I’ve just released a new album called Nothing to Explain, and it’s now available on Bandcamp:
👉 https://bill-leyden.bandcamp.com/album/nothing-to-explain
This record grew out of a simple idea:
some moments don’t need commentary.
The songs live in the spaces where things almost happen — a quiet room at night, a familiar drive, a passing look that lingers longer than expected. There’s no push toward resolution, no attempt to wrap things up neatly. The narrator isn’t searching for answers or trying to prove a point. He’s present, paying attention, and letting things stand as they are.
Musically, the album is band-driven and groove-aware, rooted in restraint rather than nostalgia. The arrangements stay out of the way of the songs, leaving room for a lived-in vocal and a rhythm section that knows when to move and when to stay put. Nothing is rushed. Nothing is overplayed.
Across nine tracks, the record moves through public rooms and private mornings, late afternoons and quiet evenings. Desire shows up without pursuit. Understanding arrives without announcement. By the time the final song ends, there’s no sense of conclusion — just the feeling that the moment held while it needed to.
That’s enough.
If you’re in the mood for an album that doesn’t ask much of you — and doesn’t try to explain itself — I hope you’ll spend some time with it.
Thanks for listening.
— Bill
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