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Standout Nashville-based guitarist Leilani  Kilgore – who has been hailed by Guitar World, SPIN, Loud Hailer Magazine and  numerous others – has released her highly-anticipated debut album, Tell Your Ghost,  which is now available digitally on all streaming platforms, as well as on CD and vinyl.  

Tell Your Ghost – produced by Kilgore herself – showcases the prodigious guitar skills  and knack for compelling songwriting that have garnered her such widespread critical  acclaim. Spanning nine diverse tracks, the album also reflects Kilgore’s eagerness to  expand her sonic profile by fearlessly embracing more elements of rock and alternative  music while still paying homage to her roots in the blues.  

Kilgore has built and solidified a reputation as one of the most talented and highly regarded guitar acts in the industry. Hundreds of shows across the U.S. and  internationally have cemented her status as a can’t-miss live performer and helped her  build a robust, enthusiastic following, and she has released a string of successful  singles that have accumulated hundreds of thousands of streams. But after a series of  both professional and personal challenges in recent years, the West Coast native  decided the time was right to finally release a full-length album.  

“It was really important to be able to prove to myself, and others as well, that I was  capable of putting out an album after focusing solely on singles for so long and that it  was something actually worth doing,” notes Kilgore. “Admittedly, I also had a lot to get  off my chest after facing a number of issues over the past few years and recording this  album became a kind of therapy because I was able to tap into and emotionally process  those struggles in what is probably the most natural and healthy way for me – through  music.”  

Tell Your Ghost includes three of Kilgore’s previously-released singles – the thumping  and energetic “High/Low” that serves as the album’s opener, the mesmerizing, scaled back “Early Grave” that provides a stellar example of both Kilgore’s artistic versatility  and growth as a songwriter and the raucous banger “Wish You Were Dead,” which  delivers a healthy dose of infectious, crunchy guitars and the kind of raw energy for  which she is known.  

It also features “Spanish Moss,” which Kilgore counts as perhaps her favorite on the  album and represents everything that gets her excited about songwriting, and the  album-closing “I See Stars,” an emotional and poignant track that she predicts may  catch listeners a bit off guard.  

Although regarded primarily as a blues artist throughout her career, Kilgore approached  the recording process intent on making sure her debut album had a more rock-centric 

sound and an overall feel that mirrors her live performances, and she went about  executing that vision in part by deciding to produce Tell Your Ghost herself.  

“Ultimately, I realized that the best way to capture the sound I was looking for on the  album was to produce it myself,” she says. “I wanted this record to sound like we do as  a band when we play live and to capture the same energy and synergy we have when we’re on stage together. Making that happen in essentially only three days in the studio  was definitely a challenge at times but I think we accomplished what we set out to do  and I’m incredibly proud of the final product.” 

Tell Your Ghost Track Listing 

1. ‘High/Low’ 

2. “Back to You” 

3. “Spanish Moss” 

4. “Early Grave” 

5. “Creepin’” 

6. “Burn” 

7. “Can’t Take it Back” 

8. “Wish You Were Dead” 

9. “I See Stars” 

All songs on Tell Your Ghost were written and produced by Leilani Kilgore. She is joined  on the record by Jon Wisecarver (guitar), Josh Rice (bass) and David Keith (drums).  

Lauded by Guitar World for her “killer vibe and chops to back it up,” Leilani Kilgore is a  bona fide rising star whose distinctive, blistering rock sound features elements of soulful  blues and fearless, unapologetic emotional expression.  

The West Coast native first began playing professionally at the age of 14 before honing  her skills with performance- and guitar-focused training at the renowned Berklee  College of Music, and she has garnered critical acclaim throughout the industry for her prodigious musicianship and immense sonic profile ever since. 

Kilgore, dubbed a “must-see live performer” by Loud Hailer Magazine, has notched  hundreds of shows and festivals both in the U.S. and internationally, including  headlining slots on legendary stages like Sturgis Buffalo Chip and Summerfest, and she  has opened for such renowned acts as Buddy Guy, Lita Ford, 38 Special, The Dead  Daisies (feat. Glenn Hughes and Doug Aldrich) and Tommy Castro. 

Kilgore has released numerous successful singles since arriving in Nashville that have  accumulated hundreds of thousands of streams and earned her a large, loyal following  nationwide. In the Fall of 2025, she will release her debut full-length album, Tell Your Ghost, a nine-song collection that not only captures her prodigious guitar skills, but her  artistic versatility and evolution as a songwriter as well.