Leah Abramson is the singer, songwriter, and composer behind The Abramson Singers. Leah has released four albums of original music and has contributed to dozens of other albums as a songwriter and vocalist.
From 2006 to 2014, The Abramson Singers toured Canada, the UK and Europe extensively, reaching #1 on the CBC Radio 3 National Indie Chart and #11 on the National Earshot Top 50 chart with their album Late Riser (2013). Leah has also toured as part of folk bands Dyad and The Crooked Jades, as well as indie-rockers Octoberman.
In the intervening years, Leah has written and created a large-scale interdisciplinary production (Songs For A Lost Pod), has taught songwriting at retreats and academically, and has become an award-winning choral composer.
Past Abramson Singers band members continue in the project (Tyson Naylor on keyboards and Dan Gaucher on Drums), while new collaborators Jason Starnes on guitar (Kids These Days, Bells Clanging) and Mark Beaty on bass (The Be Good Tanyas) bring fresh ideas and sounds.
Name:
The Abramson Singers
Genre:
Synth-folk
Founded:
2008
# of Albums:
Three (3) Abramson Singers records and two (2) solo records (under L. Abramson and Leah Abramson respectively)
Latest Album:
Anything You Could’ve Been EP
Latest Single:
Turn Into A Crisp
Latest Video:
Favourite musician growing up:
Are you going to make me pick just one? Toss up between Joni Mitchell, Sloan, and Queen
Favourite musician now:
My friends who write good songs: like Lyn Heinemann (Oxpital/So Faint) and Great Aunt Ida.
Guilty pleasure song:
Blinding Lights / The Weeknd
Live show ritual:
Lose my mind and try to find it again
Favourite local musician:
See above!
EP or LP?
Usually LP, but my shortened attention span means EPs are coming back.
Early bird or night owl?
Night Owl.
Road or studio?
Studio.
Any shows or albums coming up?
Shows TBA, Anything You Could’ve Been EP came out April 24
Where can we follow you?
Website | Facebook | Instagram
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Rapid Fire Local Questions:
What is your favourite local restaurant?
Bao Bei – consistently delicious.
What is your favourite street in your city and why?
Inverness St between 29th and 33rd Ave – it’s entirely planted in giant magnolia trees that bloom once a year in ridiculous glory.
What is your favourite park in your city and why?
There’s a tiny one that I am scared to give away – Copley Orchard is a community-run orchard and garden that feels like a small slice of the countryside in the summertime.
What is your favourite music venue in your city?
The WISE Lounge – there aren’t too many small bars left in Vancouver that feel timeless, but the WISE is one.
What is your favourite music store in your city?
Red Cat Records.
