Le Ren https://le-ren.com Le Ren Fri, 28 Jan 2022 18:19:10 +0000 https://le-ren.com en Front Page https://le-ren.com/Front-Page Fri, 28 Jan 2022 18:19:10 +0000 Le Ren https://le-ren.com/Front-Page “I Already Love You” LeftoversStream the song  Will you follow the ways in which I’ve faltered? Will you stray to a place I can't reach? Will you know me by name when I call out and Will you feel all my love when we meet? Releases https://le-ren.com/Releases-1 Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:06:20 +0000 Le Ren https://le-ren.com/Releases-1 <img width="999" height="1003" width_o="999" height_o="1003" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bc1817c303a168bc1f1ec3db5f22cd52189673f0f759f51371f9fe035a09a032/Leftovers.jpeg" data-mid="128980055" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/999/i/bc1817c303a168bc1f1ec3db5f22cd52189673f0f759f51371f9fe035a09a032/Leftovers.jpeg" />Leftovers Album, 2021 Stream on Spotify&nbsp;︎︎︎ <img width="2200" height="2200" width_o="2200" height_o="2200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/508d406afe5a183e11e3fdae4c5e46cc5deb737bb559359fe5e8720d6bb90dd8/Dyan-Single-Artwork.jpg" data-mid="128980052" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/508d406afe5a183e11e3fdae4c5e46cc5deb737bb559359fe5e8720d6bb90dd8/Dyan-Single-Artwork.jpg" />DyanSingle, 2021 Stream on Spotify ︎︎︎ <img width="3713" height="3713" width_o="3713" height_o="3713" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f05eccb973b610a07f34894d3e390683c0f5c6d3eb9c551897b2477754ef07b6/sc405.leren.hardtimes1.jpg" data-mid="128980053" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f05eccb973b610a07f34894d3e390683c0f5c6d3eb9c551897b2477754ef07b6/sc405.leren.hardtimes1.jpg" />May Hard Times Pass Us By Single, 2021Stream on Spotify ︎︎︎ <img width="3713" height="3713" width_o="3713" height_o="3713" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f2de7e84f84499c377e7cf93d0af92eb083010ad1b6b5a9af7a7fed0350b6d7/sc405.leren.single.ialy.jpg" data-mid="128980054" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0f2de7e84f84499c377e7cf93d0af92eb083010ad1b6b5a9af7a7fed0350b6d7/sc405.leren.single.ialy.jpg" />I Already Love YouSingle, 2021Stream on Spotify ︎︎︎ Lyrics https://le-ren.com/Lyrics-1 Mon, 20 Dec 2021 22:01:46 +0000 Le Ren https://le-ren.com/Lyrics-1 Lyrics “Take On Me”&nbsp; Take on me For I have seen the day Where love is in the gloaming And we are on it’s wing Be soft and lay your head down Want not for words to sing Just listen to the stillness Of a stirring from within Now tell me what you're hearing Inside the mouth of sound What lies beyond the clearing? Oh, where is Laurel crowned? Take on me For I can show the way We’ll meet one winter's morning To give what lovers take <img width="640" height="360" width_o="640" height_o="360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/098a7ee936e016f6cdd11032eac4a58b3eb88298843820587c1deb8d9e3b340d/loveyou2.gif" data-mid="131563119" border="0" data-scale="97" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/098a7ee936e016f6cdd11032eac4a58b3eb88298843820587c1deb8d9e3b340d/loveyou2.gif" /><img width="640" height="360" width_o="640" height_o="360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/710e75772e8ffa2951fac6d626896b23a816bc4950a0d552129ec9bf25ab056d/loveyou1.gif" data-mid="131563113" border="0" data-scale="97" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/710e75772e8ffa2951fac6d626896b23a816bc4950a0d552129ec9bf25ab056d/loveyou1.gif" /> ALI VANDERKRUYK “I Already Love You” All my life you have been a strangerStill I feel that I know your faceNow I wait for the day I can sayI already love you You’ll grow taller than your motherYou’ll be stronger than her tooThough I’ll see you in time, you know I I already love you Will you follow the ways in which I’ve faltered?Will you stray to a place I can't reach?Will you know me by name when I call out andWill you feel all my love when we meet? Someday you will wake me in the nighttime I'll sleep softly to hear your callTake my mind and my time You know I I already love you Will you follow the ways in which I’ve faltered?Will you stray to a place I can't reach? Will you know me by name when I call out andWill you feel all my love when we meet? “Was I Not Enough?”I’m down to crying just once a day when I wake And sure, a tear hits the floor when I open the door To the home that we made All our memories are fading away But go on and take away your love Oh, was I not enough? I swear I’m just crying once a day everyday And when the tears fill my eyes then I whisper goodbye To both heartache and pain No I won’t see them round here again But go on and take away your love Oh, was I not enough? Oh I could tell myself that some love’s not meant to be Or I could talk to myself about how I’m now finally free But at the end of the day with wet tears on my face I know I’d be telling a lie You can see in my eyes that are stained red from crying That I still wish you were mine But go on and take away your love Oh, was I not enough? Ya, go on and take away your love Oh, was I not