Austin, Texas, band Moving Panoramas take their sound from a number of influences, including Dream Pop, Shoegaze, and most things 4AD. Originally from Brooklyn, where songwriter Leslie Sisson lived while playing in a number of touring bands. She came back to her home state to be closer to her family. This also led to the beginning of the band. Their debut LP One, released on Modern Outsider Records in 2015.

During the making of the album, health problems arose and timing twists causing release detours. Fortunately, the finish line has been crossed and the new LP, In Two, recorded with One engineer Louie Lino at Resonate in Austin and mixed by Danny Reisch at Good Danny’s in Lockhart, finally takes flight in February 2019.

Moving Panoramas’ new album includes appearances by Matthew Caws of Nada Surf, Sabrina Ellis of A Giant Dog/Sweet Spirit, and past Panoramas Karen Skloss, Jolie Flink, and Laura Colwell. Over the years, the band’s lineup featured a moving cast of magical busy talent, but has luckily landed on the incredibly solid current Baby Blues crew with Cara Tillman, Jordan Rivell, Jody Suarez, and Phil McJunkins.

Additionally, Leslie plays solo and leads a country band called The Rated Exes with some of the Panoramas crew. Her history includes time in The Wooden Birds, Matt Pond PA, Western Keys, Black Lipstick, Black Forest Fire, Pavo, Aero Wave, and Tanworth-in-Arden, with guest performances for American Analog Set, Windsor for the Derby, Rhythm of Black Lines, Mark Gardener of Ride, Dan Mangan, John Wesley Coleman, and Broken Social Scene. She also toured as crew for Vampire Weekend, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, and Sons and Daughters