Ledfoot – Plain Simple Honesty
Ledfoot – Plain Simple Honesty
Format: CD – Vinyl LP (27-06-2025) – Digital (23-05-2025)
Label: TBC Records
Release: 2025
Release date: May 23, 2025
‘Plain Simple Honesty’ is his eighth solo album and is exactly what its title suggests: a collection of brutally honest songs straight from the heart. They tell small yet powerful stories, guiding listeners through the darker corners of the human psyche where setbacks are constant, yet his characters endure despite it all.
The themes explored on the album feel especially relevant in the unpredictable and often dark present day, with the title track and songs like recent single ‘Hard Times’ painting an unsettlingly accurate picture of everyday life for many in 2025.
‘Plain Simple Honesty’ blends Ledfoot’s signature sound with the rich tradition of American singer-songwriters. In addition to 12-string guitar, he also plays baritone guitar, bass, percussion and banjo. The last of these was his first stringed instrument and displays the clear influence of early heroes Doc Boggs and Roscoe Holcomb.
The album was recorded at Studio Nyhagen with Ledfoot co-producing with Kjartan Hesthagen and Markus O. Klyve, who also contributes backing vocals, keyboards and percussion, helping to create a sound that lies somewhere between Ledfoot’s Norwegian Grammy-winning 2022 album ‘Coffin Nails’ and 2024’s ‘Outsiders’.
Website: https://www.ledfoot.net/
Tracks:
01. All You Ever Had
02. Plain Simple Honesty
03. My Empty Heart
04. Burning Blue
05. Crystal River
06. Hey Ho
07. Hard Times
08. The Devil’s Game
09. Alone Again
10. The Ways Of Man