Back 2 Back Palz
Back 2 Back Palz is the third studio album by Leslie Hall, released on January 12, 2010. by Hefty Hideaway. The group toured the US in 2010 to promote the album, with Christopher the Conquered serving as the opening act. The album includes the single “Tight Pants/Body Rolls,” which has become a viral hit over 23.4 million views on YouTube. Other singles “Craft Talk” and “Gravel In My Shoe” were also released to promote the album, though they generated less success. The three videos have generated a combined total of 23.4 million views. The album  also contains an acoustic version of “Blame the Booty,” from their previous album, “ceWEBrity.” Composition. When writing Back2Back Palz, Hall stated that she aimed for an album that “goes down a different path.” The result was an album that has a diverse musical composition, consisting of pop, country, folk, dance, hip hop, rock, dance-pop, and electronic. The opening track, “Craft Talk” is an electro song about craft people. The music video was released on March 3, 2009. The second song is “Tight Pants/Body Rolls,” a technopop song about forest people wearing tight pants. The song became a viral  hit, generating over 11 million views. Songs such as “Sew What,” “Braid My Hair,” “Churn The Butter,” “Dust Lover,” “Chop Chop Chop,” are heavily influenced by country and bluegrass. “Gravel In My Shoe” is a dry country rock song about a broken relationship and the protagonist breaking up with them. “Cat Dancer” is a worldbeat song, taking inspiration using sitars mainly in its composition. The closing track, “Water Water Water-World” is a technopop and electronic song that heavily uses vocal processing effects during the song. All of the songs were composed using the Apple program GarageBand. Promotion. Tour. Starting  in February 2010, Leslie & The LY’s embarked on a US tour to promote the album. Christopher the Conquered served as the opening act. Critical reception. Cdbaby.com gave the album a brief review, stating, "Well. Leslie has now written a country craft album. The CD starts with the dance hits but moves to a lonely-folk child. Who's Iowa isolation has lead [sic] to lots of yearning and zero burning. Mostly about loves lost and loves desired." They finished their review by describing the CD as "bizarre."