{"id":28121,"date":"2019-05-21T11:55:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T15:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/?p=28121"},"modified":"2020-02-21T10:24:41","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T15:24:41","slug":"playing-cincy-leggy-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/playing-cincy-leggy-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"PLAYING CINCY: Leggy Talks New Album, Tour &#038; Videos Coming Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Initially coming together in high school and emerging as a dreamy punk-tinted band after college, the Northside-bred, female-fronted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leggyband.com\/?fbclid=IwAR0EiOeNa0hSgbhCZA74dpDXKcwBufHGD_Es5Sy_6A0B-vlYVO7zsgEWQEU\">Leggy<\/a> has grown into Cincinnati&#8217;s latest long-reaching musical output. They signed to independent UK record label Damnably (Wussy, Golden Gurls) in 2016, after label head George Gargan heard them perform a live set on the local radio station WAIF 88.3; soon after, they released a self-titled compilation of their first three EPs. But the release of their latest studio album, <em>Let Me Know Your Moon<\/em>, in late March, has brought the trio even greater recognition &#8211; and lots of critical acclaim.<\/p>\n<p>The band &#8211; made up of Veronique Allaer, Kirsten Bladh, and Chris Campbell &#8211; just finished up a headlining tour, so now they&#8217;re diving head-first into upcoming summer shows. Here, Leggy lead singer and guitarist Veronique explains the origins of the 12-track LP, reflects on the trio&#8217;s beginnings and gives some deets on visuals in the works. Make sure to stream <em>Let Me Know Your Moon<\/em> and check out their upcoming shows below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6bdPr3UEsR7NDeW7DK8Tyj\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>AF: <em>How did you all come together?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>VA: <\/strong>We started the band a year after college, when [I] moved back to Cincinnati from Washington DC. The three of us moved into a house in Northside together and talked about starting the band for a while before actually doing it. We named our first EP <a href=\"https:\/\/leggy.bandcamp.com\/album\/cavity-castle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Cavity Castle<\/em><\/a> after that place. I still walk past the place all the time and it makes me when I think about us all living there!<\/p>\n<p><strong>AF: <em>Let\u2019s talk your new album! The stories reflect the ups and downs of lust and heartbreak. Was it anything specific that inspired these concepts?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>VA: <\/strong>Just relationships. All my lyrics are mostly inspired by real things. I think you can tell when it&#8217;s inauthentic and those songs don&#8217;t really appeal to me. But also, I don&#8217;t think each song needs to be about a specific one person or incident. I will mash up lyrics or ideas or something to make a better song. Some of the songs have been slowly evolving for years. For example, I wrote the chorus lyrics of &#8220;Eden&#8221; back in 2013, but the verses were written write like a week before we recorded the album.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AF: <em>What\u2019s each of your favorite song to perform off <\/em>Let Me Know Your Moon<em>?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>VA:<\/strong> &#8220;Eden&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>KB:<\/strong> &#8220;My Room&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>CC:<\/strong> &#8220;Eden&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>AF: <em>Will you release any visuals for the album?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>VA: <\/strong>Yes! We are cooking up music video ideas with Jo Shaffer, who co-directed all of <a href=\"http:\/\/smarturl.it\/AT-The-Ophelias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Ophelias<\/a>&#8216; music videos. They have a really keen eye for simple and gorgeous aesthetics! We are super excited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AF: <em>You also just finished up your tour, how was it?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>VA: <\/strong>We just got back from a three-week long headline tour, which we haven&#8217;t done in a while! It was really fun. It&#8217;s also really intense to be on a tour that is so long &#8211; essentially you&#8217;re spending every minute of every day 24\/7 for three weeks straight with your bandmates. Even the nights we didn&#8217;t crash at someone&#8217;s house and splurged on a motel, we would have to take turns sitting in the van to call our [signficant other] just to have some privacy. It feels good to know that we are still able to tour and have a good time and respect each other&#8217;s boundaries and need for space [and] alone time. We&#8217;ve all known each other since we were 14, so sometimes it honestly feels like touring with siblings. We are about to go on a shorter tour with The Ophelias who are a super sick band also from Cincinnati. I&#8217;m very excited to spread the Cincy love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AF: <em>Are you planning on stopping in Cincy any time soon?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>VA: <\/strong>We have a few local summer shows that we are really excited for.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AF: <em>Anything else you\u2019d like to add?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>VA: <\/strong>Audiofemme is sick, thanks so much for having us. Cincinnati has a ton of really amazing bands right now &#8211; people should check out <a href=\"https:\/\/lunglunglung.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LUNG<\/a>, The Ophelias, <a href=\"https:\/\/strobobean.bandcamp.com\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strobobean<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/electriccitizenband.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Electric Citizen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soften.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soften<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/aziza-love-views-from-the-cut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Triiibe<\/a>, Fruit LoOops, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5ojcEAg9JjIhUdIjC8y5GF?si=hfUyzro5StW9vIqs1GnlDA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smut<\/a>, Pout, Slow Glows and Lashes off the top of my head. Thanks for having us!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28124\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28124\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28124 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_7336-e1558588518297.jpg\" alt=\"Leggy \" width=\"666\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_7336-e1558588518297.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_7336-e1558588518297-324x486.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_7336-e1558588518297-416x625.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_7336-e1558588518297-500x751.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Will Fenwick.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Upcoming Leggy Shows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>June 8 &#8211; Bay City, MI @ Riverscene Indie Fest<br \/>\nJune 9 &#8211; Detroit, MI @ PJs Lager House <em>(with The Ophelias)<\/em><br \/>\nJune 10 &#8211; Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern <em>(with The Ophelias)<\/em><br \/>\nJune 11 &#8211; Rochester, NY @ Small World Books <em>(with The Ophelias)<\/em><br \/>\nJune 12 &#8211; Brooklyn, NY @ Alphaville <em>(with The Ophelias)<\/em><br \/>\nJune 25 &#8211; Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups <em>(with Potty Mouth &amp; Colleen Green)<\/em><br \/>\nJuly 11 &#8211; Cincinnati, OH @ Urban Artifact <em>(with And The Kids &amp; Strobobean)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Initially coming together in high school and emerging as a dreamy punk-tinted band after college, the Northside-bred, female-fronted Leggy has grown into Cincinnati&#8217;s latest long-reaching musical output. 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