The Leather Lemon

Description

P.E.'s sophomore album, The Leather Lemon, ushers in a new era for the New York group. A wild ride through bubblegum pop, synthetic orchestrations, and mutant club beats, the album leans into the fully realized pop sensibility they only hinted at with their 2020 debut, Person. Recorded primarily at Schenke's Studio Windows in Brooklyn, NY, The Leather Lemon is the fruit of a fertile creative period between Spring 2020 and Summer 2021, which also birthed the widely acclaimed 2021 EP, The Reason For My Love. Delving into mystery, romance, and sex appeal, the album centers its sound in a Bermuda Triangle of dance music, electro, and experimental rock. Members Jonathan Schenke, Bob Jones, and Jonny Campolo play within pop parameters, relying on loose collaboration to create a fluorescent groove line that taps into the energy of their frantic live shows. Vocalist Veronica Torres explores her softer side, expanding her vocal repertoire from spoken word to cherubic and sensual psalms to tattered growls. Saxophone virtuoso Benjamin Jaffe's experimental and chiseled sound is heard in an extended, epic love story-worthy solo in "Tears in the Rain," a dark, surreal duet written by Veronica Torres and Andrew Savage, singer and guitarist of Parquet Courts. This is a record of reflection on our times, an album of psychedelic resurgences, real-time reactions to global events, and gentle, empathetic magic. It is a collection of songs shaped by five individuals who consider music a way to re-center themselves in times of uncertainty; it is resilience and imagination taking shape. The Leather Lemon is a truly bittersweet listening experience, an album as brilliant and clear as it is fractured and fun. Electrify your taste buds with P.E.'s new lemon drop!