“The album's called SWAN FEATHERS because that’s how Jac Holzman described my songs”, says Leslie Mendelson of her debut Rykodisc release. “Jac signed The Doors, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Judy Collins. So who am I to argue?”

“Unless I've lost my bearings this is one of the tastiest pop albums of recent memory,” says Jac Holzman, founder of the iconic Elektra and Nonesuch Labels. “And I say ‘pop’ in the Carole King sense. Great melodies with wondrous curves that take you places. No album of this genre has touched me so deeply. Most important, the songs stick to you like swan feathers caught on rubber cement.”
SWAN FEATHERS marks the young artist as both an effortlessly charismatic performer and a songwriter of uncommon musical and emotional depth. In addition to being a singularly expressive singer, Mendelson is a sensitive tunesmith with an uncanny knack for infusing even her darkest lyrical insights with a sexy playfulness.

Mendelson's vivid, subtly crafted tunes—which range from the effervescent exuberance of “Hit the Spot” and “I See Myself with You” to the bittersweet introspection of “No Easy Way Out” and “If I Don't Stop Loving You”—are supported by organically soulful performances and spare, understated instrumental arrangements. The result is a timelessly resonant and emotionally honest album which often recalls the classic work of such vintage role models as Carole King and Laura Nyro.

Influences

Phil Spector, The Beatles, The BeeGees, Dusty Springfield, Bob Dylan, Blondie, Madonna, The Band, Carole King, ELO, Aretha Franklin, Kris Kristofferson, Laura Nyro, Elvis Presley, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Motown, Frank Zappa, Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Carly Simon, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Billie Holiday, Crowded House, Squeeze, eazy listening radio....Sounds Like A lost motown track

Website

www.myspace.com/lesliemendelson