Leslie and the Badgers
US musical group
Leslie and the Badgers or Leslie Stevens or Leslie Stevens and The Badgers is an American folk-country band formed in 2006 by songwriter and vocalist Leslie Stevens, who is currently releasing records as a solo artist under her name, Leslie Stevens.
The Badgers released their first album, Leslie and the Badgers, in 2007 (currently out of print). Five songs from the album became the 2008 EP Greetings from.... The band's 2009 release, Roomful of Smoke, was produced by David Bianco (Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Tift Merritt). The Los Angeles Times said Stevens' voice and writing evokes Patsy Clinewhile No Depression wrote that she calls to mind Emmylou Harris. Randall Roberts, of The LA Times, called the album "a little known gem."
Leslie Stevens was named as Los Angeles' best country singer by the LA Weekly in 2019. She has worked as a session singer contributing backing vocals and playing various instruments on records by such artists as Brian Wilson, Father John Misty, Florence and The Machine, and Jim James of My Morning Jacket. Kenneth Pattengale of the Milk Carton Kids produced, played, and sang on her 2016 solo release "The Donkey and Rose".
Her 2019 release "Sinner" was produced by Jonathan Wilson (Billy Strings, Erin Rae, Dawes). The Guardian said the album "packs an emotional punch," and established her as a "songwriter of skill and passion."
Her band has toured extensively on the West Coast and was invited to showcase at SXSW in 2010 and to perform on National Public Radio's Mountain Stage show.
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