Gay Meat is back with something tender. Karl Kuehn, the North Carolina songwriter behind the project, just dropped "Leslie," a track that was written during the sessions for his debut album but never made the final cut.
If you spent time with Blue Water this April, you know the territory. That record was a slow meditation on passing time and the heavy approach of grief, every moment earning its weight. "Leslie" lives in that same emotional space, a leftover that somehow feels essential rather than secondary.
This one is precious and devastating in equal measure. It carries the fragile quality that made Blue Water such a gem, the sense of someone trying to hold onto what they already know is slipping.
For a debut-era artist, pulling a cut this strong from the vault says a lot about the depth of material Kuehn is working with. The momentum here is real.
Sit with "Leslie." It rewards the patience.