Long Beard | |
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Birth name | Leslie Bear |
Born | 23 October 1990 |
Origin | New Brunswick, New Jersey |
Genres | Indie rock |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Double Double Whammy, Team Love Records |
Website | long-beard |
Long Beard is the stage name of New Brunswick, New Jersey musician Leslie Bear (born 23 October 1990). [1]
Bear released her first EP, Holy Crow, in 2014. [2] Bear released her first album in 2015 on Team Love Records titled Sleepwalker. [3] [4] [5]
On September 13, 2019, Bear released her second full-length album and first on Double Double Whammy titled Means to Me. [6] [2]
Studio albums
EPs
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