PATRICK LEONARD - It All Comes Down to Mood (180g Vinyl 2LP)

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PATRICK LEONARD - It All Comes Down to Mood (180g Vinyl 2LP)

Tracking Angle Rated 8/10 Music, 10/10 Sound!

As a producer, Patrick Leonard has helped bring to life career-defining recordings by Madonna, Pink Floyd, Elton John, and Fleetwood Mac, to name a few. But for the first time in two decades, he is releasing music that is all his own. This sprawling, 16 track double album brilliantly conveys his artistic genius.

Supported by a dream cast of supporting musicians: Tony Levin, Tim Pierce, Wendy Melvoin, John Patitucci, Aaron Stirling, Martin Barre, James Harrah, Ian Anderson, Anna Mjoll, Gerry Leonard and Paul Franklin.

Mixed by Kevin Killen. Mastered by Bob Ludwig. Art by StormStudios. Lacquers cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering.

From opener 'Hat and Coat,' in all its swirling keys, to the devastating, almost Nick Cave-like ballad 'Bishops of Fright,' through to the quietly ascendant closer 'A Walk in the Woods' &mdash what they made together, across four sides, is an achievement. And not just because of impressive chops, or production, or ambition: These are simply good songs. Across this sprawling, aurally luscious program &mdash with moments of profound and jazzy weirdness! &mdash you get a sense of Leonard's essence. Think a fantastic band of prog veterans, backing a particularly clever and savvy folk-rock songwriter, with a raspy, conversational, gravitational vocal.

Features

-Audiophile 180g Vinyl

-Double LP

-Mixed by Kevin Killen

-Mastered by Bob Ludwig

-Lacquers Cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering

-Produced by Michael Fremer

-Pressed at RTI

-Gatefold Jacket

-Art by StormStudios

Track List 

1. Hat and Coat

2. When It Comes to Giants

3. Maniac Hill

4. Jimmy Upside

5. Sad Ass World

6. Anderson and Council

7. Mary Saw Angels

8. At the End of the Day

9. Bishops of Fright

10. In Came the Fool

11. For Her

12. Devil's in the Rain

13. Up in the Sky

14. Looking for a Heart

15. When It Comes to Giants Part 2

16. A Walk in the Woods