Brooklyn based musician Johnny Leitera released a couple of choice singles after his Yesterday Suit album by his one-man project Tuff Sunshine saw the light of day in 2021. The long wait for a follow-up full-length over and it turns out that the tracks on Vanity Matrix share a common theme: the shallowness of social media, where striking a post can't hide the fact that it is all an act, and there is no escaping from the real world.
Ageing is real (All My Best Laps Are Behind Me), getting a drink in a nice pub is real (I Will Meet You At The Bell, Elevator Eyes), and the threat of street violence is real and scary (No Juice). Leitera uses skewed post-punk as the foundation for his music, but also dips his toes into funk, Tex-Mex and blues-tinged rock. His hoarse vocal delivery is tailor-made for his tales and stories. He is his own protagonist, but he paints the picture of a relatable guy that will appeal to anyone who has found himself in a spot of bother.
Vanity Matrix is released via Declared Goods.
Tracks:- Vanity Matrix
- The Story Ends
- Elevator Eyes
- I Will Meet You At The Bell
- Legwork
- Wind It Up
- Thank The Pilot Suicide By Papercuts
- All My Best Laps Are Behind Me
- No Juice
- I Need a Hook
HCTF review of Yesterday Suit.
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