With the release of her first-ever collection of cover songs, Los Angeles singer-songwriter Leerone surrenders herself, body and soul, to the impassioned musical spirits of yesteryear. Originally recorded and released as a free download in 2012—and now available for the first time on iTunes & Spotify—The Lost Records, Vol. 1 finds Leerone interpreting six rock and soul classics, including legendary tunes by Doris Troy, Mickey & Sylvia, Arthur Alexander, and more.

Produced by Chris Seefried (Lana Del Rey, Rosanne Cash, Fitz and the Tantrums), The Lost Records, Vol. 1 centers around Leerone’s simultaneously renegade and enchanting translations, her intoxicatingly sultry vocals and her masterful ability to cast inhibition to the wind. At once flirtatious and innocent, vintage and modern, playful yet treacherously sexy, The Lost Records, Vol. 1 is a soulful study in emotional and musical contrast, a testament to Leerone’s singular artistry.

Though The Lost Records, Vol. 1 sates the ears like a musical main course and stands on its own as tour de force, the collection of cover songs is actually the companion to Heart Shaped Bullets, Leerone’s 2012 album of raw, gutsy and vintage-leaning original songs. Like The Lost Records: Vol. 1, Heart Shaped Bullets is produced by Chris Seefried, with rock-inflected original songs (co-written by Leerone and Seefried) that suggest some heaven-sent collusion between Nancy Sinatra, the Rolling Stones & the Black Keys.

Seething with the spirit of emancipation and self-discovery, Heart Shaped Bullets cocks the hammer on a new, self-styled brand of soul revivalism—an assortment of songs compelling enough to jog listeners out of their workaday complacency into a new, experiential way of living. Be warned, both The Lost Records, Vol. 1 and Heart Shaped Bullets spark a fire in the listener’s loins, increasing sexual desire and significantly improving potency.