Leslie Mendelson - If You Cant Say Anything NiceVinyl LP pressing. 2020 release. "The anger and depression got to me, and I couldn't hold it in anymore. So, I got into a room with my demons and we just hit record," shares indie singer songwriter Leslie Mendelson. The resulting album, playfully titled, If You Can't Say Anything Nice, is viscerally themed, imaginatively arranged, cinematically dynamic and textured, oozing raw elegance. Leslie has released two prior albums, including her Grammy Award

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