NEW YORK, NY – July 11, 2016 – Armed with a creative spirit and vocal harmonies for days, Lesley Barth is making the most of her summer. While wrapping up her first full-length album, which was crowd-funded by her dedicated legion of fans, the entrancing artist is once again showcasing her knack for catchy tunes and brilliant DIY visuals for her new tune “Just Like Summer.”

“In terms of the story behind the song, I had a little melody of “I love you just like summer” that popped into my head a few months ago.  This idea of wanting someone as badly as you want summer felt like a strong lyrical idea to explore, and the chorus fell quickly into place, with verses following afterwards,” notes Lesley. “This is definitely the grooviest tune I’ve made so far, and it was unbelievably fun to record.”

Today, Lesley is working with Pancakes and Whiskey to share this incredibly charming video that incorporates sunshine, disco vibes, and the spontaneous fun of New York City. She had a plan in place for filming this video, but the unexpected extras are what make the whole thing truly extraordinary. “Once we got to Central Park, other people quickly took notice of the shoot. We had tourists from all around the world join in, as well as plenty of born-and-raised New Yorkers. Because of the self-selective nature of people joining us (almost everyone approached us, curious about what we were doing and the music we were playing), everyone who we had join was really fun and open, and game for things like learning choreography and dancing on the fly.” This personifies the best parts of Lesley’s beloved NYC as well as the ideal open-minded atmosphere created by her music. Watch the video below and get ready for the full album, titled Green Hearts, due out this fall.

Watch “Just Like Summer” through Pancakes and Whiskey: http://pancakesandwhiskey.com/2016/07/11/video-premiere-just-like-summer-lesley-barth/

About Lesley Barth: Since arriving in New York nearly 5 years ago from her home city of Philadelphia, Lesley Barth has honed in on her signature blend of folk, pop, rock, and soul. A child of an opera singer and an actor, Lesley grew up playing the piano, singing, and wring music.   She independently released her debut EP ‘Good Like This’ in November 2015 and has been performing at top singer-songwriter venues, including Rockwood Music Hall, The Living Room, Pianos, Caffe Vivaldi, Bar 4, LIC Bar, and more.

Popular NYC blog We Heart Astoria calls her music “enchanting,” and her honest songwriting and well-crafted lyrics recall the sounds of the sixties and seventies, echoing bands like Camera Obscura or Belle and Sebastian.  Influences from Carole King, Cat Stevens, Fleetwood Mac, Carly Simon, and Motown inform the melodic, piano-driven tunes thick with vocal harmony, and Barth’s wide range and soulful, strong voice frequently draw comparisons to Sharon Van Etten, Christine McVie, Linda Ronstadt, and Natalie Merchant.

Having successfully completed a crowd-funding campaign as part of OvationTV and Rockethub's first ever Creative Studio, Lesley returned to Brooklyn's Mission Sound to record her first full-length album. The project, Green Hearts, will be released in fall 2016.

Fans of rich vocal harmony, insightful lyrics that cut you to the core, and that magical folk/pop/rock/soul blend found in the music of the late sixties and seventies should take note.

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