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Initially coming together in high school and emerging as a dreamy punk-tinted band after college, the Northside-bred, female-fronted Leggy<\/a> has grown into Cincinnati’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, Let Me Know Your Moon<\/em>, in late March, has brought the trio even greater recognition – and lots of critical acclaim.<\/p>\n

The band – made up of Veronique Allaer, Kirsten Bladh, and Chris Campbell – just finished up a headlining tour, so now they’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’s beginnings and gives some deets on visuals in the works. Make sure to stream Let Me Know Your Moon<\/em> and check out their upcoming shows below.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\nAF: How did you all come together?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nVA: <\/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\">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>\nAF: 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>\nVA: <\/strong>Just relationships. All my lyrics are mostly inspired by real things. I think you can tell when it’s inauthentic and those songs don’t really appeal to me. But also, I don’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 “Eden” back in 2013, but the verses were written write like a week before we recorded the album.<\/p>\nAF: What\u2019s each of your favorite song to perform off <\/em>Let Me Know Your Moon?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nVA:<\/strong> “Eden” \nKB:<\/strong> “My Room” \nCC:<\/strong> “Eden”<\/p>\nAF: Will you release any visuals for the album?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nVA: <\/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>‘ music videos. They have a really keen eye for simple and gorgeous aesthetics! We are super excited.<\/p>\nAF: You also just finished up your tour, how was it?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nVA: <\/strong>We just got back from a three-week long headline tour, which we haven’t done in a while! It was really fun. It’s also really intense to be on a tour that is so long – essentially you’re spending every minute of every day 24\/7 for three weeks straight with your bandmates. Even the nights we didn’t crash at someone’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’s boundaries and need for space [and] alone time. We’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’m very excited to spread the Cincy love.<\/p>\nAF: Are you planning on stopping in Cincy any time soon?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nVA: <\/strong>We have a few local summer shows that we are really excited for.<\/p>\nAF: Anything else you\u2019d like to add?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nVA: <\/strong>Audiofemme is sick, thanks so much for having us. Cincinnati has a ton of really amazing bands right now – 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>\nUpcoming Leggy Shows:<\/strong><\/p>\nJune 8 – Bay City, MI @ Riverscene Indie Fest \nJune 9 – Detroit, MI @ PJs Lager House (with The Ophelias)<\/em> \nJune 10 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern (with The Ophelias)<\/em> \nJune 11 – Rochester, NY @ Small World Books (with The Ophelias)<\/em> \nJune 12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Alphaville (with The Ophelias)<\/em> \nJune 25 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups (with Potty Mouth & Colleen Green)<\/em> \nJuly 11 – Cincinnati, OH @ Urban Artifact (with And The Kids & Strobobean)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"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’s latest long-reaching musical output. 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