Lea & the Loved Ones
Thanks to her mothers record collection, the singer-songwriter Lea (based in Gothenburg, Sweden) has since her childhood been surrounded by the music of musicians like Joni Mitchell, Martha Wainwright, Bob Dylan and Tom Waits. Inspired by them and her music-filled surroundings, Lea writes and plays tunes with her band Lea & the Loved Ones:
Lea-Marie Sittler - vocals & guitar
Christian Berg - piano & accordion
Maja Gravermoen-Toresen - violin & hardanger fiddle
Johan Bengtsson - double bass
Lea has the capability of putting her heart and soul into her instrument and voice, creating music that can be both rough, careful, heartbreaking and liberating, sometimes all at once. She and her band create a melancholic but hopeful, longing but comforting musical universe.
Releases on PACAYA records
Diamonds (2018)
Letters (2021)