Information & Biography
New York City's Christopher Damien Leo took his time off after leading the influential indie rock bands The Van Pelt (Gern Blandsten) and The Lapse (Gern Blandsten, Southern) in the second half of the 90's. The release of the second and final album by The Lapse, "Heaven Ain't Happenin'", in 2000 was the last sign of his musical work for a long time.
Many may have thought they'd never hear anything new by Ted and Danny Leo's brother, but in 2004 Chris released a novel called "White Pigeons" (Fifth Planet Press). Chapter 7 of the novel is a record by the fictitious band The Breaks that appears in the book - played by Chris Leo's current band Vague Angels. In spring 2006 a second album follows. "Let's Duke It Out At Kilkenny Katz'" (Pretty Activity) once again coincides with a book by Leo, this time record and book are released separately from each other though because as Leo says 'the first album is integral, the second only compliments.' He's taken a similar change of heart with future pressings of "White Pigeons" as well, wishing to see how record and book will interact as separate entities. Quoteth Leo: 'Sometimes couples need a little room to breath.'
We at Expect Candy are happy to quite literally release this CD, liberated from the confines of the text that once surrounded it, on its own.
