Most of my readers know that I am a
huge lover of pets (I have 5 cats). So, anytime I see an artist trying to help
animal shelters and adoption agencies, I am willing to spread the word any way
I can. Leanne Kingwell is a great artist out off Australia who is now branching
into the US to help shelters in San Francisco and Los Angeles. She is raising
funds for these shelters by giving away her latest single “Sunshine” to any
generous donor. Not only will you be helping our four legged friends, but you
will also get your hands on some great music!
Once dubbed “the queen of Aussie rock”
by the Australian music press, Kingwell has received much acclaim for her two
solo album outings. Show Ya What, her 2006 self-financed and
predominantly self-penned debut solo album, made Senior Editor of Billboard
Magazine, Chuck Eddy’s, “Top Ten Albums of the Year” list, as it did with
music writers from The Village Voice and other reputable sources.
Kingwell wanted to evolve her personal
sensibilities, songwriting, and musical style with her follow up album, Choking
On Halos. Her decision to record in LA and self-fund the record to
retain creative autonomy, proved her artistic mettle. Music critic Ian “Molly”
Meldrum hailed Choking On Halos as a “breath of fresh air.”
The Age’s Wendy Squires declares it “so damn good I don’t want to label it
anything other than unmissable.”
Produced by David J. Holman (No Doubt,
Bush) at Cactus Studios in Hollywood, CA, Kingwell’s proudly independent second
solo album, Choking On Halos is perhaps best described by a fan
in the Australian iTunes store as, “… audacious, original, intelligent and
chock full of cinematic metaphor. A 45 minute mind trip.”
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