COLD WIND / LEECH!

A. Cold Wind B. Leech! Phantasy are delighted to introduce the first taste of an exciting new signing, Ruby Goon, debuting with a limited-edition 7›, ˜Cold Wind/Leech™. Led by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ivan Solimani-Lezhnev, these two tracks emerge from the previously bustling and forward-thinking live circuit of Moscow, Russia, where Solimani-Lezhnev™s youthful but timeless songwriting and performances have helped define a flourishing alternative underground. Ruby Goon™s talents for melody and melancholy sweep in with rare assurance on ˜Cold Wind™, a plaintive and irresistible nugget of rock instrumentation, Solimani-Lezhnev™s guitar gently weeping, then subtly erupting alongside a yearning vocal and soaring brass. ˜Leech!™ embraces a distinct sensitivity at play within the collective, a sensual and lyrically speculative slice of contemporary blues that illustrates the talent and chemistry evident between Solimani-Lezhnev and his band. Recalling the softer avenues of seventies glam and soul, ˜Leech!™ seduces with a vulnerability that roots it firmly in the contemporary.