LEAVES' EYES vocalist Liv Kristine recently commented on her forthcoming solo album, Skintight:

"My guitar player and main song writer of the album, Thorsten Bauer (Leaves' Eyes /ATROCITY), presented a few of his compositions to me approximately a year ago. By then it was clear that Max and his team at Black Rose Productions will release my third album. We decided, first of all, to change a few things concerning the recording situation. My husband and producer of the album, Alexander Krull at Mastersound Studio, made it possible to move the complete recording area to a room with an overwhelming view at the fields and the forest of the south-western German wine-area. As the recording session moved on, the changes of the seasons followed us, and it was exciting to experience how the senses and the mind assimilates to the actual time of the year."
"Some years ago I read an article about Tori Amos, explaining how she pays attention to the 'real and personal' sound of her voice and her instruments on her albums. This time, I really wanted to keep my music and singing as authentic as possible. Thorsten and Alexander encouraged me to record the songs in one go, avoiding breaks and pauses. Moreover, we kept all the natural processes happening when singing, like breathing, the movements of the lips and the tounge etc. in order to underline and strengthen the emotional excitement and personal feelings which I sense when I am singing a special chorus or certain lines. All lyrics were written by me, something which is highly important to me being an artist. This album goes under your skin. It is honest, touching and revealing, and I hope to get a little closer to you!"

Liv recently announced the release dates for Skintight. Originally scheduled for an August 31st release in Canada and the US, the record has been pushed to September 14th. The release schedule is now as follows.

August

27 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland
30 - rest of the world

September

14 - USA, Canada

The digital download single, 'Skintight', will be released worldwide on August 6th.

The complete album tracklist is as follows:

'Skintight'

'Twofold'

'Train to Somewhere'

'Love in Grey'

'Emotional Catastrophies'

'Life Line'

'Boy at the Window'

'Wonders'

'Versified Harmonies'

'The Rarest Flower'

'One Of Them' (limited edition digipak bonus track)

More details will be revealed soon.