enough? “Annabelle &amp; MaryAnne” (feat. Tenci)(MaryAnne) Annabelle, I heard that a darkness is calling It’s crying out a new shade of blue’s on your way Would that I could step in and will all your troubles away (Annabelle)MaryAnne, you needn’t worry so much over me I’m holding on like an autumn tree holds onto leavesThough the road that I chose may be leading my own feet astrayTrust that I’ll make it through and that I’ll reach the end of my days(Both)Oh, do not go where I can’t followAnd don’t but turn your head to the light of the dayWhen you’ve got no one to hold then hold onto the words that I say That I will be yours and you will be mine come what may (Maryanne) Annabelle, I’m not sure which way to go(Annabelle) MaryAnne, that’s not something that you need to know (Maryanne) But I can’t help but think that there’s somewhere that I oughta be (Annabelle) When you’re feeling unsure you can make that somewhere next to me (Both) Oh, do not go where I can’t followAnd don’t but turn your head to the light of the dayWhen you’ve got no one to hold then hold onto the words that I say That I will be yours and you will be mine come what may (Both) it’s so much easier by your side We’ll be alright We’ll be alright We’ll be alright “Who’s Going to Hold Me Next?”&nbsp;I’ve been looking at strangers Wondering which ones I match Well I can’t help but think when I learn a new name Who’s going to hold me next? I’ll be leaving the city And spending some time on the road Well it ain’t love that I’m looking for But I could use someone to hold Well I don’t need to take your name Or join the family You can save your words for another girl Put down the wedding ring We’ll meet in the middle Where time’s standing still A place where the sun doesn’t set By morning I’ll bid you farewell with a kiss Thinking “who’s going to hold me next?” Well I thought that I needed A marriage of body and mind But I found in my past that it’s built to last So I’m getting it right this time Well I’m setting out solo Just taking the things that I need I’ll be out on the road just holding my own And a few of the strangers I meet Well I don’t need to take your name Or join the family You can save your words for another girl Put down the wedding ring We’ll meet in the middle Where time’s standing still A place where the sun doesn’t set By morning I’ll bid you farewell with a kiss Thinking “who’s going to hold me next?” Oh, who’s going to hold me next? <img width="640" height="360" width_o="640" height_o="360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4344f842ee1cc640ddf19b1167c221735e205335645231c3c934e82b60345a2d/dyan1.gif" data-mid="131551955" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/4344f842ee1cc640ddf19b1167c221735e205335645231c3c934e82b60345a2d/dyan1.gif" /> ALI VANDERKRUYK <img width="640" height="360" width_o="640" height_o="360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f2d36c08bfde654c961ec892d2f839166dfafd06c45baea1f39fd2ac31e2158/dyan2.gif" data-mid="131551989" border="0" data-scale="99" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/5f2d36c08bfde654c961ec892d2f839166dfafd06c45baea1f39fd2ac31e2158/dyan2.gif" />“Dyan” Dyan holds my hand when I’m screaming out Like a child who didn’t get her wayAnd I swear if you follow her stare you could see what you seek&nbsp; And then chase her like a ball on a stringI don’t have much to give, but what's mine is hers to share If I could look into the center of the sun well I think I’d see her there When cherries grew she knew the sweetest fruit and the ones to toss away She knows the way that it goes when the heart holds on to a feeling that is not meant to stay Our bodies are far apart but I feel her in the air If I could look into the centre of the sun well I think I’d see her there If I go before herSew my ashes in her garden &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Lay my body by her side And say goodbye If I lose my bloomLight a candle in the darknessSay my name The one she gaveAnd shut my eyes Oh, when my time arrives I know I’ll hear her prayer Ya, when I look into the centre of the sun oh I think I’ll see her there Ya, when I look into the centre of the sun I think I’ll see her there “Willow” Don’t make me weep Like a willow Oh, I’ve been blue for far too long Don’t make me cry&nbsp; I’m through with sorrow Don’t make me weep Like a willow I’ve paid my dues Tried to pave the high road I made my bed He made his too Now that I’m yours Go easy on me I’m done with hurting Say you’ll be true Don’t make me weep Like a willow Oh, I’ve been blue for far too long Don’t make me cry&nbsp; I’m through with sorrow Don’t make me weep Like a willow The sun has set The blinds are closing I left a life I didn’t need Now that I’m here I’m better for it I’ll hold your heart I won’t make you weep I won’t make you weep Like a willow Oh, you’ve been blue for far too long I won’t make you cry You’re through with sorrow I won’t make you weep Like a willow I won’t make you weep Like a willow “Your Cup” I’ve been spending all my money Cuz I bought into the game My book has dog eared pages But I won’t read