To celebrate five years since their self-titled debut, Levera have reunited for Levera (Digital Deluxe), out now via Mascot Records with three bonus tracks.
Leading the new material is ‘Show Me The Way’, featuring Journey icon Steve Perry on backing vocals, while its video traces an emotional journey for the band.
Guitarist Trev Lukather, son of Toto’s Steve Lukather, explained: “The stars have aligned for Levera to reunite and give this album the opportunity it deserves. Partnering again with Mascot for the five year anniversary remastered rerelease feels full circle. A chance to honour the music with a clearer perspective and stronger footing. We needed that time to see how much Levera means to us. And we’re just getting started.”
Completing the trio are singer Jules Galli, who moved to California from France, and drummer Josh Devine, who traded the UK for Los Angeles after his years behind the kit with One Direction. Their record proved modern yet unmistakably classic, spawning five singles in ‘Ever Enough’, ‘Chameleon’, ‘Heaven Knows’, ‘Ordinary’ and ‘Automatic’.
“Jules delivered a defining vocal performance across the album,” Lukather recalled. “He approached it with intention and fire. Josh tracked the drums in just two days. He’s an alien on the kit. Part of the Levera family was also Sam Porcaro, who brought that unmistakable Porcaro feel on bass. A beautiful second generation Toto moment.”
Perry also lent his voice to ‘Chameleon’ and ‘Can’t Get Over’, while Toto’s David Paich added piano to bonus cuts ‘Who I Am’ and ‘All On Us’.
‘Show Me The Way’ was one of the last songs tracked for the debut. “When I played the idea to the guys, it clicked instantly,” said Lukather. “We all sat together working out the top line. We just found the original voice note from that writing session.”
Back in 2021, the plan was to tour, work the album and save the song as its exclamation point, with Perry helping shape the arrangement and vocals daily. A breakup changed all that.
“After reconnecting five years later to finally release these deluxe tracks as a fresh beginning, ‘Show Me The Way’ resonates even more now,” Lukather noted. “We haven’t lost our strength. We’ve evolved. The new music proves it. Get ready.”
The reunited Levera are touring Europe throughout November.
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