Episode 307: Leon Thomas

“Mutt” LISTEN: APPLE · SPOTIFY · AMAZON · OTHER APPS Leon Thomas is a singer, songwriter, producer, and actor. He’s nominated for six Grammys at this year’s Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Best R&B Album, and Album of the Year for Mutt. Mutt is his second album, and I talked to Leon about the […]
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Episode 307: Leon Thomas

“Mutt”

LISTEN: APPLE · SPOTIFY · AMAZON · OTHER APPS

Leon Thomas is a singer, songwriter, producer, and actor. He’s nominated for six Grammys at this year’s Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Best R&B Album, and Album of the Year for Mutt. Mutt is his second album, and I talked to Leon about the title track, which was a breakout hit. He’d already won a Grammy for his work with SZA, but he reached a new level in his own career with this song and this album. I also spoke to David Phelps and Rob Gueringer, AKA D. Phelps and Freaky Rob, who produced the song.

You can buy or stream “Mutt” here.

Illustration by Carlos Lerma.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.

footnotes:

Bizzy Crook – co-writer

“Silly Love Song by Enchantment)

“Snooze” by SZA

Electric Dusk – Leon Thomas

Led Zeppelin, Kendrick Lamar, Miles Davis, Pink Floyd, and

Parliament-Funkadelic

Art Tatum and John Coltrane

Bootsy Collins

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