Leslie Stevens To Release New Album SINNER Out This August
By: Tori Hartshorn Jun. 21, 2019
LA-based singer-songwriter Leslie Stevens is set to release her new LP, Sinner, on August 23 viaThirty Tigers. Pre-order HERE.
"I have always written songs to help me heal and to help me cry and laugh," Stevens explains, "Many people don't like tears- they are afraid of pain- they want to walk away... When after I play someone says 'You are the most vulnerable' I consider it the biggest compliment. Still, it means cracking my heart open like an egg at every show."
Sinner marks Stevens' third full-length album, following The Donkey and the Rose and Roomful of Smoke, both of which led the Los Angeles Times to call her "one of the city's best," while LA Weekly named her Best Country Singer of 2018. Sinner is produced by acclaimed artist Jonathan Wilson (Dawes, Father John Misty) and features drummer James Gadson (Paul McCartney, B.B. King), bassist Jake Blanton (The Killers), pianist Keefus Ciancia (Elton John, T Bone Burnett), organist Nate Walcott (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bright Eyes) and guest vocals from Jenny O on the track "Sylvie."
Stevens has recorded and toured with a wide variety of acclaimed musicians, including Florence + the Machine, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Father John Misty and Jenny O. Stevens also fronted folk-country band Leslie Stevens and the Badgers, and together the band released two LPs.
LESLIE STEVENS TOUR
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August 17 |
Moroccan Lounge |
Los Angeles, CA |
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September 15 |
Duck Room at Blueberry Hill |
St. Louis, MO |
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September 17 |
SPACE |
Evanston, IL |
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September 18 |
Icehouse |
Minneapolis, MN |
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September 19 |
Back Room at Colectivo |
Milwaukee, WI |
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September 20 |
Raccoon Motel |
Davenport, IA |
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September 21 |
Rose Bowl |
Champaign, IL |
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September 22 |
Ace of Cups |
Columbus, OH |
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September 24 |
Mercury Lounge |
New York, NY* |
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September 25 |
World Café Live Upstairs |
Philadelphia, PA |
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September 26 |
Songbyrd |
Washington, DC |
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September 27 |
Cat's Cradle Back Room |
Carrboro, NC |
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September 28 |
The Earl |
Atlanta, GA |
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October 5 |
Barboza |
Seattle, WA |
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October 6 |
Mississippi Studios |
Portland, OR |
*supporting Robbie Fulks
Photo credit: Julia Brokaw
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