The Leisure Society

Melting Vinyl presents… the Leisure Society plus support

The Leisure Society have been recipients of considerable critical acclaim since the release of their first single (see Discography), being dubbed the English answer to popular U.S acts such as Grizzly Bear, Department of Eagles and Fleet Foxes.


The band’s debut single ‘The Last Of The Melting Snow’ was honoured with a 2009 Ivor Novello nomination for ‘Best Song Musically & Lyrically’.

In July 2009 the band signed with UK label ‘Full Time Hobby’ prompting the re-release of ‘The Sleeper’ with a bonus EP entitled ‘A Product Of The Ego Drain’ (the name originally intended for the debut album until a last minute change of heart). The record has subsequently generated considerable fanfare across mainland Europe in print and on radio & TV.

In September 2009 Brian Eno cited the band as “The only other thing I’ve been listening to lately with enthusiasm”, calling it “Such a beautiful album.” This prompted a meeting between the band and Brian Eno at his London studio.

The third single from The Sleeper, ‘Save It For Someone Who Cares’, was also nominated for the Ivor Novello in the same category as the previous year, making the band one of very few consecutive nominees.

In interviews on their recent European tours band members Nick Hemming & Christian Hardy have alluded to a darker, more expansive second record which they began recording in January 2010.