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London, United Kingdom

The Leisure Society is a British folk-pop band formed in London, UK by Nick Hemming, formerly of early 1990s indie band she talks to angels

“Please don’t forget about the past/The hungry years we hid beneath the sand,” says The Hungry Years, one of many standout tracks on Into The Murky Water, the new album from the band. It’s fuelled by a pointed, bittersweet kind of melancholy, the sort of feeling understood only by people who, after years of standing on the sidelines, have started to see their dreams come true - people like Nick Hemming and Christian Hardy, the creative duo at the heart of the band.

From the moment the title track creeps in with bouncing bass, flurries of flute, jazz drums and Tim Burton-style backing vocals, it’s clear that something has changed since last we met them. A year in the making, Into The Murky Water is the sound of The Leisure Society gone widescreen.

The band’s 2009 debut album, The Sleeper, came from a delicate place. Its lead track, Last Of The Melting Snow, was the product of a lonely New Year’s Eve Nick spent at the point of post-breakup desperation. Into The Murky Water comes from a happier starting point, but looks back on the bad times too. “There’s a bit of nostalgia there, a thought that it wasn’t so bad after all,” says Nick. “Without all these crap things happening, without the years of crap jobs and playing in bands that never go anywhere, I wouldn’t be where I am today.”

For songwriter Nick, the journey to this point has taken more than a decade.

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1		We Were Wasted			145
2		Dust On The Dancefloor			144
3		Save It For Someone Who Cares			140
4		The Last Of The Melting Snow			134
5		Into The Murky Water			116
6		A Matter Of Time			98
7		This Phantom Life			93
8		Our Hearts Burn Like Damp Matches			77
9		A Short Weekend Begins With Longing			75
9		The Sleeper			75
11		You Could Keep Me Talking			74
12		Although We All Are Lost			61
13		Love's Enormous Wings			59
14		The Hungry Years			57
15		I shall forever remain an amateur			54

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