Artist description Emotionally tinged, and mood driven. Haunting, beautiful vocals with sonic sways and ALOT of dynamics.

Music Style Eerie, pensive, and unpredictable songs with chillingly beautiful vocals. Along the same lines of Jeff Buckley. Very touching and cryptic like that.

Musical Influences The Smiths, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Remy Zero, Gnu Fuz,Chris Lee

Similar Artists Jeff Buckley, The Sundays

Artist History Twelve years of playing out with a number of bands as well as solo. The last band being The Parting Gift (she has reformed), which got an amazing response from the locals here in Danbury, CT, as they also did in NY City. Mixing influences of Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, and the Smith's, which makes the music very fresh and original. "The sound is reminiscent of the days when alternative rock was really THAT-they've got female vocals and a WXCI circa-1990 feel."-said Stephen Kremar from The News-Times. The lyrics are written in the same meaningful style such as the late great Jeff Buckley. She combines 'liquid-angelic' vocals with an instrumental surge of subtlety and moodiness. Her vocal power is so passionate, so melodic and catchy you really can't help but feel her emotions. They gives it just enough of an eerie edge to keep you guessing. This is definately something you will observe at thier live shows as you watch people gawk and sway. An intense and refreshing new sound to the indie rock scene. 'She has this amazing knack for writing catchy melodies and lyrics on the spur of the moment. I've seen her perform at live shows and be able to improvise on the guitar and make up lyrics as she went along. It's that type of music where her songs could be about a number of different things, but it's always something to someone. They are either touched by her voice or touched by her lyrics. It could very well be both.'- Beth Coccaro formerly of Westphal Entertainment Playing the local Danbury area, New York City and festivals she has certainly built a name for herself. Currently in rotation on the Western Connecticut college radio station (WXCI), amongst many others across the country, she is presently supporting her EP on the road this year.

Group Members Kim Leaman

Instruments Guitar, Drums, Bass

Albums One Star Down

Press Reviews "Every musical genre these days seems to suffer from label-phobia. Pop music is equated with glamorized attitude, and alternative rock with bubbly trash, punk with tuneless boredom. But as the corporate music industry has chewed and vomited its share of all musical genres, indie music is returning to the forefront in all its original glory. The real, raw rock-based sounds that have defined every youth based musical declaration are back. Enter, The Parting Gift, a moody and emotionally tinged group headed by Kim Leaman. Evidenced by their powerful CD, the group alternates between grungy fuzzy guitar licks, slamming drums and dripping sonic movements, all held in place by Leaman's haunting, melodic voice."-Brita Brundage, Fairfield County Weekly "The sound is reminiscent of the days when alternative rock was really THAT-they've got female vocals and a WXCI circa-1990 feel."- Stephen Kremar, The News-Times

Additional Info CD's and T-shirts can be bought on our website! $5.00-CD's

Location Danbury, Connecticut - USA

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