Leiana
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With the release of her third album, Lucky Number Three on May 18, Leiana clearly doesn't work for the weekends, as she affirms in her song "Nothing=You," an intense punk-infused track that proves this rocker can wail. The mix of her powerful lyrics and solid beats on this 13-song album make her music ideal for getting pumped before your day. And who can't resist someone whose confidence and determination are so evident in their music?
"This is a continuous process of shedding skin...rebuilding and moving forward," says Leiana on her website about her album.
Based in Philadelphia, Leiana has an ever-growing fan base with more than a million plays on MySpace -- and her transformation into rockstardom hasn't stopped there. She's worked with many members of the rock community including: Rob Caggiano (Anthrax) and Sean Danielson (Smile Empty Soul), Brett Scallions (Fuel, the Doors), John Tempesta and Ken Schalk(Candiria). Leiana also premiered her animated music video for "Nothing=You" recently, which you can watch below.
Leiana's cross-coastal vibe also makes her an appealing music choice for fans. She told pop culture site Icon vs. Icon about living in Philly, New York City and even Orange County throughout her academic and music career. "I still enjoy traveling between coasts...it's like the best of both worlds. That period of time that I spent in Orange country growing up was pretty important to me musically though. I was exposed to a totally different surf lifestyle and LA/Orange county punk rock/hardcore bands."
Leiana's exposure to different genres of music across the country wasn't the only musical influence in her life, her family really enjoyed listening to the radio and her brothers were the first to introduce her to rock. For her album, the amalgam of these influences intertwines, which, coincidentally, is what the name "Leiana" means, "to twine around."
"I like rock with an edge to describe it. It really crosses over a bunch of lines musically so I can't just say it's a punk rock record, or a rock record, or a skate punk record. Its funny how musically you can come up stuff that doesn't necessarily reflect your core influences," she told Icon vs. Icon.
"I love late 70s punk, but I cant really say you hear too much of the Ruts in there...it came as out more Joan Jett, which is cool too." Rocking out with a hip, modern-day Joan Jett a la The Runaways? We're in!
—Christa Fletcher
"This is a continuous process of shedding skin...rebuilding and moving forward," says Leiana on her website about her album.
Based in Philadelphia, Leiana has an ever-growing fan base with more than a million plays on MySpace -- and her transformation into rockstardom hasn't stopped there. She's worked with many members of the rock community including: Rob Caggiano (Anthrax) and Sean Danielson (Smile Empty Soul), Brett Scallions (Fuel, the Doors), John Tempesta and Ken Schalk(Candiria). Leiana also premiered her animated music video for "Nothing=You" recently, which you can watch below.
Leiana's cross-coastal vibe also makes her an appealing music choice for fans. She told pop culture site Icon vs. Icon about living in Philly, New York City and even Orange County throughout her academic and music career. "I still enjoy traveling between coasts...it's like the best of both worlds. That period of time that I spent in Orange country growing up was pretty important to me musically though. I was exposed to a totally different surf lifestyle and LA/Orange county punk rock/hardcore bands."
Leiana's exposure to different genres of music across the country wasn't the only musical influence in her life, her family really enjoyed listening to the radio and her brothers were the first to introduce her to rock. For her album, the amalgam of these influences intertwines, which, coincidentally, is what the name "Leiana" means, "to twine around."
"I like rock with an edge to describe it. It really crosses over a bunch of lines musically so I can't just say it's a punk rock record, or a rock record, or a skate punk record. Its funny how musically you can come up stuff that doesn't necessarily reflect your core influences," she told Icon vs. Icon.
"I love late 70s punk, but I cant really say you hear too much of the Ruts in there...it came as out more Joan Jett, which is cool too." Rocking out with a hip, modern-day Joan Jett a la The Runaways? We're in!
—Christa Fletcher
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