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San Diego, United States (1998 – present)

The Album Leaf officially began in 1998 as the solo project of Jimmy LaValle, guitarist for San Diego, California-based post-rock band Tristeza. LaValle has also performed in several other San Diego-area bands, including Swing Kids, The Locust, GoGoGo Airheart, and The Black Heart Procession.

An Orchestrated Rise to Fall

Jimmy LaValle had been playing guitar in the post-rock instrumental band Tristeza. Being a multi-instrumentalist, during downtime in the fall of 1998, he began playing drums for San Diego band GoGoGo Airheart. The singer and guitarist for the group, Mike Vermillion (which later inspired the song name “

Vermillion” on One Day I’ll Be on Time) recorded LaValle doing improvised material playing to a vintage roland drum machine on a Rhodes Piano that would become his first full-length album, the 10-track An Orchestrated Rise to Fall. Benjamin White of GoGoGo Airheart and Vermillion both supplied added improvisation with synthesizers and vocals to these recordings.

Before Tristeza released Spine and Sensory on Makoto records in 1998, the band was talking with a handful of different indie record labels. One of the record labels was “The Music Fellowship” out of Salt Lake City, Utah. LaValle asked them if they would be interested in releasing his solo material. They accepted, and An Orchestrated Rise to Fall saw release in 1999 on CD. Later in the year, Tristeza and The Album Leaf both signed with newly started Tigerstyle Records out of New York City.

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LuliusCaesar wrote:
Saturday evening

Great

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wedbreathe wrote:
last week

love ...

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radiohead108 wrote:
last week

Alguién sabe sobre su nuevo disco?

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stevenvenn wrote:
last week

Listening to "One Day I'll Be On Time" for first time in years, forgot how beautiful his work is.

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milciadesbrea wrote:
last month

awsome

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kellyelephant wrote:
last month

One Day I'll Be On Time is still so so good. Still his best, most beautiful, warmest, most impressionistic.

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eric_atd wrote:
last month

I'd love it if these guys came to texas, especially houston. Or austin. I'm probably not alone in this sentiment.

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Kosmonavts wrote:
last month

Check this out! http://www.last.fm/music/Dining+With+The+Bolsheviks

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I_may_die wrote:
last month

"Always For You" is so romantic!

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HailToTheJmac wrote:
last month

hard to believe this guy was in the locust...hehe

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Kosmonavts wrote:
last month

I can listen to The Album Leaf whenever, whether I'm overly excited or feeling like complete shit, and the music never fails to make me feel better. A new album would be awesome.

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ButtercupMisty wrote:
last month

over the pond, reminds me of watching the sun rising whilst in a meadow :)

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robinsvedberg wrote:
last month

Moss Mountain Town ! love it

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PinbackMontana wrote:
last month

when will I stop freaking out on your music? it's incredible

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LysaMinelli wrote:
last month

♥ Jimmy LaValle ♥ : D

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radiohead108 wrote:
May 2009

Cuándo sale su nuevo álbum?

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TarahhhMmm wrote:
May 2009

Absolutely love your music:) amazing!!

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TheOnlyHelicon wrote:
May 2009

Bring on the new album I say :)

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CallumMcCahon wrote:
May 2009

http://www.last.fm/group/We+listen+to+Post+Rock+in+the+early+hours+of+the+morning

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Saugiwutz93 wrote:
May 2009

just amazing !

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