Featuring a wide range of moods and styles from down- tempo tango to upbeat swampy funk, a Spanish-language torch song, hypnotic African vocal loops, and reflective ambient guitars, the single most distinctive feature of the album must be the extraordinarily soulful violin playing of Leyh's long-time collaborator Andre Burke.

Leyh's distinctive vocal style is heard on Gracias Por La Noche, which one listener described as "Nick Cave/Tom Waits meets Barry Adamson while overseen by the ghost of Carlos Gardel."

After recording over a period of six years, Leyh was prompted to finish and release the record after violinist Andre Burke passed away from HIV-related illness in June 2007.

X-RAY YANKEE ZULU TANGO is available from iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, select record stores in Los Angeles and New York, and many other digital music stores.