them again All the trees have turned to paper And I wait to press my pen For if I pencil poorly How could I make it up to them? Well as often as I drink from your cup It is never enough It is never enough And as often as I bring you to my skin I wonder where I start and where you end Ya, I wonder where you stop and where I begin Well I’ll tell you that I love you&nbsp; With my lips pressed to your leg I don’t got a lot to say But I’ve got a lot to sing And there’s a stillness in your water And as I disrobe your lake I find honey in your comb And all the nameless named The cedar’s in the floorboards And the grape is in the wine The clock is on the counter And it tells me that it’s time So I’m here to show you That the heart within my chest Is where I go to find you Where we both begin and end “Friends are Miracles” I’ve been sleeping in Sundays and It’s been doing me well When I wake to the day well the sun’s already talking I rise with my body I step into two large feet When my heels meet the ground then my legs do the walking Well, who are they to say what I can or cannot do? I’m a miracle standing as tall and I can and I’m making it through I’ve been picturing her face and How it’s shaped like the moon Oh, it waxes and wanes through the days Ya she is something We’ve been talking ‘bout our friends and How they’re passing the time Oh, they work to the bone and they don’t ask for nothing Well, who are they to say what we can or cannot do? We are miracles standing as tall and we can and we’re making it through Well, who are they to say what we can or cannot do? We are miracles standing as tall and we can and we’re making it through x2 <img width="640" height="360" width_o="640" height_o="360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5ec3012a0fe7bdb9152fc7923d70c0444d5720651048960324ad0c92578f184/hardtimes1.gif" data-mid="131772354" border="0" data-scale="99" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/c5ec3012a0fe7bdb9152fc7923d70c0444d5720651048960324ad0c92578f184/hardtimes1.gif" />ALI VANDERKRUYK <img width="640" height="360" width_o="640" height_o="360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9567595b725d14f5da5d115bea0e16a02cb54dfc33f1c2111c6218919a5a5c07/hardtimes3.gif" data-mid="131772361" border="0" data-scale="99" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/9567595b725d14f5da5d115bea0e16a02cb54dfc33f1c2111c6218919a5a5c07/hardtimes3.gif" /> “May Hard Times Pass Us By”I’ve known a lot of love And I’ve had some company But now I know your love and I’m where I’m supposed to be I took to you just like an arrow on the string Well I should've known one day you’d come for me May hard times Pass us by May hard times Pass us by They’ll come a time when I am many miles away But know I’ll follow you as evening follows day And when the sky it breaks I’ll raise my face to rain And I’ll love you in the sunlight or the shade May hard times Pass us by May hard times Pass us by When the world is grey and our bodies old When the forger’s fire grows ashen-cold When the years drag on and yet pass us by I’ll be there In hard times If there’s a day when winter comes without a spring Or when the birds above go silent with no singing I’ll stick with you just like the mew upon the wing And we’ll weather what the tides of life may bring May hard times Pass us by May hard times Pass us by May hard times Pass us by May hard times Pass us by More coming soon About https://le-ren.com/About Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:01:58 +0000 Le Ren https://le-ren.com/About <img width="640" height="360" width_o="640" height_o="360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b27f37433beed45f45af97588dbc8e05f9e00b1fabf7ec25c60b468dd3ea386e/lerenportrait1.gif" data-mid="131779659" border="0" data-scale="95" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/b27f37433beed45f45af97588dbc8e05f9e00b1fabf7ec25c60b468dd3ea386e/lerenportrait1.gif" /><img width="640" height="360" width_o="640" height_o="360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62ae08e5f258d5e4907c2a140ad3e8b5b36cd91372b6a1799aa3601933a7807d/lerenportrait3.gif" data-mid="131779698" border="0" data-scale="95" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/62ae08e5f258d5e4907c2a140ad3e8b5b36cd91372b6a1799aa3601933a7807d/lerenportrait3.gif" /> Leftovers, the debut album from Montreal’s (/Tiohtià:ke’s) Le Ren, stitches together a patchwork of personal songs about different relationships: those we share with mothers, lovers, and friends. Lauren Spear, the artist behind Le Ren, created a physical quilt to mirror the assemblage of stories that comprise her album: a coming-of-age collage that collects over four years of past experiences and finds their present meaning. “When I think of leftovers, I think of things that have been cast aside,” she says. “When they’re picked back up or remembered, they can be repurposed… Leftovers came to mean a collection of feelings and moments of the past that still remain relevant to my present.” Leftovers was originally scheduled to be recorded in LA in early 2020, but the pandemic forced Le Ren