Real Distance, by Julian

Real Distance

by Julian

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about

Julian was formed in the summer of 2015, in a hot and sweaty living room in Washington, DC. The brainchild of guitarist/vocalist Julia Leiby, Julian’s early songs had a minimal twee-pop feel reminiscent of Beat Happening. But as the band grew and evolved over the last few years, so did their sound. Currently joined by Cale Cuellar (Tall Friend) on drums and Eric Zidar (Tosser) on bass, Leiby’s songs have moved in a hazier, more atmospheric direction on Julian’s latest release, the Real Distance EP.

Recorded at Gravesend Recordings in Brooklyn, the five songs are brief—only one of them breaks the two-minute mark—and freckled with twinkling guitar lines that bring The Sundays to mind. A photographer by trade, Leiby’s ability to think visually heavily influences their music; the whole EP plays like a softly-lit dream. There’s a muted urgency in each track, as though Leiby is fit to burst with earnest romanticism. But there’s self-awareness, too. On “S,” the darkest and most driving song of the bunch, Leiby almost chants a mantra: “Don’t touch me, / I own this body. / Stay away, / I’m not your prey. / I’m stronger than you think.” And it’s in that spacebetween light and darkness, softness and force, that Julian’s songs find their charm.

Real Distance is out in June 15th on Fire Talk Records.

credits

released June 15, 2018

Songs by Julia Leiby
vocals, guitar: julia leiby
bass: jesse paller
lead guitar: brendan principato
drums: cale cuellar
recorded at gravesend studios in october 2016 by jesse paller
mixed by jesse paller and mastered by Carl Saff
thanks to jesse, aj and jeremy

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julian Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

J Leiby + other pals

photo by Timm Jones

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instagram.com/julian__phl

discography

Yearning Songs

Nov 2022
Longing

Feb 2021
stay

May 2020
Real Distance

Jun 2018
hold u

Nov 2017
drawn 2

May 2017

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