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Leslie Mendelson at the Abrons
New album marks the young artist as an effortlessly charismatic performer
Leslie Mendelson (Photo: Bo Streeter)
Leslie Mendelson comes to the Abrons Underground on April 4, bringing songs from her soon-to-be-released Ryko debut, Swan Feathers. This album marks Mendelson as both an effortlessly charismatic performer and a songwriter of uncommon musical and emotional depth. In addition to being a singularly expressive singer, she is a sensitive tunesmith with an uncanny knack for infusing even her darkest lyrical insights with a sexy playfulness.
“Unless I’ve lost my bearings this is one of the tastiest pop albums of recent memory,” says Jac Holzman, founder of the iconic Electra and Nonesuch Labels. “And I say ‘pop’ in the Carole King sense. Great melodies with wondrous curves that take you places. No album of this genre has touched me so deeply. Most important, the songs stick to you like swan feathers caught on rubber cement.”
Opening the evening is UK born/NY-based singer-songwriter James Maddock, who has toured with Paula Cole and Meshell Ndegeocello, and is well known for both his writing and guitar skills.