Breathe

The Leaves

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 2003)
• Original Release Date: September 23, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dreamworks
• ASIN: B0000C7PR9
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #150,069 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great surprise!, May 18, 2004

By	David Parker (burlington, vermont United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Only last week, while poking around some CD stacks at the radio station I work at, did I find this debut from the Icelandic band "Leaves", with the little sticker on the front that mentioned the band Sigur Ros. Little did I know I'd end up with a band more in the realm of Coldplay than S.R., and one of the best albums I've heard in months! Sure, they sound a lot like Coldplay (and who doesn't sound like SOMEBODY these days?! - "Yellow" certainly owes a lot to Catherine Wheel, in my book!), but Leaves also reminds me of the band Mansun, whose "Attack of the Grey Lantern" is still a fave! Overall, I don't care WHO they remind me of as long as the songwriting is strong, and here, the band craft gorgeous melody after gorgeous melody, with intricate interplay between guitars and vocals, to create a perfectly dreamy summertime album (unfortunately, this album is probably "over" now as far as their record company is concerned, since it was actually released last September). But hey, whatever influences this band incorporated to make this excellent album, I have no qualms - I'll just enjoy it over and over again. (And let it make my wait for the new Cure album a little less painful!)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good melodic rock, October 30, 2005

By	Russell Foster "music freak" (usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I heard this playing at a cd store. I asked the guy at the counter who it was. I thought it was coldplay. He told me it was the leaves. I bought the album. I was floored at how good it is. I know they sound a little like coldplay. They do have there own sound though. I recomend this cd to fans of coldplay,travis,radiohead.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not like Coldplay, but rather more like...., January 2, 2004

By	LK (VA) - See all my reviews

Though people have compared Leaves to the likes of Coldplay and fellow Icelanders Sigur Ros, they are far more like Doves. Though some of the songs have melancholly string arrangements reminiscent of Sigur Ros, the overall feel to the album is far more like Doves, and hardly Coldplay or Radiohead. The lead vocalist's voice is almost identical to Doves' Jimi Goodwyn and the music itself is very similar to Doves.

Definitely worth it if you're a Doves fan or a fan of new, sad, european bed-wetter music like me.