Austrian Duo Leyya's Effervescent Alt-Pop Album 'Sauna'

Today, Austrian duo LEYYA arrive with their euphoric and eclectic sophomore LP, "Sauna," premiering exclusively on Pigeons and Planes, aptly noting that "the duo of Sophie Lindinger and Marco Kleebauer clearly have great chemistry, with Sophie's smooth vocals over shape-shifting production that is creative and surprising throughout." STREAM HERE

The Austrian Indie-pop duo has enjoyed immense success with their most recent single - '?Drumsolo?' ?which premiered on Noisey?, with the video and live video premiering on Pigeons And Planes. Previous singles, "Zoo" and "Oh Wow" received vast support from Pigeons and Planes?, V Magazine, Wonderland Magazine?, Clash magazine?, Complex?, Konbini?, The 405?, and Consequence of Sound?. Not to mention, spins on BBC Radio 1's Huw Stephens and Phil Taggart?, BBC 6 Music?'s Lauren Laverne, Radio 1 Playlist ?in Germany, Beats1 and KCRW. Their track, "'Drumsolo' is Leyya's fourth consecutive single to reach #1 on the prestigious FM4 Charts in Austria, something that has never happened before.

LEYYA are looking forward to their performances at a string of European festivals in early 2018, before they head to SXSW Festival?, taking their idiosyncratic sound to the USA. ?Their debut album Spanish Disco was an instant success, with hit single 'Superego,' ?racking up over 3 million plays ?on Spotify putting the pair on the map, and inciting a whirlwind of huge festival performances and radio play, as well as television and film appearances.

Their performance at Iceland Airwaves was called one of the "most exciting?" on display by Consequence of Sound, ?while their show at Eurosonic Nooderslag ?was branded "The best concert of this year's Eurosonic Festival" ?by Musikexpress, and have graced the stages of a host of festivals: New York's Indie Week, The Great Escape (Brighton, UK), Liverpool Sound City ?(Liverpool, UK), Tallinn Music Week (Tallinn, EE), PrimaveraSound ?(Barcelona, SP) and Electronic Beats at Reeperbahn Festival (Hamburg, DE) - before finally headlining Popfest (Vienna, AT) back home, where they played to a crowd of 20,000 in front of the famous Karlskirche? in Vienna's beautiful City Centre. After building a strong & passionate live following, Leyya won Austria's most prestigious prize - the Amadeus Music Award - for Best New Artist.

In true LEYYA ?fashion, 'Heat' mesmerizes with wonderfully layered and intricately constructed electronic sounds, tastefully crafted into an experimental pop song. The track is a collection of the subtle contrasts that make LEYYA such a fascinating act, complete with Sophie's trademark breathy vocals sitting against an intricately designed soundscape. Forgive LEYYA for their refusal to fall neatly into a single comfortable musical pigeonhole, and 'Heat' soon becomes a magnetizing musical journey.