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Cover of Leather Sleeves, Easy Walk Home

Album · 2026

Leather Sleeves, Easy Walk Home

by Rue Calloway-Voss

A seasoned headliner's late record: first dates, last buses, and borrowed jackets.

Tracks

  1. 1. Butterflies in the Back Seat, Easy Does ItI was nervous as hell about a first date and wrote it down as butterflies. The band played it like a grin.torch rock, groove rock4:49
  2. 2. Rooftop Kettle, Blue Sky ComingA blanket, a cup, and the roof all to myself. It's the quiet start to a loud record.cosy grunge, dream rock5:58
  3. 3. Echo in the Cheap Seats, Stay a WhileWe snuck into the stadium after closing and it was dark and enormous. I sang to the empty seats and they sang back.arena torch rock, groove rock4:20
  4. 4. Lullaby for the Small Hours, Rain OutsideThree in the morning with rain on the glass. It's the closest I'll come to a lullaby.slowcore, dream grunge3:30
  5. 5. Found It in the Coat I Wore Last WinterI looked everywhere and it was in the pocket of the coat I wore last winter. Most things are.bluesy hard rock, melancholy groove4:22
  6. 6. Basket on My Arm, Slow SaturdaySaturday morning with a basket on my arm and nowhere to go. I wanted the whole band to sound like they were strolling.cosy grunge, lo-fi3:46
  7. 7. Say It Plain, I'm Sorry AgainI said a thing I didn't mean and the kitchen light was cold. This is the plainest apology I've ever put on tape.torch rock, ballad4:28
  8. 8. Sundial Shadow, Lazy AfternoonThe sun is low in the garden and the grass is warm and tall. I could have stayed in that afternoon forever.dream grunge, lo-fi3:37
  9. 9. Velvet Curtain, Late Bus HomeThe play is over and the people file out in the rain. I took the late bus home and wrote this on the window.noir rock, torch rock3:49
  10. 10. Ice Machine Hum, Pool Light GreenThe pool is green and empty and the ice machine hums low. It's a sad little place, and I love it.desert grunge, slowcore3:48

Liner notes

By now the band is whoever's free and the songs are whatever's left. I wrote these on rooftops and bus rides, with a thermos and a cheap amp, and recorded them in the same room as the first record, which is somehow smaller than I remember. The smooth ones got smoother and the heavy ones got slower. I still shout like I'm across a flooded lot, but now I know somebody's listening on the other side.

Rue Calloway-Voss