The edges of the desert have the power to transform a man, but the icy cold of the Sierra Nevada mountains will strip him bare to his soul.After the raw and luminous introduction of his first album, Red Leather returns with his second opus, TAHOE. If his first record was a frantic race through the dark meanders of the soul, TAHOE is the icy morning after: a cinematic and grandiose exploration of isolation, lucidity, and the rough edges of healing.Taking its name from the alpine lake that serves as both a sanctuary and a graveyard of secrets, the album explores the duality of the landscape.The lyrics dive into the heart of the "blue" period of his life, addressing themes of sobriety, the weight of sudden fame, and the ghosts of his past. It is an album about the silence that follows the storm and the realization that the higher you climb, the thinner the air becomes.