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The Album Leaf: A Chorus of Storytellers

Brian Baker — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:51:16 +0000

The fifth album from San Diego’s very own multi-instrumentalist Jimmy LaValle.

Release Date: February 2

Tracklist:
01 Perro
02 Blank Pages
03 There Is a Wind
04 Within Dreams
05 Falling From the Sun
06 Stand Still
07 Summer Fog
08 Until the Last
09 We Are
10 Almost There
11 Tied Knots

Mixing in Iceland

Brian Baker — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:56:07 +0000

Time-lapse video of TheAlbumLeaf mixing the upcoming album A Chorus Of Storytellers in Mosfellsbær, Iceland.

Tour: The Album Leaf

Brian Baker — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:03:57 +0000

Upcoming west coast shows for TAL.

06-28 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre *#
06-29 Pomona, CA – Glass House *#
06-30 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s *#
07-02 Bellingham, WA – Nightlight Lounge *#
07-03 Seattle, WA – Neumos *#
07-04 Vancouver, British Columbia – The Plaza *
07-06 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge *#
07-07 Boise, ID – Neurolux *
07-08 Reno, NV – Holland
07-27 Tokyo, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival

* with Under Byen
# with Arthur & Yu

Tonight: The Album Leaf at Larimer

Brian Baker — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:34:02 +0000

All around nice guy and multi-instrumentalist Jimmy LaValle returns to the Larimer Lounge tonight in Denver. Things have changed a lot for Jimmy since the last time he played Larimer Lounge, including collaborations with Sigur Ros and The Black Heart Procession as well as having his music on soundtracks of numerous TV programs including ‘The OC.’ The Album Leaf has a brilliant new album on Sub Pop entitled ‘Into The Blue Again.’ TAL’s live show is unmatched, and not to be missed, and you can see it this very evening at the Larimer Lounge!! There is only one opening artist tonight, Constellations. See you there.

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The Album Leaf Fall Tour

Brian Baker — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 02:26:42 +0000

The Album Leaf is out with a list of dates for the fall tour — unfortunately it does not include Denver. Click the link below for a full list of dates.

TOUR DATES:

SU. Oct 8th 2006 – Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA
WE. Oct 18th 2006 – Rhythm room – Phoenix, AZ*
FR. Oct 20th 2006 – The Parish Room – Austin, TX*
SA. Oct 21st 2006 – Proletariat – Houston, TX*
SU. Oct 22nd 2006 – Hailey’s – Denton, TX*
MO. Oct 23rd 2006 – Chelsea’s – Baton Rouge, LA*
TU. Oct 24th 2006 – Bottle Tree – Birmingham, AL*
WE. Oct 25th 2006 – Club Downunder – Tallahassee, FL*
TH. Oct 26th 2006 – Respectable st. – West Palm Beach*
FR. Oct 27th 2006 – Social – Orlando, FL*
SA. Oct 28th 2006 – Jackrabbits – Jacksonville, FL*
SU. Oct 29th 2006 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA* (also Chin up Chin up & Oxford Collapse)
MO. Oct 30th 2006 – Neighborhood Theatre – Charlotte, NC*
TU. Oct 31st 2006 – HAPPY HALLOWEEN-!!
WE. Nov 1st 2006 – Jonny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA*
TH. Nov 2nd 2006 – Bowery Ballroom (CMJ Sub Pop Showcase!) – New York, NY
FR. Nov 3rd 2006 – Rock & Roll Hotel – Washington , DC*
MO. Nov 6th 2006 – North Six – Brooklyn, NY* & SPECIAL GUEST!! – Roger O’Donnell (The Cure, Physchedelic Furs)
TU. Nov 7th 2006 – Middle East (Downstairs) – Boston, MA*
WE. Nov 8th 2006 – Main Hall – Montreal**
TH. Nov 9th 2006 – Lee’s Palace – Toronto**
FR. Nov 10th 2006 – Big Orbits – Buffalo, NY**
SA. Nov 11th 2006 – Blind Pig – Ann Abor, MI**
SU. Nov 12th 2006 – Lakeshore Theatre – Chicago, IL**
MO. Nov 13th 2006 – 400 bar – Minneapolis, MN**
TH. Nov 16th 2006 – Chop Suey – Seattle, WA**
FR. Nov 17th 2006 – The Plaza – Vancouver**
SA. Nov 18th 2006 – Doug Fir – Portland, OR**
SU. Nov. 19th 2006 – W.O.W. Hall – Eugene, OR**
TU. Nov 21st 2006 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA**
WE. Nov. 22nd 2006 – Howie and Sons Pizza, Visalia, CA*
FR. Nov 24th 2006 – Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA w/ Grand Ole Party & Dirty on Purpose

The Album Leaf: Documentary

Brian Baker — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 03:35:52 +0000

Sub Pop Records is out with a mini-documentary on the making of the new Album Leaf record Into The Blue Again. Also, you can download a pre-release MP3 of Always For You from Sub Pop.

Track Listing:

1. The Light
2. Always For You
3. Shine
4. Writings on the Wall
5. Red-Eye
6. See in You
7. Into the Sea
8. Wherever I Go
9. Wishful Thinking
10. Broken Arrow

More from the Sub Pop site:

In the wake of a solid 18 months spent touring in support of 2004’s In a Safe Place, The Album Leaf’s Jimmy LaValle sequestered himself for six months in his San Diego house solely to write for his next record. For LaValle—whose wildly varied experience includes stints with instrumental artisans Tristeza, post-hardcore spastics the Locust, contorted punk-funk ritualists GoGoGo Airheart, shadowy conjurers The Black Heart Procession and Iceland’s celestial menagerie Sigur Ros—such a surfeit of time was an unprecedented luxury. The upshot of this well-earned downtime is his fourth full-length, Into the Blue Again. Recorded in December 2005 at Bear Creek Studio, a converted turn-of-the-century barn outside of Seattle, Into the Blue Again sees a return to The Album Leaf’s conception with LaValle handling the bulk of the vocal and instrumental duties. After tracking at Bear Creek, LaValle then took the concentric billows of feathered keyboards, filmy strings and chiseled drums to Iceland for three weeks of mixing to tape to maintain Brian Eno-informed translucence. Having shared so much time and space with others on the road, LaValle proves with the personally charged Into the Blue Again that The Album Leaf resonates most profoundly when he goes it alone.

Download the Quicktime video