Artist description With heavy folk and pop influences, Austin Texas songwriter Colin Leyden writes songs rich with characters and images, weaving together solid pop hooks with sometimes biting social commentary.

Music Style Folk/Pop

Musical Influences Beatles/John Prine

Similar Artists Freedy Johnston

Artist History Twenty-nine year old Leyden grew up in Waukesha, Wisconsin, a small town that (for some odd reason) has its own musical legacy. Both Les Paul and midwestern rockers The Bodeans claim it as their hometown. Leyden moved to Austin, Texas in 1992 after living and playing in Chicago and Minneapolis. With regular shows at such Austin mainstays as The Hole in the Wall, Flipnotics, and Shaggy's, and radio airplay courtesy of KGSR and KLBJ, Leyden looks to connect with new listners.

Group Members Colin Leyden, Shelly Ryan, Mark O'Boyle, Max Keene

Instruments Guitars, bass, drums

Albums For The Wicked, Evidence of Me

Press Reviews I was 100% certain this was a British band when I first popped it into the CD player. The understated folk-pop sound of Colin Leyden are way to sensitive to be American, I thought. But, as it turns out, Colin Leyden is from Austin, TX, and from his pen flows some of the finest in folk-pop today. You can hear traces of (the not-so-angry) Billy Bragg, (the pop side of) Richard Thompson and even the Washington Squares. The standout track,

Location Austin, Texas - USA

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