Welcome to lesliecosta.com
Welcome to lesliecosta.com
Welcome to lesliecosta.comWelcome to lesliecosta.comAbout
Leslie Costa
Leslie Costa is a singer/songwriter who has been playing live and recording her original music in Fairfield County, CT.
She started her band Leslie Costa & the Usual Suspects in 1990. Over the years she and the band built a loyal following while
performing live and recording CD's. Her songs are engaging and authentic while always speaking a personal message.
She is highly respected in the local area as one of Connecticut's best singer/songwriters.
The gigs
Leslie Costa: Lead vocal, acoustic guitar
Mary O'Hare: Harmony, percussion & acoustic guitar
John Zanella: Bass and vocal
The music
The songwriting has and always will be the core of the music. Leslie has written a large volume of quality songs that has been consistently written with craft and style. She is highly prolific offering a large catalog of songs ranging from all acoustic to acoustic/electric with the full band and all electric. The songs still translate even in the rawest form as solo acoustic.
News
Hearst Arts & Leisure feature article (July 2019)
Hearst, publishers of several Fairfield County CT newspapers published a feature article on the front page of the Arts & Leisure section. To read the full online version, visit this link:
2019 live shows
Come out and enjoy live acoustic and full band shows this season. Help support us by coming and bringing your friends. We appreciate it greatly.
NEW RELEASES!
Electric Blue, a 14-song lineup of crowd favorites from gigs over the years as well as some new songs thrown in. They are all up-tempo and available now. The Storm Chaser is newly released as well. Rainmaker and Long Distance Runner are in final production and will be released by end of year. CD Baby will be the global distributor again. You will be able to preview and purchase the music on iTunes, Amazon...etc.
Stay tuned for details!
HAN feature article (February 8, 2018)
The HAN Network, publishers of several Fairfield County CT newspapers published a feature article on the front page of the Arts & Leisure section. To read the full online version, visit this link:
FAQs
To purchase or listen to any CDs or single songs, please visit iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify. Every song and CD release is for sale on those sites. Select CD booklets are offered as FREE downloads on this site.
2019 releases
AVAILABLE NOW
Seeds of Time
Here and Now
Slow Burn
Long Distance Runner
Bridges
Back to Me
The Northern Edge
Border Town
Won't You Stay
10 Bricks
Brand New Day
All This Time
Midnight Line
Autumn
Take a Look Around
AVAILABLE NOW
Trouble
When Angels Cry
Rainmaker
Cover Me
Tell Me Some Lies
Heavy Water
Stand By You
Hate It
Weeping Willow
Now I Know
Barricades
One Step In
The Giving Tree
Rainmaker (2007 with band)
AVAILABLE NOW
Coming Home
Lonely Messengers
Where There's Love
Valley of the King
Feel The Heartache
Who I Am
The Storm Chaser
All I Ever Wanted
Makes Me Think Twice
The Dancer
A Ghost Town
Back To You
Circles in the Sand
A Winters Night
AVAILABLE NOW
Waiting On You
I'll Be The One
Sweet Thing
Love Like That
Broken Pieces
Same Old Story
Echo Down
Let It Slide
Shame On Me
The Underground
Slow Cain Rising
Got A Thing About You
Electric Blue
All You've Got
2018 releases
Invisible Soul
Ask the Mountain
Chasing the Dragon
Borrowed Car
A Love Song
Face the Fall
Where I Stand
The Lucky One
When the Raven Flies
Angel
Tell Her That You Love Her
Red Sky
City of Hope
Waiting for Summer
The River I Know
Feel The Love
The Letting Go
Out Of My Reach
Running Blind
Go Where The River Flows
Any Way
Belong
Let Me Know
Like A Runaway
Where Poetry Rhymes
Northern Lights
I Know It'll Come Someday
DISCOGRAPHY
Mission Bell
September Rain
September Rain
Beacon Street, Dreamtown
Somewhere Else,
Thought I Saw Your Ghost Today,
The Harder I Look, Fast Train,
Mission Bell, Everything Is Fine,
Be Like You,
Don't Know Why We Said Goodbye,
Hide Your Love, Silver Eldorado,
The Station, In Harm's Way,
American Dream
September Rain
September Rain
September Rain
Comfort Me, September Rain,
Heartland, The Inside,
Out of the Dark, A Little Bit Colder,
Angel Eyes, Shotgun To My Heart,
All Tangled Up, No Mercy,
Stepping Stone, Turn To Blue,
Like A Freight Train, I Give To You
'Til Tomorrow
September Rain
'Til Tomorrow
Shelter You, 'Til Tomorrow,
Street of Dreams, Burning Bridges,
Don't Let Go, Stand Alone,
No Man's Land, Already One,
Along The Way, The Distance
Long Way Home
The Early Days Live
'Til Tomorrow
Long Way Home,
Moonlight On Ellsworth Street,
When The Walls Come Tumbling Down,
Bad City, Heart of Steel,
Summer Nights, What You Need,
Change, Winter Rain, Only With You
The Early Days Live
The Early Days Live
The Early Days Live
Back In The Game,
No Need To Cry,
The Giving Tree,
Wishing Well, Fine Line,
Nice To Know, Lost Love,
Hometown Girl,
When Angels Cry,
State of Love