Press for "Curious Tourist"

"Moody guitar jangles and twinkling keys assemble a nostalgic rock appeal on “Ordinary Face,” a riveting new single from Leah Callahan. Her successes in the Boston music scene span from the mid ’90s, as frontwoman for bands Turkish Delight US and Betwixt & The Glass Set, to memorable solo material today. “Ordinary Face” comes via the upcoming album Curious Tourist, out on April 29th."

“You’re just an ordinary girl, the kind that’s overlooked,” the vocals let out amidst thumping bass, flashes of guitars, and frolicking keys, launching into a compelling viola infusion alongside the bouncy rock demeanor. “Ordinary Face” thoroughly compels in its dynamics between pulsing rock intrigue and chamber-pop flourishes."
Obscure Sound
www.obscuresound.com/2024/03/leah-callahan-ordinary-face/


"Boston-based new wave songsmith Leah Callahan makes offbeat alt pop recalling the likes of Bronski Beat and at times Blur. It’s a sneakily catchy and danceable number that buries into your head. Disconcerting, shifty, addictive."
Start-Track
start-track.com/single-leah-callahan-ordinary-face/


"Boston indie singer Leah Callahan inserts a bit of baroque pop into her new single Ordinary Face, making a case for a girl who tends to be overlooked."
Here Comes the Flood
www.herecomestheflood.com/2024/03/leah-callahan-ordinary-face.html

" 'Ordinary Face' is a bold exploration of retro sounds, wrapped in a vintage rock atmosphere ... Callahan's voice, evocative of bygone eras, adds a layer of nostalgia...With her new album on the horizon for April 2024 ... 'Ordinary Face' is just a preview of what is to come from this artist who continues to challenge conventions and explore new musical territories."
Oleada Indie
oleadaindie.com/explorando-los-sonidos-retro-de-leah-callahan-ordinary-face/#google_vignette

"Avec quelques effets sur un grain de voix tout particulier, Leah Callahan m’a enchantée à travers Curious Tourist ... Ordinary Face dans une sombre fraicheur aux élans dance-pop. Pour moi un immanquable, il est suivi de mon autre coup de cœur, Social Climber.... La narrative de Leah Callahan sur Curious Tourist est porté non seulement par son écriture poétique et proche du cœur, mais aussi par son association avec Chris Stern, qui a notamment coécrit Ordinary Face et ses accents disco. Un shoegaze riche et divers qui respire de part en part. Magnifique."
Unis-Son
unis-son.com/2024/03/28/flash-curious-tourist-leah-callahan-fr/

About Curious Tourist:

Singer-songwriter Leah Callahan’s new album, Curious Tourist, marks her fourth solo album in as many years, a product of a relentless drive to endure and create in spite of seemingly insurmountable odds. It’s an indie-pop triumph from an artist who forged her craft in the Boston indie rock scene so aptly portrayed by writer Erin Margaret Day (daily.bandcamp.com/scene-report/nineties-indie-rock-boston-list), and is now fully coming into her own as a solo artist.

Mike Mineo of Obscure Sound had this to say of the lead single “Ordinary Face” (it) “thoroughly compels in its dynamics between pulsing rock intrigue and chamber-pop flourishes." And “Super” boldly tells the world Callahan is not going anywhere anytime soon, no matter what it throws at her: “Here I’ll stay, and here I’ll be, And I’ll be just fine.”

Arranger, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and co-songwriter Chris Stern brings impeccable musicianship and range to this, his first effort with Callahan, providing Johnny Marr meets Kevin Shields guitars for “Nowhere Girl”, “No One”, “Super”, “Social Climber” and “Wish”, and intoxicatingly grand aural soundscapes for “Curious Tourist” and “Duras”. Stern has brought along another first for Callahan’s solo albums - a sumptuous string section - masterfully provided by Providence based Jeremy Fortier on viola.

Callahan enlists, once again, both good friend and veteran producer/engineer Richard Marr, and percussionist Alex Brander (Big D and the Kids Table). With this ambitious team, Curious Tourist builds on the legacy of Britpop’s past, and kicks things into overdrive with brand new takes on dance-pop, post-punk, and shoegaze, for what just might be the next wave.