Apart (Léon album)
Apart is the second studio album by the Swedish indie-pop singer-songwriter Léon (Swedish singer)|LÉON. follow up.
For the album, Léon (Swedish singer)|LÉON worked with the production teams ELECTRIC and Captain Cuts|Captain Cuts, while acting as an arranger in the studio and playing some instruments.[1] The resulting sound blends modern electronic pop production with more stripped down arrangements (such as the piano ballad "Come Home To Me"), while the varied styles on the album range from synth-pop to retro-pop and soul with Country music|country influences. One of the tracks on the album ("Cruel To Care") is a voice memo recorded on the phone.[2]
Although the album didn't make an impact on the charts, entering the Swedish chart only for one week, it generated very positive reviews praising its intricate melodies, bittersweet lyrics and smokey vocals[3], which drew comparisons with Stevie Nicks and Amy Winehouse[4].
To promote the album, LÉON embarked on a tour starting in Scandinavia, followed by several dates in other parts of Europe and the UK, before kicking off the final leg of the tour with more than 20 dates in North America.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Head And Heart On Fire" | Lotta Lindgren - Martin Stilling | Martin Stilling | 2:35 |
| 2. | "Falling" | Edvard Førre Erfjord - Henrik Michelsen - Lotta Lindgren | Electric | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Hope Is A Heartache" | Edvard Førre Erfjord - Henrik Michelsen - Lotta Lindgren | Electric | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Come Home To Me" | Charlie McClean - Lotta Lindgren - Violet Skies | Charlie McClean | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Baby Don't Talk" | Ben Berger - Lotta Lindgren - Ryan McMahon - Ryan Rabin | Captain Cuts | 3:06 |
| 6. | "Better In The Dark" | Ben Berger - Sean Douglas - Lotta Lindgren - Ryan McMahon - Ryan Rabin | Captain Cuts | 2:59 |
| 7. | "Cruel To Care (Voice Memo)" | Lotta Lindgren | - | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Pink" | Aron Bergerwall - Lotta Lindgren | Aron Bergerwall - Electric | 3:23 |
| 9. | "What You Said" | Linus Wiklund - Lotta Lindgren | Electric - Lotus IV | 3:26 |
| 10. | "You And I" | Edvard Forre Erfjord - Henrik Michelsen - Lotta Lindgren - Martin Stilling | Electric | 3:44 |
| Total length: | 37:10 | |||
In the media
References
- ↑ "LÉON releases debut album & video for 'You And I'". TotalNtertainment. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ "LÉON Talks Colorful Debut Album, "Want You Back," & More: Interview". idolator. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ "Léon by Léon – Album Review. Swedish singer-songwriter's winning debut". On: Yorkshire Magazine. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ "LÉON Defies Categorization, Delivers Dynamic & Distinctive Self-Titled Debut | Album Review". Albumism. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ "LÉON". Bandsintown. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
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