The Album Leaf used to be just Jimmy LaValle who recorded all of his albums on his own. After fighting a severe case of writer’s block, it was his live band that got him through it. And throughout the album’s rich layers of sound it’s not hard to hear that “A Chorus Of Storytellers” is indeed an album made by a band.
Opener “Perro” sounds like something that could have come out of Sigur Ros’ songbook, but it’s “Blank Pages” that was the first song that really got under my skin. It ebbs and flows nicely, sounding like The Notwist without the sharp guitars. They manage to churn out this level of quality throughout the rest of the mostly instrumental album. Just four songs come with vocals, adding yet another layer to The Album Leaf’s sound which is melancholic, warm and intimate all at once. Let it wash all over you and start cocooning!
Score: 7.5 out of 10
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