The Album Leaf Embarks on World Tour

Jimmy LaValle has been in a whole lot of groups. He's either played in or collaborated with such projects as the ambient piano-rock group Tristeza, the crazy polyrhythmic rock outfit The Locust, the upbeat GoGoGo Airheart, and the not-so-upbeat Black Heart Procession. But The Album Leaf, that's his baby-- his solo project. Earlier this year, Sub Pop released his In a Safe Place to fairly widespread enjoyment. He was even able to drudge up guest performances from Sigur Rós vocalist Jon Thor Birgisson, Anima's Maria Huld Markan, Black Heart Procession's vocalist Pall Jenkins, and former Múm cellist Gyda Valtysdottir for the record. And as if that weren't enough Icelandishness, he also recorded the album at Sunglaugin, Sigur Rós' indoor pool-turned-studio.

Now, hoping to further spread the ambient and Iceland-influenced love that is The Album Leaf's current musical offering, LaValle will be touring Europe and the states during the upcoming cold winter months. Groups joining him on one part or another of the tour include the recently reunited American Music Club, one-woman band Sans-Xtro, MOR pop combo The Helio Sequence, former God Machine member Sophia, Nintendo tune-covering artists The Advantage, and the ever-touring Pinback. Dates:

10-21 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Rotown #
10-22 Utrect, Netherlands - Ekko #
10-24 Berlin, Germany - Magnet #
10-25 Munich, Germany - Orange House
10-26 Vienna, Austria - Szene $
10-27 Salzburg, Austria - Nonntal $
10-28 Linz, Austria - Posthof $
10-30 Basel, Switzerland - Sommercasino $
10-31 Zurich, Switzerland - Abart Club $
11-02 Schorndorf, Germany - Manufaktur $
11-03 Hamburg, Germany - Fabrik $
11-04 Aarhus, Denmark - VoxHall $
11-05 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega $
11-06 Stockholm, Sweden - Sodra Teatern $
11-08 Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club $
11-09 Leipzig, Germany - Moritzbastei $
11-10 Tongren, Belgium - Velinx $
11-11 Koln, Germany - Gebaude 9 $
11-13 Bielefield, Germany - Forum $
11-14 Dusseldorf, Germany - ZAKK $
11-15 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique $
11-28 San Francisco, CA - Bimbos +
12-01 Los Angeles, CA - Avalon Spider Club +
12-03 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress +
12-04 Phoenix, AZ - Brick House +

* with Sanso-Xtro
# with Helio Sequence
$ with Sophia
+ with Pinback and The Advantage