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Leapling Share “You Lemme Know”

May 29, 2016
Anna Sian

Anna Sian

Leapling Share “You Lemme Know” via Consequence of Sound

Suspended Animation due out June 10th on Exploding In Sound Records

Suspended Animation is a full-on guitar-driven power pop record, equally defined by loose immediacy and taut restraint; frayed outbursts and bright, singable melodies adorned with swooning string arrangements” – NPR

Leapling’s power-pop vision is an eclectic one and on new single “You Lemme Know,” the band sounds as you’ve never heard them before, buzzing with “solid gold punk” energy. Taking a page from the classic days of post-punk with a quick and chaotic surge, Leapling keep it simple, tight, and raw as they barrel through jangly splendor. Suspended Animation is due out June 10th, 2016 via Exploding In Sound Records, and the band are excited to share their new single with Consequence of Sound. Speaking about the song, they shared, “Weighing in at a lean, mean 1:44 and registering as a “woo boy” on the energy scale, “You Lemme Know” burst out of the gates with a jangly guitar lead that lands somewhere between the sweet guitar pop of early Big Star and the anxious, slightly manic sound of Wire’s heyday.”

Leapling’s Dan Arnes elaborated about the song:

“This one came out of a lot of frustration with myself & listening to tons of Wire. It’s taking a lot of internal anger & personifying it. I like the device of personifying something you’re upset with about yourself as an external thing/force. Sometimes it feels a little more interesting to me to approach yourself in that way, especially when discussing frustration with your faults; a lot of my favorite songwriters are so great at doing just that (Lennon & Nilsson come to mind). This song originally had a long hypnotic, outro that had a Stereolab’s “Blue Milk” thing to it but decided it was way better to shorten it, as it felt nice to have a short, punky kind of burst of energy kind of song for the first time. I like the idea of that; Just 3 chords and under 2 minutes. Get in and get out. Solid gold punk.”

Arnes and co. are back with a new sound and energy, channeling the power-pop of the past while pushing modern pop’s boundaries with a raw simplicity. Suspended Animation is a new direction for the trio, an exploration of ideas without limits. This is power-pop for a new generation, an evolution as time keeps on tickin’.

UPCOMING SHOWS:

06/18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Palisades (ALBUM RELEASE SHOW) w/ Two Inch Astronaut, Long Beard & Joy Again
06/30 – New York, NY @ The Studio at Webster Hall w/ Lithuania & Alexander F

ABOUT LEAPLING:

Leapling, the brainchild of Brooklyn-based songwriter Dan Arnes, is back in Suspended Animation, the band’s sophomore full length album. The band’s follow up to last year’sVacant Page finds the collective moving in new directions of pop brilliance. Arnes stripped down the band’s art-pop exploration and found himself immersed in a bright new power-pop sound. The record is layered, nuanced, and full of musical deviation, but the results are coherent and evocative.

Suspended Animation is direct opposition to the band’s previous work, and the Leapling you thought you knew has been forever changed. Pushing themselves into new sonic bliss, the record bursts with swift arrangements and straight-forward yet deeply layered pop songs. Joined by Alejandro Salazar Dyer (drums), the quartet slimmed down to a trio resulting in a new energy and an earnest rawness that comes from a more minimalist approach. Inspired by a wide range of artists from the power-pop of Big Star and The Kinks, the oddball genius of Ween and Jim O’Rourke, and the timelessness of the Motown and Philly soul sound, Leapling have pulled their influences together, with no ideas left unturned. Bold and vibrant, Suspended Animation is an immediate record, eleven eclectic power-pop hits for these fleeting times.

This may be commonly known as a leap year but we prefer to think of it as The Year of The Leapling. Suspended Animation is due out June 10, 2016 on Exploding In Sound Records.

“pairs chunky strumming and distorted arpeggios with Arnes’ softly-sung voice … As the song’s calm rumination briefly gives way to the disquieting heartache buried just underneath the skin, it’s a satisfying jolt.” – NPR

For Suspended Animation, the band slimmed down to a three-piece and added a new drummer, and the lax nature of Vacant Page has been amped up to more wistful ruminations. “Alabaster Snow,” the record’s first single, serves as an introduction to a more pointed Leapling.”Stereogum

“The whole record is influenced by old-fashioned power pop like Big Star and The Kinks, and “One Hit Wonder,” premiering today, exemplifies that sound”The FADER

LEAPLING
Suspended Animation
Exploding In Sound Records

June 10, 2016
Pre-Order

1. I Decide When It Begins
2. Alabaster Snow
3. Don’t Move Too Fast
4. Shakin’
5. You Lemme Know
6. Suspended Animation
7. One Hit Wonder
8. Hey Sister
9. Why Can’t You Open Up Your Door?
10. Good Morning (It’s Okay)
11. Time Keeps Tickin’

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