Leone.
This week has been hectic. I have a 25 page research paper due in the coming weeks, so I’ve been working pretty diligently on that and forgetting about everything else.
Anywho, today I’ve decided to look at Leone, an experimental/rock group from Florida. I came across them on Myspace somehow, and they only had two songs posted, “The Tempter” and “Birdcage (You Will Never Know).”
“The Tempter” is powerful and aggressive, with haunting vocals to accompany it. I could definitely compare it a little bit to Circa Survive, but overall the sound is something entirely their own. Frontman Will Thomas calls it, “passionate, energetic, emotional, spiritual and noisy… We write with a purpose: to inspire, to challenge or to question.”
Bear in mind, this is an experimental band. And the music, quite honestly, sounds all over the place. But when an experimental band can pull off the haunting sound like Leone does, I have to give them credit. It’s obvious how passionate Will Thomas is when he sings. And on top of the frantic music, Thomas’ voice sounds composed, genuine, and sure.
“The Birdcage” starts off very quiet with an acoustic guitar and Thomas softly singing, “I, well I, used to dream. I used to kick, kick and scream. Well have you heard, they’re after me.” The song picks up about a minute in, reminding us of the unique sound that is Leone.
And sadly, those are the only two songs I know. There was an EP released in 2008, but I can’t find it anywhere. Not even on iTunes. What’s more, a few months back the band wrote a blog to inform fans that they will be changing their name, and ended the post with, “that’s probably the last time we’ll sign a blog with that name.” But they have yet to change it, and have written other blogs, which they left unsigned. Fortunately, their blog late last month said that they finished mixing their upcoming full length album and have begun to master it. So hopefully that will be released in the near future. And perhaps with the new album will come their new name? I guess we’ll see…
