Finnish Postcard

You leave a part of yourself everywhere that you go.

Leo Dolan’s cross-pollination of songwriter aesthetics and art-pop instrumentation shines on “Breathlessness”. The song treads lightly on the idea that you can learn from the past, but you can never change it. The two modes of time are intertwined; the past bleeds into the present. The insecurity and doubt that are brought to the surface when practicing emotional nakedness in relationships have their roots in who we were, not who we are now.

After a history of addiction and eventual embrace of sobriety, Leo's music was imbued with the emotional loss and catharsis that only comes with surrender. Breathlessness reaches for an even deeper emotional core, with french horn, flute, and classical guitar accompanying Leo's musings on fear and abandonment.

He has been seen at the Hyperion Tavern, Mississippi Studios, Sam Bond’s Garage, The Domino Room, and more across the West Coast, and featured in a multitude of publications including Shoutout LA, Vortex Mag, and The Bend Bulletin. Deemed “a force to be reckoned with in the growing LA music world” by Early Rising. Leo exists within the long-standing tradition of smart, idiosyncratic songwriters out of the Southern California scene.

In addition to his solo work, Leo is also a member of outsider-pop absurdists Drive Safe I Love You and impressionistic lo-fi rock outfit Finnish Postcard.

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