“Leaves” is an experimental rock band from Reykjavik Iceland
that formed in 2001. Their music has been compared to Cold Play, Muse, The
Verve, and “The Doves” and have released four CD’s to rave reviews; “Breathe”
(2002), The Angela Test (2005) “We are Shadows” (2009) and “See You in the
Afterglow” (2014).
The Leaves have toured and supported many bands including,
The Strokes, Travis, Stereophonics, Supergrass, Thirteen Senses, and Duran
Duran, and continue to impress their critics with an evolving music style that
combines their experimental strengths with Pop, progressive rock and a dab of
psychedelia.
After the success of their
Sophomore release "Dirty Valentine". The ONE boys felt incredibly
inspired to begin working on a new album. Having spent the better part of the
last 3 years touring, there was a lot of excitement about getting back into
writing mode. "You spend all that time out on the road,
you see so much, experience so much and have so much to say. You just gotta sit
down and begin to
put it all down on paper", says Danny Rossi.
"Being away from home so
much makes you feel a certain way that at times is hard to put into words. It
is an amazing feeling to have great fans and friends so far away from
home," says guitarist Chris Staniforth.
Having had success and a good
vibe recording "Dirty Valentine" ONE decided to again acquire the
services of Slaves on Dope guitarist Kevin Jardine. "He did a good job on
the last record. He provides a good mix of honesty and input that just works
well with us," says Staniforth.
The band spent way more time
preparing for the studio process than the last record. Building a small
pre-production studio in the house on one of the band members, making it way
easier to get work done. "We began putting stuff together and getting a
feel for where we were going with this record, continues
Staniforth.
"We wrote the least record
relatively fast. We wanted to take more time on this one. Trying not to over
analyze but at the same time just putting more into it," says Rossi.
"You obviously learn with every album you are gonna put out, so it was more
about just applying what we have learned."
Three years can seem to be a long
stretch between albums. "The demand to tour always seemed to be there. You
can get caught up pretty quick and not realize that all this time has gone
by," says drummer Rudy Occhionero. "Playing shows and connecting with
people is where the magic happens. It is where you
find out who you really are as a band."
Having added bassist Phil Hardy
after the recording process had finished for "Dirty Valentine" this
was the first writing and studio experience for Hardy, or "The
Rookie" as he is also known as. "I was excited and nervous. Playing
shows is one thing, but working on an album is another. It is all very exciting
for me," says Hardy.
In the music business today,
albums can sound generic and too polished. Something that ONE tries to avoid.
"The bands and albums that inspire us to be musicians are the old school
Led Zeppelin, Ramones and Motley Crue records. Nowadays everything is sampled
and over compressed for radio, the soul of the songs at
times seems to be lacking," says guitarist Staniforth who also co-produced
the last album with Jardine.
"I love the old school hair
metal. It is what I grew up on and I still listen to today. Fun, shake your ass
catchy tunes that stand the test of time. The kind of tunes that can rock the
House Live,' says Rossi.
The new album "Worlds
Collide" speaks of struggles and success stories of todays reality. A
groovy, rock your face off album that has a little something for everyone.
"It even has a song that if you turned the heavy guitars back could be
considered country," says Rossi.
"With so much going on in
the World, you can't help but write about it. It is all about staying positive
and staying the course," adds Staniforth.
With a new album comes a new
chapter. A chapter that the band will write one show at a time.
Band Members:
Danny Rossi (Vocals), Chris Staniforth (Guitars), Rudy Occhionero (Drums), Phil Hardy (Bass)
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