Kieran Leonard

Kieran Leonard
Genres	Indie Rock, Folk Rock, Alternative Rock
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Years active	2009-present
Labels	Fierce Panda Xtra Mile Recordings
Associated acts	Saint Leonard's Horses, The Libertines, Ryan Adams, Father John Misty, Adam Green, Drew McConnell,
Website	http://www.saintleonard.co.uk/

Kieran Leonard, also known as Saint Leonard and Saint Leonard's Horses, is a British musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist and writer. He performs most frequently with his backing band The Horses, and has previously toured in support of Ryan Adams, Father John Misty, The Libertines, Bob Dylan, Adam Green & Binki Shapiro, Peter Doherty, The Cribs, Fionn Regan, Jonathan Wilson, Lee Mavers, Billy Bragg, Keane, Babyshambles, Dirty Pretty Things and Wolfmother.

From 2009 to 2015 Leonard wrote and performed under his own name, releasing one album, an EP and four singles. His second album Good Luck Everybody was released in 2016 under the Saint Leonard moniker.

Leonard spent much of his childhood travelling. He has two older brothers, and has never known his father but has a good relationship with his mother. His upbringing has been described as 'unorthodox'. His restless upbringing left an indelible impression, and a sense of displacement and alienation would become one of the central themes of much of his creative work. Leonard has stated in several interviews that he was inspired to write music after watching a David Bowie retrospective at the age of 13, and subsequently wrote 100 songs in the space of six months. In both his work and interviews Leonard often cites writers and world literature as a central influence on his musical output.

In 2009 Leonard recorded his first professional demos at London’s Konk Studios. The 'Scapegoat' EP was produced by The Libertines’ Carl Barat, and was mixed by Chris Sheldon. The four songs were released as individual tracks timed to coincide with the full moon each month. This unusual release schedule garnered some media attention and led to Leonard being invited to perform on Absolute Radio UK for two of the 'Full Moon' release nights.

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