LEAP

On Thursday 2 May, LEAP, one of the most promising up-and-coming indie rock bands of recent years, will play their first concert in Hungary.

Former lead singer of The Mispers, who disbanded in 2018 and was known as one of the most exciting, boundary-pushing bands in the genre, Scottish-born London troubadour Jack Balfour Scott started a solo project in 2021, which soon grew into a full band after the frontman was joined by his best friends Hector Cottam on drums, Declan "BullsEye" Brown on bass and Adam Mason, a young classically trained guitarist. This is how the story began, and many interesting chapters are waiting for the protagonists for sure.

Former lead singer of The Mispers, who disbanded in 2018 and was known as one of the most exciting, boundary-pushing bands in the genre, Scottish-born London troubadour Jack Balfour Scott started a solo project in 2021, which soon grew into a full band after the frontman was joined by his best friends Hector Cottam on drums, Declan "BullsEye" Brown on bass and Adam Mason, a young classically trained guitarist. This is how the story began, and many interesting chapters are awaiting the protagonists for sure.

LEAP has released two EPs, each with six songs so far. The debut One Million Things released in the summer of 2022, and the follow-up Dark Habits - which will be presented on the current tour -, was released last November. In the meantime, the Scottish-British-South African quartet are being discovered by a growing family of listeners, thanks to their many gigs, their intense stage presence and, not least, their unique style of songs that combine classic indie rock, grunge with the flavour of modern electronic arrangements, and lyrics that deal with themes such as mental health issues, the ways of escape, the light and dark sides of relationships, and life itself.

Their music has the heritage of the greats of the genre. Still, the sad sons of indie rock, as they call themselves, give their fans much more than some sort of exercise in style: with instantly catchy, often bittersweet, yet always upbeat songs like Exit Signs, SleepWalker, or perhaps their biggest hit Energies, they can be accessible without forgetting the instrumental and lyrical content and the exciting arrangements. And the journey so far is certainly just the beginning, as in addition to several new releases this year, they are embarking on a 20-stop tour of 10 European countries from mid-April.

Starting in Berlin and finishing in London, the tour will take them to Germany, the Netherlands, France, the Czech Republic, Austria, Croatia, Italy, Switzerland, England and for the first time in their career, they will be playing in Hungary on Thursday 2 May at the A38 Terrace, where they will be joined by @Felleng, the energetic alternative pop-rock band that has been increasingly successful in Budapest clubs.

With nearly half of the Dark Habits Tour already sold-out weeks before the first shows, this late spring evening promises to be a must-see opportunity to catch the London four-piece, who have every chance of becoming one of the defining rock bands of the near future, in a club concert of their own. Just to illustrate the previous half-sentence, the closest they will come to us in time and space is on 15 June at the legendary @Nova Rock Festival, which is not a bad omen for an emerging band.

If you're a fan of music with character, rock 'n roll and depth, don't miss LEAP's Hungarian debut at the A38 Hajó Terrace!