Leslie Mendelson

Wheels Off with Rhett Miller

Rhett Miller

Arts, Performing Arts, Music

5.0 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Singer-songwriter Leslie Mendelson joins Rhett from Brooklyn to talk about her new album After The Party, released this week, and the tour she’s about to embark on. Leslie talks about the musical collaborations that took place during the making of the record, including working with legendary producer Peter Asher. Rhett and Leslie discuss the value of feeling nervous when performing live, and Leslie emphasizes the importance of persistence and staying focused on the journey. A Grammy Award-nominated artist, Mendelson returns this summer with her fourth studio album, After The Party. Throughout After The Party’s ten tracks, Mendelson crafts a distinctive folk-rock, pop-Americana flavor, evoking the sounds of Laurel Canyon, but with the downtown grit and sharp wit of Brooklyn, the city she has called home for over two decades now. After The Party is available now. Leslie Mendelson website Follow Leslie @lesliemendelson Rhett Miller website Follow Rhett @rhettmiller Wheels Off is hosted and produced by Rhett Miller. Executive producer Kirsten Cluthe. Editing by Matt Dwyer. Music by OLD 97’s. Episode artwork by Mark Dowd. Show logo by Tim Skirven. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also ask Alexa to play it. Revisit previous episodes of Wheels Off with guests Rosanne Cash, Rob Thomas, Jeff Tweedy, The Milk Carton Kids, and more. If you like what you hear, please leave us a rating or review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	O'SIRUS
0:02.0	Welcome to Wheels Off, a show about the messy reality of the creative life.
0:08.0	I'm Rhett Miller.
0:10.0	That's when it got wheels off.
0:13.0	We started up and he ain't gonna stop.
0:16.0	Oh, she made me feel like a good God.
0:19.0	That's when it got wheels off. Leslie Mendelssohn is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, performing artist, recording artist.
0:29.9	She and I first met when we were both guests on a John Linen tribute in New York City.
0:36.9	I was blown away by her presence, her voice,
0:41.3	and then when you hear her songwriting as well,
0:43.6	you're just like, wow, all right,
0:44.9	she's got the whole package.
0:47.0	Her fourth album is about to drop,
0:49.4	and the stories behind the making of this record after the party are pretty great.
0:55.2	The lineup of musicians she has on board, pretty amazing.
1:00.4	I was really grateful that she was able to join me.
1:04.1	I have a feeling you're going to love her music.
1:07.7	And I know that you're going to get a lot out of this interview because I feel like,
1:13.4	you know, as I've been so lucky with most of my guests, you know, Leslie's just got a great
1:19.1	perspective and she's very generous in her sharing of her wisdom. So please welcome to Wheels Off, the great Leslie Mendelsohn.
1:30.3	Welcome to Wheels Off, Leslie Mendelsohn. Thank you so much for joining me.
1:35.3	Thanks for having me. Good to see you.
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