[Cover photo credit to Gregory Berg]
NYC musician/author/producer Mickey Leigh has revealed the latest single “Standing In The Dark” from his upcoming debut solo album under the name Mikey Leigh’s Mutated Music. The LP, Variants Of Vibe, is set for release on February 18 via Wicked Cool Records.
Of the upcoming album, he explains:
Like every organic entity, music is perpetually re-adapting itself in order to survive = mutating. As we know, things we create also variate as they mutate. Mutated Music is what we are. Our new album presents a Variant of Vibe. This may sound complicated, but, it’s only rock n roll. and we love it and don’t want to see it become extinct! Mutated Music = Rescuing Rock ‘n Roll, One Song At a Time.
Though Mickey Leigh has been making music for over five decades, this will be his first solo record. Growing up the brother of Joey Ramone, Leigh started his first band in 1964 at the age of 10, and by the age of 14, he was in a band with Joey and Tommy Ramone. He has been an instrumental figure in the New York Punk scene ever since, including founding The Rattlers, Sibling Rivalry (with Joey Ramone), STOP, and many more.
In 2020, he decided to step out on his own and begin releasing tracks with Stevie Van Zandt’s (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul) Wicked Cool Records. Leigh’s partnership with Wicked Cool Records continues with the release of Variants of Vibe.
Mickey Leigh is also the executive producer of the upcoming Netflix movie based on his book, I Slept With Joey Ramone: A Memoir. The book is based on his experience growing up the brother of Joey Ramone in Forest Hills, Queens. The movie stars Pete Davidson as Joey Ramone.
