Album Notes

"With a haunting, wistful voice and songs that unfold like wounds opening, the music of Kim Leaman from The Parting Gift has drawn comparisons to the late Jeff Buckley...Every musical genre these days seems to suffer from label-phobia. Pop music is equated with glamorized attitude, and alternative rock with bubbly trash, punk with tuneless boredom. But as the corporate music industry has chewed and vomited its share of all musical genres, indie music is returning to the forefront in all its original glory. The real, raw rock-based sounds that have defined every youth based musical declaration are back. Enter, The Parting Gift, a moody and emotionally tinged group headed by Kim Leaman. Evidenced by their powerful CD, the group alternates between grungy fuzzy guitar licks, slamming drums and dripping sonic movements, all held in place by Leaman's haunting, melodic voice."-Brita Brundage of the Fairfield County Weekly
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"Every single time I have introduced the musical masterpiece " Wealth of Words", I have been asked by the person sitting next to me a variety of questions. It never fails! They ask, "Who is that?" or "Where is that band from?" or "It sounds familiar, why?". I felt the same way the first time I heard it too.Then I sat and thought about it, and here is what I came up with. When a song is this good, it feels natural, so we assume that we actually heard it before. Meanwhile it's the emotion in the song, that we have actually felt before. Of course, this is only my opinion. However, I am sure it gets my point across. Kim's voice is simply angelic and the trio creates illuminating melodies that leave a truly lasting impression.
This my friends, is the kind music that can stand the test of time. Please join me in getting the word out about this amazing group." -Danbury Entertainment
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Since summer of 1998, this Danbury-based singer has already sparked interest in music fans of many generations throughout the country. Mixing influences of Radiohead, Nirvana, Jeff Buckley and the Smiths, the music is very fresh and original.

"The Parting Gift, a moody and emotionally tinged group headed by Kim Leaman...alternates between fuzzy guitar licks, slamming drums and dripping sonic movements, all held in place by Leamans haunting, melodic voice." (Brita Brundage, Fairfield County Weekly) With catchy, pensive melodies, The Parting Gift brings an intense and refreshing new sound to the indie rock scene.

The Parting Gift, has been building a name for themselves by playing events in the local Danbury area and clubs in the East and West Village of New York City. "Their sound is reminiscent of the days when alternative rock was really THAT- with female vocals and a WXCI circa-1990 feel," says Stephen Kremar from The News Times, Danbury, CT. They are currently the most requested band in rotation on the Western Connecticut college radio station, WXCI.-The New Times