Leiah - Surrounded By Seasons (Digital)
Leiah was a band formed in Gävle, Sweden 1998 and through 6 years they catapulted through the emopunk/hardcore scene in Europe.
Dig deep enough through the emopunk records from the late 90s/early millennium and you will find Leiah. In this musical era the lines between emo, indie rock, and hardcore was a blur but looking back on a bands work, a 17-year-old album, you will find all these different musical directions flowing into a larger consistent pool.
Sure, some elements sound dated, even clichéd after decades of overuse, but if you like melodic telecaster guitars making that wall of sound, high pitched vocals, over-the-top drum compression through a Albini-like room and basslines strung out on punk distortion, then this record is (still) made for you.
Released only on CD via Genet Record 2001. Re-issued digitally 2018.