Tag Archives: The Persian Leaps

2019 is coming to a close. At the same time, the cap is also put on an understatedly difficult decade for rock — full of fluctuations, tribulations, but above all, an undeterred dedication. When I began at Music Existence four years ago, I was introduced to the rock world as …

2018 is nearing its end, and the underground continues to provide a stellar display of emerging talent in rock. Up to this point, the genre collectively endures through numerous bouts of unexpected visibility, followed by subsequent marginalization. However, despite rock’s lacking prominence in the mainstream, the vast, largely internet-based reach …

The Persian Leaps encompass a journey of patience and humility, but among any contending descriptor, persistence. Their mastermind, singer-guitarist Drew Forsberg, scribbled the phrase down in his Greek Archaeology notebook, simply hoping to one day write music under that name. Some 20 years later, Forsberg finally realized a band permutation …

The Persian Leaps announced the release of their fifth EP today, titled Bicycle Face. The release comes right on time as the group has consistently released an EP every year, for the last five years. With strong elements of indie rock mixed with power pop, their tunes are full of ridiculously …