♫♪  Abe Leonard - Night, Late w/Out

For some time now, Abraham Leonard has been leaving giant conceptual footprints all over the hearts of NCers — ambling through either cataclysmic mountains of guitar drone or terse song-craft as a means toward stark emotionalism. Such, Night, Late w/Out has been a long time coming; as, folks have been BEGGING the dude to release recordings for years now. Of course, there have been the obligatory Bandcamp live recordings, which served as shadowy reminders to the 10 separate “moments-of-clarity” received during some woody, isolated house show that could have taken place any time during the past 5+ years. BUT FINALLY, Boone label New Body Tapes has stepped up to release Abe’s most definitive statement thus far, a work that sounds like it’s been stewing at the bottom of a well to collect more concentrated doses of poignancy (“you should not believe me”), weirdness (any of the “instrumentals”), and pure evil (“blood seed”).

When taken as a whole, Night, Late w/Out’s unrelenting sincerity is as hardened as two stone fists slugging you in the gut for hours, bent on turning you “soft” and getting you to sit down for a goddamn minute (in pain, or relief). Mainly, the work helps sketch out an impressive/alienating Appalachian landscape — drawing lines between all kinds of dislocated musicalities (and, yes, FEELINGS!) that have been buzzing around Blue Ridge valleys throughout NC. It’s an “authentic” mission, one that serves as a “heart-wrenching” reminder that such adjectives are, indeed, still applicable to musical experience, and to any individual will capable of identifying with the struggle or triumph of another.

Get “turnt soft” by listening to the full album below, or by gathering the tape from New Body Tapes:

• Abe Leonard: https://soundcloud.com/abe-leonard
• New Body Tapes: http://newbodytapes.tumblr.com

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