album’s laid back vibe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “He creates a chill atmosphere to the recording process and that helps the songs go down a certain way,” says Stepanian. “When you ask him to turn his producer hat on, which we did from the beginning, he brings a lot of elements to the table. Some of it I was reluctant to accept at first but hearing it now, I think, ‘That was perfect.’ Mark has a way of giving you faith in your own songs.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd what songs they are. Just check out “From These Heights,” a tune that falls in and out of focus like trying to read your phone after a few too many cocktails, woozy with the sound of pedal steel and the thrum of a mandolin. Right next door, “Paper Eye” meanders into psychedelic territory with the pulse of a synthesizer rubbing suggestively up against the sweep of a string section and some dub-like production touches. In addition, Leon III gives their own lysergic spin on “Jesus,” one of the signature tracks on The Velvet Underground’s 1969 self-titled third album, and find fresh insight in the song’s spiritual pleadings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaken as a whole, Leon III’s debut is a multi-dimensional ride through ten thematically interconnected and musically rich tunes. The songs are filled with dark corners and shadows but still produce sing along, anthemic moments. If Stepanian and Brent wanted to break from their alt-country past, they have clearly done so without wholly abandoning the idiom. 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Maybe I'm Immune?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e2. Faded Mountain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e3. From These Heights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e4. Paper Eye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e5. Jesus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e6. Alberta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e7. The Line\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e8. Between The Saddle and The Ground\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e9. Strongest Medicine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e10. From These Heights (Retold)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNearly every album on your record shelf or taking up hard drive space on your laptop was the product of multiple voices and minds, all coming together for the purpose of making a singular piece of art. That anyone manages to be successful at such an endeavor, with so many cooks in the proverbial kitchen is one of the great mysteries and joys of music making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThat was definitely the case with the debut album by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeon III\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (pronounced “Leon The Third”), the new project from former Wrinkle Neck Mules members \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndy Stepanian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMason Brent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. To kick off this fresh endeavor, the pair decamped to Nashville for the legendary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeech House Studios\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (this album would be the final sessions for the 30-year-old studio, which is being moved to South Carolina) and put their songs and their trust in the hands of a small army of session musicians. And their collective efforts helped shepherd into reality a measured masterpiece of sweetly psychedelic ramblers, spacious folk-pop, and lived in roots-rock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLeading the charge was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Nevers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. A veteran of the country-leaning indie scene thanks to his peerless work with Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Lambchop, and Silver Jews, he was the band’s first choice for collaborator on this new endeavor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“When I set out to do this project,” Stepanian remembers, “I wanted to do it in a big way. And I wanted to use a producer out of the gate and I wanted to break out from Wrinkle Neck Mules and try something new. There was a short list of people I wanted to work with and Mark was right at the top. It turned out to be the right call.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe proof of that is cooked right into the music. Nevers brought in some top notch session players, including drummer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Kotzur\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (Bobby Bare, Silver Jews), pianist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTony Crow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (B.J. Thomas, Andrew Bird), singer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJordan Caress\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (Laura Cantrell, Justin Townes Earle), guitarist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Scruggs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (grandson of bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs), and pedal steel wizard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePete Finney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (Justin Townes Earle, Kelly Willis), to help add texture and definition to these already sharply rendered songs. Mostly, Nevers contributed an environment that helped fuel the album’s laid back vibe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “He creates a chill atmosphere to the recording process and that helps the songs go down a certain way,” says Stepanian. “When you ask him to turn his producer hat on, which we did from the beginning, he brings a lot of elements to the table. Some of it I was reluctant to accept at first but hearing it now, I think, ‘That was perfect.’ Mark has a way of giving you faith in your own songs.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd what songs they are. Just check out “From These Heights,” a tune that falls in and out of focus like trying to read your phone after a few too many cocktails, woozy with the sound of pedal steel and the thrum of a mandolin. Right next door, “Paper Eye” meanders into psychedelic territory with the pulse of a synthesizer rubbing suggestively up against the sweep of a string section and some dub-like production touches. In addition, Leon III gives their own lysergic spin on “Jesus,” one of the signature tracks on The Velvet Underground’s 1969 self-titled third album, and find fresh insight in the song’s spiritual pleadings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaken as a whole, Leon III’s debut is a multi-dimensional ride through ten thematically interconnected and musically rich tunes. The songs are filled with dark corners and shadows but still produce sing along, anthemic moments. If Stepanian and Brent wanted to break from their alt-country past, they have clearly done so without wholly abandoning the idiom. In the process, they have paved the way for a diverse and varied future for Leon III. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}

Paper Eye (Scientist Dubs)

Paper Eye (Scientist Dubs)

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