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The diversity of *THE ALBUM LEAF’s* music is second only to the diversity of the music that has inspired LaValle through the years – the artist has named everything from German Ambient\/Pysch bands like Can, Cluster and Harmonia to traditional mariachi music, electronic music and Brian Eno as some of his primary influences – and it’s clear that *THE ALBUM LEAF* is unafraid of thinking outside the box, both as an individual artist \u0026amp; within the larger scope of modern music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver time, *THE ALBUM LEAF* (now based in Los Angeles) has grown from a side endeavor to LaValle's main focus. The project’s first releases, An Orchestrated Rise To Fall (1999) and One Day I’ll Be On Time (2001), intertwined field recordings, Rhodes piano, and a nuanced treatment of texture with mature songwriting and dense, evocative atmospheres. Following these records, which put *THE ALBUM LEAF* on the map for critics and fans worldwide, Icelandic band Sigur Rós discovered LaValle and took *\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"future-falling","title":"Future Falling","description":"\u003cp\u003eJimmy LaValle’s The Album Leaf has spun from solo outlet to full band and back in\nits nearly 25 years. His acclaimed catalog spans releases for labels such as Sub\nPop, City Slang, Relapse, and others. He also composes music for film and\ntelevision, scoring over 20 projects (narrative features, documentaries, and TV\nseries) since 2009. The cinematic sensibilities of The Album Leaf were present from\nthe beginning. His 1999 debut introduced the start of a signature sound: melodic and\nmeditative electro-organic soundscapes constructed with guitar, percussion, Rhodes,\nand field recordings.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis seventh full-length LP, and first since 2016, arrives in 2023 via Vancouver’s\nNettwerk Records. \u003ci\u003eFuture Falling\u003c\/i\u003e finds LaValle working with an array of\nmusicians, shaping slightly darker, more spacious, and synth-driven songs with\ncontributions from Bat For Lashes, Kimbra, and many others.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe music registers a shade darker and more synth-driven than most moments in his\nacclaimed catalog, a bridge between shadowy, cerebral terrain and dreamy precision\npop, where softly percussive frameworks meet shimmering sound design and\nemotive instrumentation.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eastern Glow Recordings","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50469163696459,"sku":"2023694","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/EGR626014_13313c49_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727357447"},{"product_id":"past-and-future-tense","title":"Past and Future Tense","description":"\u003cp\u003ehree long out-of-print EPs, two available for the first time on vinyl. 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Each track captures a moment of creative discovery, free from the pressure of achieving a polished result. Throughout my career, I’ve often placed significant weight on what an album should be. With this release, I’ve let go of those expectations to share a body of work that feels genuine and authentic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Album Leaf began as the solo project of Jimmy LaValle, who came up in the San Diego music scene playing in hardcore bands and the instrumental rock band Tristeza. He had inked a deal to release his next solo album through the indie label Tigerstyle Records, so he put the modest advance towards a self-recording starter setup, building out the sound with occasional studio access. The music that emerged — vivid, rhythmic, soaring instrumentals guided by lines of Guitar and Rhodes — not only set the path for The Album Leaf over the next two decades of acclaimed releases (for Sub Pop, City Slang, and others), it became a touchstone for the next generation's wave of melodic and meditative electro-organic music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eastern Glow","offers":[{"title":"LP - Glacial Blue \/ Deep Purple Swirled","offer_id":53291017765195,"sku":"R2559-5710","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_4233aa87-271c-45c5-8b31-16bd2a068ef8.jpg?v=1756744451"},{"product_id":"one-day-ill-be-on-time-25th-anniversary-edition","title":"One Day I'll Be On Time - 25th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmbient post-rock from San Diego’s millennial post-hardcore retreat. Tracked between Tristeza tours, The Album Leaf's sophomore album weaves delicate guitar noodling, tinkling piano, reflective synth, eerie field recordings, and driving percussion into a meditation on the passage of time. This remastered 25th anniversary edition replicates the original, with fresh notes from author Adam Gnade and previously unpublished photos. A devastating hour of aural photosynthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Numero","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Wet The Day","offer_id":56773873074507,"sku":"R2511-5312","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":56773873107275,"sku":"R2511-8213","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/TheAlbumLeaf-OneDayI_llBeOnTime.jpg?v=1773250202"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/the-album-leaf.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}