NEW DI LEO ALBUM NEVER COME NEVER GO
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DI LEO is an indie rock, genre-bending, devoted musician living in Oakland, CA.
In late 2025, DI LEO released his second full-length solo album, Never Come Never Go, exclusively through the San Francisco Public Library. The project marked an intentional move away from traditional release models, guiding listeners toward public institutions to engage with music collectively and without cost. In early 2026, the album will receive a brief release on broader streaming platforms before returning to the SF Public Library as its permanent home, alongside physical formats.
That same year, DI LEO released LT2 with Left Tracks, his collaborative project with Kabir Kumar (Sun Kin). The record is an eclectic full-length follow-up to End Times Hauling, highlighting the duo’s energetic writing process and shared musical language. Songs like “Here on the Lawn” nod to 1990s-2000s mid west emo and indie rock influences—echoing bands like Death Cab for Cutie—while following Left Tracks’ own idiosyncratic sense of structure and momentum.
DI LEO’s music is marked by elusive melodies, dynamic time signatures, and a persistent quest for emotional clarity. His process often moves between solo writing retreats in remote locations and deeply collaborative recording sessions filled with creatives from his community like Lizzy Dutton, Geoff Saba, and Fieldress. He has hosted several collaborative writing and recording retreats under the banner Pre Collective in his hometown of Nevada City, and remains embedded in Oakland’s DIY music scene through organizing and hosting shows at The Tree House.
In the years following the pandemic, DI LEO released the solo EP Half Rest, a meditation on the strange stillness and emotional contradictions of lockdown, while supporting and collaborating with artists including Madeline Kenny, Fieldress, and Zelma Stone. In 2020, after years performing in various projects, he released his debut solo album You Wanted to Listen from Outside My Room I Guess—a chaotic, emotionally charged record featuring numerous local collaborators.