Leanne Hoffman performs a tightrope walk between the sensual immediacy of pop music and poetry’s revelatory nuance. Using the swirling melodies and glitzed-up production of Top 40, the Nova Scotia-based multidisciplinary artist builds tension between soundscapes primed for pure pleasure and lyrics that address the interconnected relationship between desire and despair. Her latest release, "The Text Collector", was born from a year of sustained and intensive artistic devotion in which Hoffman set out to write a poem every day for 365 days. The result is a live show that combines original poetry and visual art for a transformative, multi-faceted experience. Nominated for a 2024 East Coast Music Award and three Music Nova Scotia Awards, The Text Collector deconstructs poetry and pop music, rebuilding the pieces into a listening experience even richer than the sum of its parts.
