You could probably lump The Album Leaf in with every other post-rock band to come out of the 1999-2004 explosion of the genre. However, I would say that they are one of the better acts. They are not orchestrated to the point of potential boredom like Godspeed! You Black Emperor. They are not thunderous and stomach-rattling like Mogwai. Their music is beautiful and ambient and takes cues from Sigur Ros and Explosions in the Sky, but adds several personal elements to create music that is peaceful, but keeps your attention.
The Album Leaf is the brainchild of Jimmy LaValle. On his first several albums, he recorded each instrument himself and had a live band that he toured with to perform the material. The last two records (which are very good) are called In a Safe Place and Into the Blue Again. Both are available from Sub Pop Records. He just started recording a new album that will be out at the end of 2009. The new album will be the first to feature a full band performing their own instruments, rather than LaValle playing himself.
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