mp3: "Kick the Habit" - Leggy

Our favorite garage pop sweethearts just keep stealing our hearts. Leggy surprised fans with a brand new single - "Kick the Habit", a new one from a forthcoming self-titled LP that will compromise tracks from their previously released EPs. That will be out 4/29 through Damnably, and in the meantime you have this utter jam to hold you over. "Kick the Habit" is an anthem for anyone who has ever fallen for a lover from the wrong side of the tracks. You know the ones who leave you "sitting in darkness," "re-reading and repeating" every text they've ever sent. At the end of the day, vocalist Veronique Allaer has some advice we should all take to heart - "I wanna be bigger than my sadness." So yeah, kick that dirtbag to the curb.

Leggy - Leggy Label:　 DAMNABLY Format: CD/Digital Cat No: DAMNABLY044 Distrib: Shellshock/Orchard Release: 29th April 2016 ‘Leggy’ is a 15 track compilation album featuring tracks cherry picked from the bands 3 EP’s: ‘Cavity Castle’ (2014), ‘Nice Try’ (2015) and ‘Dang’ (2016) topped off with the completely new track ‘ Kick The Habit’. Hailing from the heartland of America, Ohio’s Leggy is a blonde-heavy dream punk trio exploding with empowered earnestness, an undeniably catchy pop sensibility and that ever timeless grrrl in-and-out of love allure. With influences drawn from contemporary artists like Lana Del Rey & St. Vincent, as well as 90’s jammers like The Breeders and Hole, Leggy produce a unique style of music that equal parts dark pop and shimmery punk. Leggy began after singer/ guitarist Veronique Allaer took a hip-breaking tumble off a fire escape days after graduating from college. Priorities drastically rearranged, she ditched the plans for grad school and instead (circa 2014) moved into a house with her two best friends and music lovers, Kerstin Bladh and Christopher Campbell. The three began crafting raucous yet infectious garage pop led by Bladh’s fuzzed out and slinky bass lines, fortified with Campbell’s heavy-hitting yet tight drum beats, and sweetened with Allaer’s saccharine vocals. After releasing three eps in under two years supported by incessant touring, Leggy have gained a national following the in the States and have enjoyed significant airplay from college radio and attention from blogs. Leggy have played over a dozen festivals and have shared the stage with many notable and buzz-worthy bands such as Bully, EMA, Ex Hex, Cursive, Colleen Green, and Tweens. Leggy’s UK/Eire debut see’s them supporting Japanese legends Shonen Knife on their 35th Anniversary Tour from April 14th – May 8th. Recent Press “Raw, catchy as hell, and utterly dance-able, Cincinnati trio Leggy make skin-bearing garage rock that isn't afraid to rip the guise off dated and romantic tropes.” -Noisey "...lo-fi productions of infectious melodies, bubblegum punk and a taste of not giving a fuck.” - She Shreds Magazine “ It discomfits. It unsettles. It reassures. I would have covered this for Melody Maker.” -Everett True Debut UK Tour 2016 April 14th Manchester – Ruby Lounge w/ Shonen Knife April 15th - Sheffield – Audacious April 16th Birmingham – O2 Academy w/ Shonen Knife April 17th London – Dingwalls w/ Shonen Knife April 19th York - Dusk April 20th Southampton – Joiners w/ Shonen Knife April 21 Brighton – The Haunt w/ Shonen Knife April 22 Guildford – Boileroom w/ Shonen Knife April 23 Norwich – Arts Centre W/ Shonen Knife April 24 Colchester – Arts Centre w/ Shonen Knife Apirl 25 London – Brixton Windmill Album Launch Show April 26 Leeds – Brudenell w/ Shonen Knife April 28 Edinburgh – Summerhall w/ Shonen Knife April 29 Glasgow – CCA w/ Shonen Knife April 30 Dublin – Whelan’s w/ Shonen Knife May 1 Belfast – Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival w/ Shonen Knife May 4 Liverpool – Arts Club w/ Shonen Knife May 5 Nottingham – Maze w/ Shonen Knife May 6 Leicester – Musician w/ Shonen Knife May 7 Cardiff – Chucklehut May 8 Bristol – Fleece w/ Shonen Knife & Wussy