With synthesizer, drum machine, and pulsing accordion, it makes for a wild and piercing echo of Henry Flynt, Bruce Haack and/or Arthur Russell that gathers power as it moves along. - LA Record September 2018
Subtly epic pop music built on a simple foundation of gentle drums, winding accordion, and hushed vocals. - Bandcamp Daily October 2018
Lonesome Leash is the solo project of Walt McClements, an accordionist and multi-instrumentalist known for his previous work in Why Are We Building Such A Big Ship?, Dark Dark Dark and Hurray for the Riff Raff. McClements crafts stark yet complex songs, nervous and triumphant hymns to the restless. Despite being anchored by the often anachronistic accordion, the music ends up having less to do with contemporary purveyors of old world idioms, and more to do with an alternate history—one where angular accordion lines take prominence over the guitar in a nervy and strangely cinematic post-punk tradition.
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