The Album Leaf - Between Waves (Relapse Records) 2016
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The Album Leaf is the solo musical adventure by Jimmy LaValle – guitarist of San Diego’s post-rock band Tristeza. Between Waves is the first proper full-length record in over six years and the first to be recorded and produced as a complete band. There is this sense of cohesion and new found dynamics, all the songs are languid plateaux of musical pleasure and everything seems multi detailed and layered. Between Waves brings the sinuous electronica of Four Tet and the disorientating chaotic ambience of Radiohead’s The King Of Limbs, full of sonic boundless experimentation and intense electronic soundscapes. Strong, minimalist and dynamic, this is perhaps the most accomplished The Album Leaf effort ever.