#L.T. Lief

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Lyric Video: L.T. Leif Shares Lush "Gentle Moon"

Lyric Video: L.T. Leif Shares Lush "Gentle Moon" @LostMap @PictishTrail @OKPALRecords @auteurresearch

L.T. Leif (they/them) is a Canadian-born singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, who has spent stints residing in the Canadian prairies, Finland, Iceland and the Pacific Northwest — and is an adopted member of the Scottish DIY music scene. Their life and work is rooted in the self-sufficient spirit of the Canadian prairies and is informed by their travels. Leif first cut their teeth with…

[songbytoadrecords]

To celebrate International Women's Day I have put together a playlist celebrating the women who have been integral to making Song, by Toad what it is over the years. Many thanks everyone - I will try not to be such a boorish oaf in future. Can't promise I will succeed, but I promise to try!

1. The Summer Was Over by Faith Eliott (who is also all over the new Meursault album).

2. Dear God by Siobhan Wilson (whose debut album is out in July and who also sang loads on Imaginary Walls Collapse by Adam Stafford.

3. Rut by Lush Purr (Emma on bass and vocals is someone we've known and been pals with for ages, having initially met when she played in the (brilliant) Yawns).

4. Let's Save Christmas (The Ballad of Nakatomi Plaza) by eagleowl (Clarissa on upright double bass and vocals is the obvious one here, but the Canaveral Choir, and Tallah were also crucial to this awesome, ridiculous song).

5. Dive-bombing by Modern Studies (WIKILEAKS EDIT: super secret excellent things in the pipeline which are secret!)

6. The Fix is in by Meursault (Robyn's screeching, distorted violin is crucial to this song in particular, but also to the intensity of the current live show).

7. Unshaven Boozer by David Thomas Broughton & juice vocal ensemble (It takes quite something to be on the verge of upstaging DTB on his own album, but Sarah, Kerry and Anna are fucking phenomenal on this album).

8. The One Where the Stripper Cries by Sex Hands (Drummer Alex made the whole process so easy, which I was desperately grateful for as a rookie engineer).

9. Shock Shock by Sparrow and the Workshop (I miss these guys - has one of the best voices I have ever heard). 

10. Paleface by Magic Eye (Both Rebecca and Roma from this band could sing the shit out of a song, and Bek is a fantastic guitarist too).

11. This is All Going to End Badly by Trips and Falls (Amanda, Julie and Ash Leigh were absolutely vital components of this gloriously eccentric band - I miss this lot too!)

12. I'm Half the Man You Were by Jesus H Foxx (Tallah who sang and played cornet with these guys has been a friend and collaborator for something like ten years now and has made a massive contribution to the world of Scottish music over the years).

13. Sex Acts by Animal Magic Tricks (Frances feels a lot like one of Song, by Toad's great lost talents, and my general inability to get this across to the world at large feels like one of my greatest mistakes).

14. Basketball Land by Le Thug (Clio is another with an absolutely crystal-clear, beautiful voice - hopefully these guys will record more with us in future, because they are fantastic).

And there we go, and that's before we talk about Foon Yap, Ailie from Passion Pusher, L.T. Lief, Sophia von Dodds and Kim form WOLF all of whom we will be working with in the fairly immediate future.

Then there's also people like Leonora Winstanley, Claire Grandemange (Cat Macbat), as well as photographers like Nic Rue, Fiona Buckle, Alex Storm Hague, and the new team at the label which includes the incredible Kate Lazda and Anastasia Connor.

I can't list all the women who have supported our stuff in the press, played amazing shows for us, recorded Toad Sessions or guested on various recordings because I will never be able to remember everyone - sorry.

And then of course there is the incomparable Mrs. Toad - the great love of my life and the funder, encourager and Grand Matriarch of all we do here.

https://soundcloud.com/songbytoad/sets/international-womens-day-at-song-by-toad

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Deel 8.  'En nu jullie!' riep er een. Een gevoel van ongemakkelijkheid deed me tegenstribbelen.  'Ah kom op, is leuk!' Terug op dat muurtje. We bogen dichter naar elkaar toe - om in het frame te passen natuurlijk. Een flits.  Ik bekeek het resultaat.  Beide breed lachend. Hij met z'n hand in mijn haar. Ogend alsof we elkaar al jaren kenden. Een lief gezicht. Het was deze foto die ik jaren later nog steeds op mijn kamer had hangen. Weliswaar omring door precies 51 andere foto's, maar mijn blik dwaalde automatisch altijd af naar deze foto. Als ik op dat moment had geweten wat het met zich mee zou brengen, zou ik er dan mee doorgegaan zijn?

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[songbytoadrecords]

As we release Split 12" Vol.6 we are already working on Vol.7. We've already recorded Woodpigeon, and this weekend LT Lief is coming to The Happiness Hotel to add her tracks.

On Saturday she will be joining Jonnie Common on the bill for what will be our last warehouse show in a little while. Her music is absolutely gorgeous, and I strongly recommend you come along.

Jonnie will be playing a similar set to his superb Glad Cafe performance last month, and if you needed another reason, that would be it. He's ace. But you know he's ace, right, if you follow the label enough to bother reading this.

Tickets here.

Have a wee listen to LT Lief's stuff here.