In the spring of 2023 Lost Leaders’ Byron Isaacs and Peter Cole spent eight weeks in their upstate New York studio writing songs exploring desire and acceptance, which became their fourth full-length release aptly titled “Hungry Ghosts”. Isaacs, who also plays bass in The Lumineers, was able to take advantage of a break in their 2023 world tour to work on the album.They’ve created their most adventurous record to date. They co-produced themselves and Cole engineered and mixed. With its raw, almost barebones production, the record features intertwining guitars and keyboards but the centerpiece remains the duo's signature harmonies and interchanging lead vocals.The record also features musicians Lee Falco (Amos Lee) on drums and Will Bryant (Joan Osborne) on keyboards, as well as a beautiful string arrangement from producer Dave Baron on the track “Trying to Get Back Home."
 

The lead single “Gone So Fast” (out 8/12) is a song about standing in the aftermath of the end of a volatile relationship and dreaming of the future when jealousy and grief will no longer dominate. It’s a song about skipping to the part when we feel good again. This optimistic yearning is new territory for the duo to explore more personal experiences in their collective songwriting.
 

Lost Leaders was born in 2011 in Levon Helm’s barn in Woodstock, NY, where their eponymous debut album was written and recorded. Before the record was even mixed they played Midnight Ramble with Levon which essentially was their first gig as Lost Leaders and the album garnering critical acclaim.
 

“...a timeless sound that could have materialized just as easily in Laurel Canyon as in Woodstock, NY...a band out of time [and] perfectly in the now. ..” - Relix
 

“I love this album. I love it. I want to run out to the street and plug my earbuds into the nearest ears I can find and force them to listen to Lost Leaders…Among my top picks for this year...”  - No Depression
 

The lead single “I’m Gonna Win” was picked up in heavy rotation by AAA station WXPK in White Plains, NY and from there it spread across the country. The follow up L.P., Promises Promises, was produced by David Baron (The Lumineers, Michael Marcagi, Meghan Trainor, Vance Joy).After touring on and off, the Jealous Sun EP emerged. The lead single “Long Way Down” was the most added song at Americana radio in June 2022 and landed in the top 100 nationally later that summer.