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Leaving Laurel
Artist
Leaving Laurel
Label
Anjunadeep
Catalogue Number
ANJCD097D
Release Date
August 20, 2021
  • Vinyl 2×LP

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    ANJLP097

    • 2xLP housed in a printed gatefold reverse-board sleeve with printed inner sleeves
    • Includes a vinyl exclusive 'Leaving Laurel' postcard
    • WAV digital download included

"It all began when one of us was Leaving Laurel".

For Pierce and Gordon of Leaving Laurel, their music is a story of an old friendship that over many years, almost accidentally, blossomed into a musical collaboration. Friends on the internet first, and eventually roommates in Los Angeles, the pair spent years together making their own separate brands of dance music, long before ever collaborating with one another. Gordon was one half of bass heavy duo Botnek, whilst Pierce found fame and toured the world with his solo project.

One day in Laurel Canyon, California, the pair were sharing their own unfinished music with one another. Pierce had an idea for a demo of Gordon’s, which spawned an impromptu writing session lasting the rest of the day. Elated by what had just happened, they continued to write together over the coming weeks, but just as they were getting new momentum, Pierce had to head back to his home on the east coast. The final song they wrote together before his flight was called 'Leaving Laurel'. The music Pierce and Gordon made together is rich with emotion, densely packed with atmosphere and often featured Gordon’s own gentle vocals.

Pierce always envisioned the music they made together in California as an album, and after having released many of their early songs over the past year on Anjunadeep, they set out to finish everything they had started during that time. In revisiting the rest of their ideas from that era, they had realized - it all felt like one moment in time. One feeling. One chapter. The pair finished their debut album at the start of 2021, just prior to a horrible tragedy.

Pierce passed away in April of this year after a tragic struggle with his mental health. This album is dedicated to his memory, and has come to represent much more than two friends making music together in the Laurel Canyon neighbourhood of Los Angeles. The album announcement comes with today's release of 'Winter In The Woods', a track inspired by the duo’s time isolated in the woods of Connecticut & Vermont. Pierce’s struggles were very private, and with this album Gordon and Pierce's brother and manager Griff want to let the world know simply this:

It's ok to not be ok.

It's for anyone who can relate to his pain, and to know you are not alone.

"Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why." - Pierce Fulton, via Eddie Cantor.

Digital Tracklist

  1. 1 Rosaro 6:52 Buy

    Rosaro

  2. 2 sometimes it's scary but it's still just you and me (LL Mix) 7:01 Buy

    sometimes it's scary but it's still just you and me (LL Mix)

  3. 3 A Secret Place 5:57 Buy

    A Secret Place

  4. 4 It's Never The Last (Things Never Last) 7:27 Buy

    It's Never The Last (Things Never Last)

  5. 5 Guardian Angels Watch Down On You 6:18 Buy

    Guardian Angels Watch Down On You

  6. 6 Falling Apart 4:18 Buy

    Falling Apart

  7. 7 maybe we're different and everything is still the same 2:38 Buy

    maybe we're different and everything is still the same

  8. 8 Take Your Time 5:28 Buy

    Take Your Time

  9. 9 Need Little, Want Less 5:15 Buy

    Need Little, Want Less

  10. 10 Through & Through (LL Mix) 5:52 Buy

    Through & Through (LL Mix)

  11. 11 Winter In The Woods 7:02 Buy

    Winter In The Woods

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