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Recorded output as Leapling (2012-2017) & Arnez (2021)
“Songwriter Dan Arnes named his band, the Brooklyn trio Leapling, after the term for leap-year babies; he also is one himself. That can't help but inform the wistful themes — stagnation and maturity, missed opportunities and the ability to live in the moment — at play… equally defined by loose immediacy and taut restraint; frayed outbursts and bright, singable melodies adorned with swooning string arrangements… calm rumination briefly gives way to the disquieting heartache buried just underneath the skin, it's a satisfying jolt.” — Mike Katzif, NPR
“Genre rock is kind of like genre fiction. It's boring and paint-by-numbers, but there will always be a market for it… You can be a successful garage rock band or romance author, but nobody is going to… erect bronze statues of you in public parks. Those rewards are for the artists who try to do something different… New York four-piece Leapling is trying for something new, and the results are fantastic…psychedelic rock, dream pop, krautrock, and even some funk… they synthesize the influences into something greater than the sum of the parts… Leapling doesn't have a statue in a park yet, but they deserve one… A plaque, at the very least.
- Charlie Ambler, VICE
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Arnez - Only (2021, Self-Released, Digital-Only)
Written, produced, mixed,
and mastered by Dan Arnes
Cast (in order of appearance):Ikechukwu Ufomadu - First One
Dan Arnés - arnez / Vocals, Keys, Bass, Drone
Felicia Douglass - Vocals
Noah Barker - Keys
River Ramirez - Insomnia / Vocals
Gabriel Birnbaum - Horns
Ana Fabrega - Second One
Dan Licata - Inner Critic
Sammy Weissberg - String Arrangements
Maki Omori - Violin
Benjamin Sutin - Violin
Joshua Gomberoff - Viola
Sam Quiggins - Cello
Julian Fader - Additional Recording
Vishal Niyak - String Recording -
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Leapling - Killing Time EP (2017, Babe City Records, Limited Edition Cassette)
Written, recorded, and mixed by Dan Arnes
Dan Arnes - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums, KeysMastered by Amar Lal
Artwork by Thomas Mazzarella -
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Leapling - Suspended Animation (2016, Exploding in Sound Records, 12" Vinyl LP - Black/Limited Edition Green)
Written and produced by Dan Arnes
Mixed by Dan Arnes & Julian FaderDan Arnes - Vocals, Guitar, Piano, String Arr.
Alejandro Salazar Dyer - Drums
R.J Gordon - BassEmmet Moeller - Viola
Ari Zieguer - Violin
Renata Zieguer - Violin
Recorded & Mixed at
Second Base - Brooklyn, NY
Engineered by Adam Reich & R.J Gordon
Strings recorded by Julian Fader
& Carlos Hernandez
at Gravesend Recordings - Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by Harris Newman
at Grey Market - Montreal, QCArtwork by Thomas Mazzarella
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Leapling - Vacant Page (2015, Exploding in Sound Records / Inflated Records, 12" Vinyl LP - Black/Limited Edition Transparent Grey Splatter)
Written and produced by Dan Arnes
Mixed by Dan Arnes and Yoni David
Dan Arnes - Vocals, Guitar
Yoni David - Drums
R.J Gordon - Bass
Joe Postiglione - GuitarRobert Karpay - Cello
Emmet Moeller - Viola
Ari Zeiguer - Violin
Renata Zeiguer - ViolinCarlos Hernandez - String Arrangement
Adam Kastin - Feedback/electronics on 1 , 10
Performed and recorded by
by Leapling at Big Snow - BK, NY
Engineered by R.J Gordon
Strings recorded by Carlos Hernandez
Mastered by Roger Seibel
at SAE Mastering - Phoenix, AZArtwork by Maria Sulymenko
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Leapling - Losing Face EP (2013, Father/Daughter Records, 10" Vinyl EP - Black/Limited Edition Bone & 2013, Rallye Records, Japan-Only Limited Edition CD)
Written, recorded and mixed by Dan Arnes
Produced by Dan Arnes and Yoni DavidDan Arnes - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keys,
Yoni David - Drums on #2
Adam Kastin - Noise on #5
Mastered by R.J. Gordon
at Big Snow Buffalo Lodge
Artwork by Jenny Brown
