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“For Nkanza [Spring Silver], the creation of culture and the search for self appear to be tightly intertwined. The lustrous new Spring Silver album, “I Could Get Used to This,” sounds like it was made by someone who grew up minding the tweaky electronic details of the Warp Records catalogue and the melody-saturated guitar riffs of post-hardcore heroes Jawbox and Shudder to Think.” – The Washington Post  DMV-based “Leave a Message” is a project of Nathan Fussell, Ellie La’goon, and Jess Nguyen (Fictionals). Stemming from a diverse range of roots, they fuse backgrounds of jazz, electronic r&b, and classical piano, amongst a shared love of artists like Thundercat, Anderson .Paak, and the Isley Brothers. Leave a Message exposes the raw and emotive lyricism of Ellie and Jess, while intertwining the skilled and original multi-instrumentalism of Nathan. All three members take lead alternating vocals, while Jess and Nathan switch around on bass, guitar, sax, and keys. Leave a Message plays with themes ranging from deeply personal narratives of yearning to joyful liberation to create a sound that embodies a wide spectrum of soulfulness.