29-07-2018 21:53 GMT





… this happens.Two whole years after New York based UK artist, Robert Leslie's last full album, the independent folk star has finally released his Summer, 2018 album , "Masks & Mirrors". The highly anticipated 10 track album was released for pre-order and pre-save on iTunes and Spotify today and will officially be available so stream and download freely on both platforms on the 31st of July.Robert Leslie is one of those types of artists that only comes around once in a lifetime. His records are simple, often with very minimal instrumentation, really memorable melodies, and lyrics about the ups and downs of life told from a real life perspective. He's primarily a songwriter so he has a way with words many top artists today can only dream of. In a few words he'll paint a picture that will whisk you away into your thoughts, and with those same few words he has the power to bring a fully grown man to tears - but don't worry, crying is therapeutic.Robert's records reek of hours of hard work - writing, re-writing, recording, re-recording, hours in deep thought, and lord knows what else. Meaningful songs are hard to come by. They take a lot of time to create and they are often born out of personal struggles, so unfortunately music fans looking for music with substance usually have to wait quite some time for them but when they finally arrive they come bearing gifts. Tonight we can all breathe a sigh of relief and rest assured that in a couple of days we'll be able to shed those tears that have been deeply embedded in our souls for at least two years. That's of course if listening to his last album once again (or for the first time) doesn't do it.Listen to Robert Leslie's last album: