Levek News and Photos

IGIF’s Overlooked Albums of 2012

Mon, December 31 2012 5:02pm - Source: i guess i'm floating

Our job with IGIF has always been to help bands reach an audience they can't otherwise reach, and to help our readers discover music they don't get through traditional channels.

40 of the best new artists of 2012: Part 4

Fri, November 23 2012 3:00pm - Source: Nialler 9

"What are your five best new musical discoveries of the year?"

With A Slow Burn… : Best Fit speaks to Levek

Wed, November 14 2012 3:20pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Born in the Middle East to missionary parents, David Levesque was raised on a diet of dusty Disney VHS tapes stored in a vault – as they were the only sources of entertainment for a young boy overseas, they had a big impact.

Something In Construction Launch Vinyl-Only Label

Wed, November 14 2012 10:44am - Source: The Quietus

Boutique indie label Something In Construction are set to launch a new vinyl-only imprint in 2013.

[CMJ]: Levek @ Pianos (October 16, 2012)

Mon, October 22 2012 6:54am - Source: We All Want Someone To Shout For

Levek didn't act like a band that you could pinpoint a singular sound on.

The Stereogum Guide To CMJ 2012

Mon, October 15 2012 4:38pm - Source: Stereogum

Lower East Side venues are hanging up their energy drink-branded vinyl banners, the streets are filling with bright-eyed college students slathered in one-inch badge pins and laminates … it's beginning to look a lot like CMJ week in NYC.

Levek is the multifaceted project bearing the surname of front...

Sun, October 14 2012 10:25pm - Source: Welikeit.indie

Levek is the multifaceted project bearing the surname of front man, songwriter + musical jack-of-all-trades, David Levesque.

Watch: Levek – “Black Mold Grow”

Fri, October 12 2012 6:12pm - Source: Under The Radar Magazine

Levek has created a surreal video for Look a Little Closer cut, "Black Mold Grow." In the beautifully lensed clip, a young woman deals with a painful mental disorder.

Matthew E. White :: Big Inner / Levek :: Look A Little Closer

Mon, October 01 2012 3:49pm - Source: Aquarium Drunkard

But where Wilson sought the sublime in cooed harmonies and American history, White, who was born in the Philippines and raised in Richmond, finds his spiritual raw material in swampy, nasty funk music and the words of Scripture.

Album Review: Levek – Look A Little Closer

Mon, October 01 2012 12:22pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Charles Bukowski worked as a mailroom clerk, immortalized in his debut novel Post Office , while Shigeto's Zach Saginaw (literally) cut cheese at an artisan cheese shop in London before experimenting with MPCs. In the same vein, Florida's David Levesque formerly drove an elementary school bus before embarking on his solo electronically tinged project, Levek.

Levek: Look a Little Closer

Fri, September 28 2012 5:36am - Source: Pitchfork Media

David Levesque's debut as Levek might top even Kanye West's Cruel Summer in terms of missing its optimum release window.

Levek - Look A Little Closer

Tue, September 25 2012 6:58am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Of all the revivalist sounds which have surfaced in indie music over the past ten years, I must admit, 1970s inspired lounge music was way, way, way down the list of styles I have been eagerly awaiting a comeback for.

MP3 | Levek: “Girl In The Fog”

Fri, September 14 2012 7:52pm - Source: i guess i'm floating

If there was going to be someone to finally provide the Donovan / Harry Nilsson collaboration that never existed, I always had David Levesque pegged as the man for the job.

Levek schedule fall tour, including NYC for CMJ (dates)

Fri, August 31 2012 7:46pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Florida's Levek , who were just in NYC last month, have just announced a short, mostly East Coast tour, including (and probably because of) time in NYC for CMJ.

Levek readies debut LP (MP3), on tour, playing 2 NYC shows this weekend; The Babies playing 4 upcoming Brooklyn shows

Wed, July 18 2012 5:28pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Gainsville, FL's David Levesque will release his debut album under his Levek alias, Look A Little Closer , on September 25 via Lefse Records.

Levek: Black Mold Grow

Thu, June 28 2012 1:22pm - Source: FensePost

Lefse Records is poised to release the debut LP by Levek this coming September, on which you can find their brand new track "Black Mold Grow".

Listen | new Levek: “Black Mold Grows”

Wed, June 13 2012 4:34pm - Source: i guess i'm floating

We've been loving Levek for a long time and are stoked that he's finally releasing a debut LP with our good friends at Lefse Records.

Album Preview Levek: Look A Little Closer

Mon, June 11 2012 12:09pm - Source: The Late Greats

I don't like quoting press releases, but the description for this new Levek record is just to perfect.

:: brooklyn gators ::

Mon, March 05 2012 9:53pm - Source: thefmly

Gainesville, Florida is servin' up sun rays in Brooklyn this week bringing not only the return of Florida's bad boy, Levek , but the New York debut of Hundred Waters.