New Album Leaf - "Always For You"

This track comes from Jimmy LaValle's fourth full length as The Album Leaf, entitled Into The Blue Again. LaValle's double-tracked vocals are up front and center, a welcome change from his past Album Leaf output. The album may have been recorded near Seattle, but it was mixed in Iceland to get those pianos to sound oh so Sigur Rós.

The Album Leaf – "Always For You" (MP3)

Speaking of our favorite other-worldly post-rockers, here's LaValle's gorgeous, glockenspiel tinged collaboration with Jonsi Birgisson from 2004's In A Safe Place.

The Album Leaf - "Over The Pond" (MP3)

With that voice, Jonsi could be singing complete gibberish and we'd still swoon.

Follow The Album Leaf's studio journey from Washington to Iceland with their "making of" documentary. Those topographical shots are making us wish we were going to Iceland Airwaves.

Posted at 4:16 PM in MP3

5 Comments

wait, i though jonsi was singing gibberish here, no? (i believe the point of his made up 'language' hopelandic was to sing nothing so that listeners would imagine their own words.)

Posted by: natey at 09/18/06 5:53 PM  | Reply
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i think that's what they meant, natey.

Posted by: jamie at 09/18/06 6:56 PM  | Reply
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People like LaValle's lyrics? The only songs on this CD that begin interestingly are quickly made skip-worthy- thanks to the singing.

Posted by: owl at 09/19/06 8:56 AM  | Reply
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does the first song not sound like black heart procession to anyone else?

Posted by: seth at 09/19/06 10:14 AM  | Reply
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I saw that you tube video the other day and it got me excited about this album.

Posted by: Mat at 09/19/06 12:59 PM  | Reply
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