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With inspiration from our ‘Killing the Sound’ at work, this is a Lean grid tee shirt printed in white on a black Gildan tee.
With inspiration from our ‘Killing the Sound’ at work, this is a Lean grid graphic printed in black over a white tote with black handles.
Alstyle brand Heavy weight cotton T-Shirt, 6.5 oz.
Alstyle brand Heavy weight cotton T-Shirt, 6.5 oz.
'on the fence' out now via kitsune
'hurt a little' out now via kitsune
'years' single out now via Kitsune
'come back' single & music video out now via nylon
Los Angeles, CA - LA duo Lean is following up their debut LP ‘Years’ with their ‘Contrast’ EP. Earmilk described them best by saying “sonically, LEAN's clean textures, smooth and dreamy melodies wrap you up tightly and what a blissful feeling it is. With artists these days laboriously trying to stitch together a cornucopia of sounds together and be called "genre-blending," LEAN takes the refreshing approach of keeping things cool and unassuming.”
McCammon and Johnson met in late 2016 and formed LEAN shortly afterward. The two bonded over their shared love of 90s hip hop and indie rock and quickly found a formula that combined these influences. "With Stephen’s ear for hooks it came together effortlessly” McCammon said of the band's conception.
After a stretch of singles, they made their debut with Years in the spring of 2018. Of which the 405 said, “as you trek down this near pitch-perfect alt-pop endeavor, you’ll hear a renewed sound that’s emerged inside this congested genre”. In it’s first year as a band, Lean garnered the praise of NYLON, Indie Shuffle, IMPOSE, Buzz Bands LA: putting them on the radar of Kitsuné, and several high-profile Spotify and Apple Music playlists.
EARMILK - lean tread fresh sonic ground on ‘at least I tried’
OnesToWatch - lean has its ‘head in the clouds’ and what a lovely place that is
Music Injection - lean releases new single ‘head in the clouds’
BUZZBANDS - stream: lean, ‘head in the clouds’
KCRW - 'on the fence' track premiere
BUZZBANDS - 'inaction' video premiere
L.A. Record - 'inaction' video premiere
HIGH VOLTAGE - 'inaction' video of the week
NYLON - lean’s 'come back' is the perfect make out song
BUZZNET - getting to know trippy indie duo, LEAN
BEAT FOREST - sink your teeth into the sun-drenched new single from lean
Head In The Clouds
First, words start to break
Lies I could take
Back from your mouth
To keep me around
Waiting ‘til the day’s gone
Now I’m sleeping with the lights on
Screaming through the silence
And we wonder where the time went
But you’re not coming down
With your head in the clouds
I’m never going back
I’m never going back
I was a scapegoat for you
To escape from the truth
Now I don’t need all your problems
I am not the one to solve them
But I’ll never get my time back
From a bored sociopath
But you’re not coming down
With your head in the clouds
I’m never going back
I’m never going back
I’m never going back
Tired of letting you win
All the same arguments
I need to let it go, I know
But you’re not coming down
With your head in the clouds
I’m never going back
I’m never going back
I’m never going back
I’m never going back
inaction
find a way to blend in it’s the only motivation
burnouts who get turned around by every situation
standing everywhere so everyone knows where you stood
appearances are easy if you only wanna look good
you only say what you know I wanna hear
looking for reaction
to cover your inaction
making words faking the passion
live in the currents follow the fashion
never changed anything you wished you could
appearances are easy if you only wanna look good
you only say what you know I wanna hear
looking for reaction
to cover your inaction
hurt a little
you pull away
i know why in my mind
i made you stay
just cuz i hate goodbyes
i’m stuck in a memory
you’re still under me
sorry to get sentimental
but this should hurt a little
what good am i to you
if i’m a waste of time
a waste of time
so what am i gonna do
to change your mind
to change your mind
always overthink
learn nothing new
lonely for a minute
only when it’s ending
getting used to getting used
what good am i to you
if i’m a waste of time
a waste of time
so what am i gonna do
to change your mind
to change your mind
heatwave
good luck
if you wanna be good enough
but you wanna be in the scene
with all the people you hate to see
heatwave
why the leather coats?
LA
running from the cold
but there’s no one left to know
running from the cold
and there’s nowhere left to go
running from the cold
waste time
every minute you wait in line
with all the people you call your friends
everybody just plays pretend
heatwave
why the leather coats?
