Depression River, Beautiful House, and the Tales From the Back Porch EP are all now available through emusic, the subscription-based service that lets you own, not rent, music in high quality MP3 format.

You can hear Leeroy and his friend Matt Hopper sing an acoustic version of “Just In Case” from Beautiful House by visiting Leeroy’s MySpace page. The song was part of Leeroy’s Sony Connects performance.

One hundred and forty eight performances stretched across four countries on both sides of the Atlantic; the international debut of his sophomore album; critically acclaimed reviews in publications around the world — from Harp, Uncut and Maverick to indie ‘zines, Times and German alt-country websites.

Leeroy Stagger had on heck of a year in 2005.

And just before the 23 year-old Victoria, BC native stops everything to devote his full attention to the finishing touches of his new album, due out September 2006, the road in the UK…

One hundred and forty eight performances stretched across four countries on both sides of the Atlantic. The international debut and Canadian re-release of his latest album. Critically acclaimed reviews in publications around the world - from Harp and Uncut to indie ‘zines, Playgirl and German alt-country websites.

Leeroy Stagger had on heck of a year in 2005.

And just before the 23 year-old Victoria, BC native stops everything to devote his full attention to writing and recording a new album, the road is a-callin’…

Lauded by Maverick magazine as an artist with “songs to die for and a voice to savour”, 22-year-old Canadian singer/songwriter Leeroy Stagger will be returning to the UK this November for a three week tour alongside guitar virtuoso Nick Harper.

This past August saw Stagger on an introductory two week solo tour of the UK to plug his new album Beautiful House, which was released there on September 19th. After rocking the socks off of audiences stretching from London to Glasgow - and…

Fusing a deep-seated punk fury with a gritty country influence and pop sweetness is what Victoria’s own Leeroy Stagger does best. On his sophomore album Beautiful House - originally released in Canada on February 22, 2005 - he firmly stakes his place in the genre of powerful singer/songwriter.

With a touring ensemble of impeccable musicianship, known as The Sinking Hearts, Leeroy has opened for incredibly diverse artists, including The Pixies, Modest Mouse as well as Kathleen Edwards and Evan Dando. In 2005, Leeroy has performed to…

PROPER DISTRIBUTION AND CANADA’S BOOMPA RECORDS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM FROM ALT-COUTNRY ROCKER LEEROY STAGGER

(Vancouver, BC / London, UK) — Fusing a deep-seated punk fury with a gritty country influence and pop sweetness, Leeroy Stagger’s sophomore album Beautiful House places him firmly in the genre of powerful singer/songwriter, having opened for such sonically diverse artists as The Pixies, Modest Mouse, The Rheostatics and most recently Evan Dando (The Lemonheads).

With a voice of ferocious intensity, Stagger hit Canada’s music scene like a hurricane back in…

In mid-February, Leeroy Stagger and the Sinking Hearts hit the road to support the new album, Beautiful House, which included a nationwide tour and sold-out showcase at Canadian Music Week (Toronto) and SxSW (Austin).

In April, we decided to give him a bit of a breather … Time’s up!

Leeroy’s flying solo through BC and Alberta in May, performing acoustically alongside Lindy (Orange Records) and Alana Levandoski (Rounder Records).

June and July will see the return of The Sinking Hearts and this time, they’re heading out to Manitoba and back. Mom’s…

(Beautiful House) is an 11-track album that charmingly blends Stagger’s country roots with (Danny) Michel’s melodic-pop convictions … Judging by the winning sound of the new disc the future looks promising for the youthful tunesmith.” - Georgia Straight

Check out the complete half-page feature on Leeroy Stagger in this week’s Georgia Straight! Or read it online - click here.

Boompa Records is proud to present…

Tuesday, February 22, 2005
at The Media Club
695 Cambie St., Vancouver, BC

LEEROY STAGGER
 BEAUTIFUL HOUSE

CD Release Party

with special guests
Dante Decaro (formerly of Hot Hot Heat)
and
 Patrick Brealey.

Doors are at 8:00PM and tickets are $8 CDN at the door.

Fusing a deep-seeded punk fury with a gritty country influence and pop sweetness, Leeroy Stagger’s sophomore album Beautiful House places him firmly in the genre of powerful singer/songwriter, having opened for such sonically diverse artists as The Pixies, Modest Mouse, and most recently The Rheostatics.

With a voice of ferocious intensity, Stagger hit Victoria’s music scene like a hurricane back in ‘98. After an opening stint on a nationwide tour for Hot Hot Heat, Stagger found his niche in the genre of alt-country…