Long Beard

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Long Beard
Birth nameLeslie Bear
Born (1990-10-23) 23 October 1990 (age 33)
Origin New Brunswick, New Jersey
Genres Indie rock
Years active2014–present
Labels Double Double Whammy, Team Love Records
Website long-beard.bandcamp.com

Long Beard is the stage name of New Brunswick, New Jersey musician Leslie Bear (born 23 October 1990). [1]

Contents

History

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]

Influences

Bear listened to Faye Wong growing up. [3]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

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References

  1. Cills, Hazel. "Long Beard: Sleepwalker". Pitchfork . Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 Freedman, Max. "On Means to Me, Long Beard Sounds Newly Pristine". Paste . Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 Huq, Meilyn. "Long Beard: Assertive and Quietly Introspective Singer-Songwriter". Spin . Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  4. Exposito, Suzy (2 November 2015). "Sleepwalker". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  5. McDermott, Patrick. "Listen To Long Beard's Debut Full-Length, Sleepwalker". The Fader . Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  6. Jones, Abby. "Long Beard: Means to Me". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 November 2019.