Leonard Friend is the musical pseudonym of musician/songwriter/producer Alex Feder.
Alex was the band's song writer, singer, and guitar player of
The XYZ Affair, one of The XYZ Affair's hit songs is called "All My Friends". After the demise of his previous band, Feder moved from
Brooklyn to
Los Angeles and started recording as "Leonard Friend". His music has been described as a mix of
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His first release was the ''Lynyrd Frynd'' EP, with lead single "Serious Music".
Nylon Magazine called the latter "the smoothest-sounding debut we've heard in a while".
In 2013 he released a remix of Justin Timberlake's "
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In 2024, Feder became the touring lead guitarist for a reformed
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Discography
Leonard Friend/Alex Feder
* ''Lynyrd Frynd'' - EP (2013)
[
* ''LXLF'' - EP (2013)]A Few More Published Studies
''A Few More Published Studies'' is the first full-length album by the indie rock group The XYZ Affair.
The music video for the album's first single, "All My Friends", was shot in Brooklyn, NY in 2007 featuring '90s Nickelodeon stars Marc Summ ...
'' - (2006)
*''Trials'' - Digi EP (2008)
References
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Living people
Musicians from New York City
Year of birth missing (living people)