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We had the pleasure of interviewing Leslie Mendelson over Zoom video!\xa0

Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Leslie Mendelson is supporting her most recent studio album \u2018If You Can\u2019t Say Anything Nice\u2026,\u2019 as well as a solo acoustic EP \u2018In The Meantime,\u2019 that was recorded during the 2020 lockdown. Described by\xa0Relix Magazine\xa0as an artist with \u201ca loyal, cross-generational audience that hugs the hippie, hipster, coffee shop and society crowds,\u201d Leslie\u2019s timeless musicality and evocative songwriting indeed cuts a wide swath.\xa0All Music\xa0writes that Leslie evokes \u201c1970s songwriter influences in the vein of Carole King and Carly Simon,\u201d while\xa0The Aquarian\xa0calls her \u201cthe closest thing one can get to a truly honest musical experience.\u201d

Leslie Mendelson\u2019s previous work, including 2009 Grammy-nominated debut album \u2018Swan Feathers\u2019 and 2017 album, \u2018Love & Murder\u2019 dealt with matters of the heart. When it came time to compose the songs that comprise \u2018If You Can\u2019t Say Anything Nice\u2026,\u2019 however, she and her longtime writing partner Steve McEwan set out to examine the anxiety stemming from the current socio-political climate with songs like \u201cMedication,\u201d \u201cI Need Something To Care About\u201d and \u201cWould You Give Up Your Gun.\u201d It\u2019s fitting extension of a more socially conscious outlook offered on \u201cA Human Touch\u201d\u2014Leslie\u2019s duet with Jackson Browne for the documentary film, \u20185B,\u2019 released in 2019.

If Leslie Mendelson\u2019s only collaboration with a legendary musician was Jackson Browne, it would be a worthy point to celebrate. What\u2019s truly telling is that Leslie has also drawn the attention of The Grateful Dead\u2019s Bob Weir who recorded a duet with her on Roy Orbison\u2019s standard, \u201cBlue Bayou,\u201d while no less than classic rock royalty The Who invited her to open two shows at Madison Square Garden last year. She was set to open three more dates for the band in 2020 that were unfortunately postponed due to the pandemic. With some of rock music\u2019s most legitimate voices seeking Leslie out, it leaves no doubt the rarefied air she inhabits as an artist.

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