to reconsider the kind of album she wanted to make, and how she wanted to make it. Taking the time to revamp old songs and bring the past to bear upon new ones, she distilled years of material into ten tightly executed tracks united by the swooning pluck of her guitar and the crystal clear timbre of her voice. In April 2021, she met with producer Chris Cohen in a rented house in Portland, Oregon, where they had to wait for a neighborhood boy to stop making noise outside before they could record. The album came together much like the patchwork of her quilt, with collaborators Kori Miyanishi, Cedric Noel, Saltwater Hank (Jeremy Pahl), Eliza Niemi, Kaïa Kater, Aaron Goldstein, Buck Meek, and Tenci (Jess Showman) recording their parts separately from across North America. The result is a timeless assemblage of love, heartache, celebration, and lessons hard-learned, written and performed by a musician who has honed the subtleties of her craft. Spear studied bluegrass as a teenager on Bowen Island/Nex̱wlélex̱m, a small municipality on the Canadian west coast. In adulthood she dove headfirst into Montreal’s (/Tiohtià:ke’s) music scene, expanding her artistry into contemporary folk, rock, and country. With the release of her EP Morning &amp; Melancholia in 2020, Le Ren earned comparison to the deft musicianship and sparse, eloquent lyrics of John Prine and Neil Young. On Leftovers, she shows us the depth of her sonic and thematic range. Resonant, thoughtful opener “Take On Me” is an ode to a love that changed shape, but was not lost. The warm, inviting lilt of “Dyan” follows, a heartfelt dedication to her mother that precedes another gently melodic maternal track, “I Already Love You.” “As I get older, I find myself contemplating motherhood,” Le Ren explains. “‘I Already Love You’ was written for a possible future.” “Annabelle &amp; Maryanne” and “Friends Are Miracles,” meanwhile, are love songs for those platonic relationships that bring an unmatchable sense of support and tenderness to life. Throughout the album, Le Ren explores different forms of intimacy, the experience of entwining your world with someone else’s, and the fear and beauty that come with sharing your heart. Closing track “May Hard Times Pass Us By” leaves the listener on a note of hope, resilience, and gratitude with the guiding light of Le Ren’s silvery vocals and sure but stark strumming. With its organic yet meticulous folk production and deeply felt lyrics, Leftovers exists outside of trend or time, finding a home among classic icons like Joni Mitchell, Vashti Bunyan, and Karen Dalton, as well as a new class of folk extraordinaires, such as Adrianne Lenker, Jessica Pratt, and Laura Marling. Le Ren writes with a bold clarity that lends her songs the immediate, enduring quality of good stories well-told that, like their album title-namesake, only get better with age. Leftovers is equal parts melancholy, deep love, and levity to lift up the mournful. Le Ren here weaves a rich musical tapestry addressed to loved ones lost, found, and kept that reveals new meanings within a lifetime of relationships. <img width="640" height="360" width_o="640" height_o="360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35b3106a7c23e90896de5c551f1f4b7b729595bc239f7148d7398592fbb42361/lerenportrait2.gif" data-mid="131779662" border="0" data-scale="95" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/35b3106a7c23e90896de5c551f1f4b7b729595bc239f7148d7398592fbb42361/lerenportrait2.gif" /> BOOKINGUSA: Sean Patrick Rhorersean@firstdatetouring.com Canada: Tao-Ming Lau at Blue Crane Agency tao@bluecrane.live&nbsp; Merch https://le-ren.com/Merch Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:07:20 +0000 Le Ren https://le-ren.com/Merch <img width="2000" height="2000" width_o="2000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/02731350decdb7aa66edbafa1072d4a4abad9dc752e971e2e21a443ab08ecad8/leren_butterflylongslv-front_mock.png" data-mid="140091167" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/02731350decdb7aa66edbafa1072d4a4abad9dc752e971e2e21a443ab08ecad8/leren_butterflylongslv-front_mock.png" /> Butterfly longsleeve, 35.00 Purchase ︎︎︎ <img width="2000" height="2000" width_o="2000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f727c3e81db7ec277620fadf10f2250bd557891e79cf2369560aabf1110464ce/leren_cedars-whitetee_mock.png" data-mid="140091175" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f727c3e81db7ec277620fadf10f2250bd557891e79cf2369560aabf1110464ce/leren_cedars-whitetee_mock.png" /> Cedars tee, 25.00&nbsp; Purchase&nbsp;︎︎︎<img width="2000" height="2000" width_o="2000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/525477bbf752a2877bcaaa9c0946b12e803f336c0a27361e6569ae13a857d85d/leren_cedars-blacktee_mock.png" data-mid="140091177" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/525477bbf752a2877bcaaa9c0946b12e803f336c0a27361e6569ae13a857d85d/leren_cedars-blacktee_mock.png" />Cedars tee, 25.00 Purchase ︎︎︎ Tour Dates https://le-ren.com/Tour-Dates Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:23:26 +0000 Le Ren https://le-ren.com/Tour-Dates