"Alternative-rock diva Leah Callahan has a seemingly boundless passion for reinvention...she fronted the art-rock bands Turkish Delight and Betwixt, and she's created several local music theater productions. (the self-titled) The Glass Set is her first amalgamation of both, begun when she became reacquainted with producer Richard Marr of Galaxy Park Studios (to record this) edgy rock opera. The opera's story line seems to follow the struggles of an isolated, lovelorn young woman in an unfeeling, superficial world. Callahan again captivates while singing her heart out. And while the music tends to serve Callahan's vocals and the plot she unfolds, it is quite textured and emotionally resonant."

Sarah Tomlinson, The Boston Globe


Gritty, neurotic, disheveled and bad-ass, this isn't your grandmother's (or even Green Day's) rock opera. Riotous stitches of Poly Styrene woven in with the understated sultriness of Peggy Lee create the vocals for this itchy sweater of a concept album. Ex-Codetta members Andrew Doherty and Erik Szyska hit the mark spot on with guitar and bass that go from post-grunge to glam, while the moody, machine-like drumming of Allen Esser keeps it all in (Mancunian) check.

And here’s what some critics have said about vocalist/songwriter Leah Callahan’s previous work:

“…the sort of music that would be perfectly suited to playing at 3am in a hotel lounge, but the kind of hotel that only appears in David Lynch movies. It’s most excellent, if slightly spooky, and will be going on the i-pod as soon as I can think how to describe it.” Tasty Fanzine UK

"Her melodies, elegant and menacing, suggest true late night."
Nina MacLaughlin, The Boston Phoenix

"Boston chanteuse Callahan's wonderful songs sound as though they'd been compiled from half a dozen different brilliant European art films"
Richard Gehr, Village Voice

“Listening to Leah … is like reading one of Simone de Beauvoir’s fictional works. Quirky and whimsical elements compose the intriguing atmosphere while dark seriousness drives the work from deep within”. Left of the Dial

"Leah Callahan has a lovely delicate voice, with a delivery that evokes both old Europe and Bossa nova."
Sarah Tomlinson, The Boston Globe

“There's a restrained weirdness floating under the surface … something along the lines of Nick Cave or even Foetus. That's easy to think, because she's singing about vampires and death and destruction. Of course, when you have a great singing voice, you can get away with just about anything.” Mundane sounds

"Callahan...whose career fronting such luminaries as Turkish Delight and Betwixt always betrayed, beyond the art-damaged howl of the music of these groups, a theatrical sensibility that was at once refined and unhinged."
Daniel Brockman, The Weekly Dig