Leaves - Breathe

I know that leaves have made a good album, but it is something I needed to sit and contemplate over a few times until you realize the value. It almost feels like a soundtrack to an indie broadway show, because each track is a lush production. “I Go Down” the opener, is a somewhat dark tone which I can see introducing the strife of the cast of the show. “Catch” is a more upbeat, more traditional verse-chorus verse type of song that could be sung by the star-crossed lovers of the show. Later on “Suppose” is an acoustic driven powerhouse that can be the big powerhouse solo for the show’s breakout star. Finally, “Race” nearly closes the album with its most elaborate production and emotional melodies of “we can make it” can serve as which could serve as the big finale/resolution of the show. Comparisons are hard to avoid, so if a gun was put to me head forcing me to name some names, I would think of Coldplay and Travis. Despite the production and obvious thought and emtion that goes into each track, it sounds more like a background music to a fairly dull, sensitive new-age guy’s dinner party than something I would purposefully listen to repeatedly. [www.leaves.tv]