LA
running from the cold
but there’s no one left to know
running from the cold
and there’s nowhere left to go
running from the cold
running from the cold
running from the cold
running from the cold
years
this golden haze was living in me
days and nights were drifting
but i am alone again
i’m healing you’re still make believing
running from your feelings
burning through the ceiling
it won’t take me long
past lives are gone
move on
and the years will push you farther from my mind
i’m honest with myself through all this
floating through the moments
but you’d never know it
my mind is backward space and timeless
fading from your memory
until you just forget me
it won’t take me long
past lives are gone
move on
and the years will push you farther from my mind
come back
you live in a world that you built yourself
where you can pretend that you're someone else
and i'm happy enough to come for a visit
to turn off my brain for even a minute
so i come back, come back here for more
and everything is all alright
i'm just a wave riding in the tide
but i have to get back to my place in the real world
where reality drowns me and all other people
so i come back, come back here for more
i told myself a thousand times
that i need to get you out of my life
all the lies that you tell yourself
well they can get used on someone else
who am i kidding i'm still the king of self deception
i'm never leaving, i'm never leaving
so i come back, come back here for more
lucid dreams
i just want a life that's easy to live
but i don't want to sleep through it
come back down the world you found
is over now, it's over now
dreams coming to an end
just let me stay here, let me lay here
don't pretend the world's your friend
it's lonely here, but only here
don't go make me your pillow
weightless we'll run to the moon
we'll make it home before breakfast
we're naked but nobody else is
let's go back 2 million years
see what t-rex was afraid of
if i wake up do me a favor
just sleep in and fill me in later
chaos
everyone is here to help me
i’m afraid of what is healthy
finding comfort in the noise that keeps me quiet
the chaos that controls my life
lies that keep me satisfied
a tradeoff I can never find
the chaos that controls my life
i do what i do
whatever they say
i don’t need the truth
to get in the way
holding on to what is not real
push away the pain i don’t feel
i do anything to make sense of this madness
the chaos that controls my life
lies that keep me satisfied
a tradeoff I can never find
the chaos that controls my life
i do what i do
whatever they say
i don’t need the truth
to get in the way
want this
i’m just a prisoner i’m trapped in my mind
but if anyone asks me ya i’m doing fine
i find new ways to always get in my way
but it’s all that i‘ve known so i guess it’s ok
i hear the voices and i know all their names
of course you do man they come from inside your brain
i guess that makes us insane
why you always so fucking neurotic?
take control ya you know you want it
nothing ever changes till you’re honest
fine, ok, i’ll get right on it
i’ll get right on it
the first thing i do is second guess myself
but in my self-defense so everyone else
i can’t keep track of all these versions of me
we are whatever the hell you want us to be
i hear the voices and they all know my name
they’re never going away
why you always so fucking neurotic?
take control ya you know you want it
nothing ever changes till you’re honest
fine, ok i’ll get right on it
i’ll get right on it
on the fence
gold dreams
i'm in the moment
wasted on back and forth
slow chase
but i could never hold you
i was too late, too late to care
i don't wanna let this go
but i could never let you know
i don't wanna let this go
but i don't wanna lose control
re-think
my mind is always open
i can't hold on to anything
crawl to
another indecision
that will haunt you, haunt you again
i don't wanna let this go
but i could never let you know
i don't wanna let this go
but i don't wanna lose control
cuz everyone's as expert when they're talking to me
their minds are filling in the gaps they wanna believe
but i'm on the fence
i don't wanna let this go
but i could never let you know
i don't wanna let this go
but i don't wanna lose control
drift
can you feel the sting
of winter’s dying breath
blowing off your skin
until there’s nothing left
the sea will beat the land
turn mountains into sand
all your blood and bones
will drift away from home
summer welcomes in
every king who’s crowned
folding in the wind
returning to the ground
the sea will beat the land
turn mountains into sand
all your blood and bones
will drift away from home
the sea that beat the land
turned mountains into man
all our blood and bones
will drift into unknown
bend
she fed me lines to keep me blind
and i was happy just to eat them
the wheels fell off connect the dots
enjoy your freedom
no one could ever hold you
(but you turn into sand)
i know because i tried to
(in the palm of my hand)
nobody ever sees her
(now you’re bending the rules)
the grass is always greener
(so that you never lose)
you always want too much
you always want too much
left in the dark
that was her art
i’m always the last to know the reasons
go off to find the next in line
before you leave him
no one could ever hold you
(but you turn into sand)
i know because i tried to
(in the palm of my hand)
nobody ever sees her
(now you’re bending the rules)
the grass is always greener
(so that you never lose)
you always want too much
you always want too much
i was never never enough
you always want too much