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1.1 Pass Between Houses1.2 Theatre for Change1.3 Real Home1.4 Treat Me a Stranger1.5 Utopia of Bog1.6 Void Attentive1.7 My Love, Let's Take the Stage Tonight1.8 The Kiss1.9 He Had Always Led |
 | | Description: | Cathartic avant-rock, literate DIY folk & experimental composition exploring displacement, love, climate change, belonging & the places we call home - RIYL Jim O'Rourke, Richard Youngs, This Heat, Richard Dawson, Flying Nun. 'Real Home' is the new album by the Manchester-born, London-based artist Kiran Leonard. His sixth album proper (not including innumerable tour-only CD-Rs and short-run cassettes), since his precocious debut in 2013, 'Real Home' finds Leonard invigorated by inspiration and experience, making passionate, literate, and mercurial music that explores displacement, love, memory, climate change, connections to home and more. Encompassing songs recorded after moving to South London, 'Real Home' reflects on ideas of belonging and domesticity through folkloric, stream-of-consciousness songwriting. Across nine tracks, Leonard traces lived impressions of the household and the city, expressing sentiments of dislocation, alienation and stasis, but contentment too. Infusing the avant-rock effervescence, terraced dynamics and visionary lyricism of his music with what he defines as a greater sense of openness, Leonard is as versatile, fervent and imaginative as ever on 'Real Home', yet his music is somehow more intimate, affecting, and acutely expressive. Shaped by dual considerations of simplicity and formalism, 'Real Home' is by turns beautiful, allusive, and ruminative, an album on which Leonard considers what his songs have resembled in the past and what they mean now. In recent years, Leonard has crafted eloquent chamber music inspired by the likes of James Joyce and Clarice Lispector ('Derevaun Seraun'), responded to contemporary politics and communication breakdown in the digital age ('Western Culture'), and compiled solo works and ensemble recordings for a longform ode to Jonas Mekas and to one of Leonard's enduring themes; home ('Trespass On Foot'). On 'Real Home', Leonard reiterates this abiding thematic focus yet ascends to new, different heights, in music of cathartic delicacy and dissonance where all the myriad dimensions of his work to date seem to crystallize. There are sinuous songs about struggle and defying the pace of city life through drift and diversion ('Pass Between Houses'), stirring songs of intense feeling and crescendo, described as a form of speculative detective fiction ('Theatre for Change'). There are touching solo piano ballads (the title track), symbolic contentions with carbon capture and climate change ('Utopia of Bog'), modes of experimental minimalism ('Void Attentive'), and other profuse feats of compositional range, embroidered with wild tendrils of narrative and lyrical depth. A record to pore over, and get lost in. Exemplifying the vast aesthetic scope of Leonard's music, lead single 'My Love, Let's Take The Stage Tonight' is inspired by country lodestar Hank Williams, Russian poetry and a late period love poem by William Carlos Williams. Yet for Leonard, the song signals a sense of accessible materiality, and is the product of a more linear approach to writing songs: "My imitation of the great Hank Williams, in spirit if not in substance... This is one of the best efforts on Real Home at a song-as-object. Looking at it now I realise I was trying to write a song that made itself known as a song to the listener, and I wonder whether that's crucial if you want a song to transcend it's context. And that this is either accomplished through a total openness - by being inviting, by laying the tricks of the song out plain to see, as Williams and his many ghostwriters did so well - or by adopting a knowing aloofness, positioning oneself against the listener but letting it be known that that's what it's doing. In this song I try both, but mostly the former: as in, I wanted to write a song where every line follows on from the next." Imbuing the endlessly elaborate and inventive qualities of his music with a newfound streak of candid, clear-cut melodicism, Leonard has reached a special place in his artistry, on a record that feels familial, and expresses closeness. Assembled with affiliates including Lauren Auder, Otto Willberg, Jasper Llewellyn (caroline), Tom Hardwick-Allan (Shovel Dance Collective), Magda McLean (caroline, The Umlauts), Alex McKenzie (caroline, Shovel Dance Collective), Isabelle Thorn (Dear Laika) & more, the recording process had a significant influence on the subject matter of 'Real Home', in sessions defined by close-knit camaraderie and artistic eccentricity: "The theme of the home obviously recurs throughout the record; the album was mostly recorded in domestic spaces with friends, and the name of the album is Real Home. I like the qualifier 'real', like you're getting past the cloak of the word and towards the thing-itself... [also] nearly all the percussion in this record was recorded on items from my dad's shed (jam jars, sandpaper, blocks of wood, etc).Silver CDR with full-face label print, packaged in square gatefold sleeve with lyric insert."Real Home" on CD by Kiran Leonard is an evocative release that showcases the artist's distinctive approach to songwriting: structurally adventurous, emotionally intense and lyrically rich. Across its tracks, the album moves between fragile, intimate passages and explosive, free-flowing sections, creating a listening experience that feels both raw and meticulously thought-through. Guitars, keys and layered arrangements unfold in unpredictable ways, always driven by Leonard's expressive voice and a strong sense of narrative. This is a record for listeners who appreciate complexity, dynamic contrasts and music that rewards repeated, focused listening.
Kiran Leonard has built a reputation in the independent music scene for his uncompromising, highly literate art-rock and alternative compositions. Known for long-form songs, unusual structures and a fearless blending of influences, he has attracted critical praise for the sheer ambition and emotional force of his work. His music often feels like a journey--moving from hushed, confessional moments to chaotic climaxes--while remaining unmistakably personal and idiosyncratic. With "Real Home", he further solidifies his standing as one of the most original voices of his generation in left-field rock and experimental songwriting.
The CD format of "Real Home" is aimed at listeners who value a tangible, collectible edition of the album. The physical disc offers a stable, high-quality sound source and invites you to experience the record in full, from the opening track to the final note, instead of just dipping into individual songs. Depending on the edition, the packaging may include printed artwork and credits that underline the aesthetic concept of the album and deepen the connection to Leonard's musical universe.
Memorials of Distinn appears here as a label or imprint focused on carefully curated, artist-driven releases. Rather than chasing the mainstream, it places emphasis on individuality, creative freedom and distinctive sound signatures. Projects like "Real Home" reflect a catalogue that privileges depth over mass appeal, highlighting dedicated craftsmanship and giving space to music that thrives on nuance and experimentation. This makes the label a natural home for artists like Kiran Leonard, whose work benefits from an environment that supports long-term artistic development and unconventional ideas. | | | No. of tracks: |
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MOD111CD |
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