Album Of The Day: Leonard, The Lonely Astronaut by Andrew Osenga

Album Art of Andrew Osenga's Leonard, The Lonely Astronaut album - A photo of a young, white man in a white room with what looks like metal walls, the ones on the left and right tapering in at the top and bottom. There's a dark grey line around waist height. The man is wearing what looks like a white space suit or something, and is moving quickly from right to left across the frame so he is blurry while the rest is in focus. There are a few panels on the wall and air vents/fans on the edges of the ceiling. At the top, it has the album title in large white print, with 'as performed by Andrew Osenga' in smaller, dark red letters below it.

In the fall of 2011, singer-songwriter Andrew Osenga got together a bunch of friends and they made a small recording space that also looked like the inside of a spaceship. There, Andrew recorded this album about a man named Leonard who left his loved ones on a lonely mission into space. It's a lot of love songs, pining for something that he cannot reach and waiting for things to happen. This is a fun rock/pop album full of heart and the occasional instrumental between songs. Even the album artwork photos was shot in this spaceship set where Leonard was recorded. It's not exactly a concept album in that it doesn't tell one continuous story, but it does have a bunch of songs on these themes of love and distance. Give this album a listen if you've never heard it or if it's been a while and make sure to support independent musicians like Andrew Osenga if you can.

Release Year: 2012
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