LEISURE is a New Zealand electronic and indie pop quintet formed in Auckland in 2014 — five established musicians and producers from the NZ indie scene. The self-titled LEISURE (2016) and Twister (2019) are slow-burn nu-disco and dreamy electronic R&B, best taken whole late at night. Find LEISURE vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
LEISURE formed in Auckland, New Zealand in 2014 around five members - all established musicians and producers in the New Zealand indie scene - Jaden Parkes, Tom Young, Josh Fountain, Jordan Arts, and Djeisan Suskov. The band has been positioned as a defining contemporary New Zealand indie pop and electronic act, with their music building international audiences through extensive touring and streaming.
LEISURE's sound combines electronic, indie pop, nu-disco, electronic R&B, dream pop, and chill pop with rotating vocal contributions, atmospheric synthesizer-driven production, and arrangements drawing on contemporary R&B and indie pop reference points.
Nettwerk and Beauty Music pressings of the LEISURE catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions.
Listeners new to LEISURE typically start with LEISURE (2016) or Twister (2019).
