LEYA is the experimental duo comprised of harpist/vocalist Marilu Donovan (Eartheater, Aerial East, Julie Byrne) and violinist/vocalist Adam Markiewicz (PC Worship, The Dreebs). The pair is currently readying their Flood Dream LP for release on March 6th via NNA Tapes. The follow-up to their 2018 debut The Fool (NNA), this upcoming effort was also preceded by their surprise drop of Angel Lust, a collaboration with Eartheater released on PAN this December, as well as a soundtrack to the PornHub-exclusive short film I Love You directed by Brooke Candy.
While Flood Dream finds LEYA continuing to collaborate with musicians like vocalist/producer GABI, flautist/synthesist John Also Bennett of Forma, and bassist Tristan Kasten-Krause, the album also finds the pair focusing more exclusively on composing together. On “Wave,” harp, strings, and operatic vocals set a spell-binding mood of majestic melancholy. The video for the track is self-directed by the duo, and they explain:
“The video features our two friends, disciples of 34th generation Shaolin warrior monk and activist Shi Yan Ming, founder of the luminous USA Shaolin Temple in Manhattan, where RZA, Rosie Perez, Wesley Snipes, Jim Jarmusch, and Tricky have all trained. They are part of the wave.”
Look for LEYA to launch a North American tour this coming March, including a record release show in Brooklyn with Eartheater and Chanel 63, as well as dates with Liturgy in April. Check out LEYA’s upcoming tour schedule after the YouTube embed below.
TOUR DATES
March 5 – Brooklyn, NY @ Trevorshaus †
March 6 – Richmond, VA @ Shockoe Atelier
March 7 – Athens, GA @ Adverse Fest
March 8 – Atlanta, GA @ The Bakery
March 9 – Orlando, FL @ Uncle Lou’s
March 10 – Miami, FL @ Churchill’s
March 11 – Gainesville, FL @ Civic Media Center
March 12 – Birmingham, AL @ The Firehouse
March 13 – New Orleans, LA @ The Mudlark
March 14 – Houston, TX @ Rudyard’s
March 15 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
March 16 – Dallas, TX @ RBC
March 17 – 22 Austin, TX @ SXSW
March 23 – El Paso, TX @ Love Buzz
March 24 – Tucson, AZ @ Wooden Tooth
March 25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
March 26 – San Francisco, CA @ Adobe Books
March 27 – Oakland, CA @ The Dome
March 29 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Compound
March 30 – Albuquerque, NM @ The Desert House
March 31 – Tulsa, OK @ Tulsa Noise
April 1 – St. Louis, MO @ Blank Space
April 15 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird *
April 16 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme *
April 17 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *
April 18 – Detroit, MI @ The Sanctuary *
April 19 – Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class *
April 21 – Toronto, ON @ Baby G *
April 22 – Montreal, QC @ L’Esco *
April 23 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott *
April 24 – NYC @ The Dance *
April 25 – Philadelphia, PA @ MilkBoy *
July 2020 – Brooklyn, NY @ Pioneer Works
† NYC Record Release with Eartheater & Chanel 63
* with Liturgy
