LEISURE – Sunsetter (Solid Red Vinyl)

In a world preoccupied with instant gratification and overnight success, LEISURE is taking the scenic route. The five members – and mates – came together in 2015 on a spontaneous trip up the ragged West Coast of Aotearoa. At that stage, they’d independently spent years churning through the music machine’s tight jaws. Individually, the five are award-winning songwriters, producers and creatives. Together, they resolved to carve out a new musical paradigm: cut the crap, enjoy the ride and above all, keep it LEISURE.

Sunsetter is LEISURE’s third studio album, concluding their 2020/2021 EP series Side A and Side B. As the world has provided its challenges these past years, the group decided to release the record in phases: “we wanted to release a collection of records that really made us ‘feel’ something in these ever-changing modern times."

Sunsetter, the full album fittingly concludes the beginnings of Side A’s new light. An album centred around home, underpinned as always by their genuine friendship and democratic writing process, it follows the journey of the band's past couple of years – one in which they've started families, become closer friends and refocused on what's important.