The Bad Penny (beta)

Vibrant SLC newcomer Leetham wants to be taken seriously – but only by people who also know how to throw down on the dance floor. Raised in a Mormon household and now embraced by the queer community with which he proudly associates himself, he’s furious that intolerance is driving trans kids to suicide. He’s also mystified as to why young MAGA don’t seem to grok that the Dark Side were the villains in Star Wars. Yeah, folks, it’s worse than we thought out there.

Catch Leetham in concert soon when he opens for another ascendant pop newbie, Zee Machine – and in the meantime, savor his recently released, four-track, must-get EP, KINK, for all its worth.

The Bad Penny‘s full On Tyranny archive – featuring J Robbins, Mark Linkous, Sadness, LAPêCHE and loads more – is here.

If you dig this installment of On Tyranny, you might also like:

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• Hip-Hop MC TINO Says of His New Trans-Rights Song: ‘[They] Just Want to Be Loved Too’

• Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum Laments Trans Exodus From US, Loves Zohran Mamdani, Details Witnessing ICE Brutality

For more on Leetham, go to:

YouTube.com/@Leetham
Leetham.bandcamp.com
LeethamMusic.com/shows

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