Check out the latest single from Canadian singer-songwriter Jerry Leger. “Drive Away Tonight” originally appeared on 2008 album “You, Me & The Horse”. Leger describes the song as, “…what I think is one of my best compositions.” Indeed, this is a beautifully crafted song and this new version focuses on the song’s direct, open-hearted lyricism and showcases Leger’s vulnerable performance. Leger is a great songwriter and this classic is delivered with great sensitivity.
The song features on the forthcoming new album, “Lucky Streak – Latent Lounge, Live From The Hangar”, which is released today 21st March 2025. Leger says of the new record: “The morning after I played my last show of 2024, I met up with Michael Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) at his studio, The Hangar in Toronto. Since late 2013, we have recorded a lot of music in this room together, all of which has been released on their label, Latent Recordings. The idea was to pick a bunch of my songs from the past and present and I’d perform them solo, either the way they were written or the way they’ve evolved. The result is Lucky Streak – Latent Lounge, Live From The Hangar and you know, I feel lucky. I’ve heard Ron Sexsmith call me a ‘survivor of the music industry’, but I also think about a 1972 interview with Leonard Cohen. Reflecting on his career up to that point, Cohen described success as ‘survival’. My aim from the get-go was always to be artistically successful, which I feel I have been. Michael Timmins’ support certainly helped me survive and I think of ‘Lucky Streak’ as a celebration.” Emotional stuff – check it out.
