{"product_id":"the-leaf-library-library-music-volume-two","title":"The Leaf Library - Library Music: Volume Two","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the much-loved \u003cem\u003eLibrary Music: Volume One\u003c\/em\u003e (2022), and hot on the heels of this year’s critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eAfter The Rain, Strange Seeds\u003c\/em\u003e (9\/10 - Uncut), London group \u003cstrong\u003eThe Leaf Library\u003c\/strong\u003e return with a second journey through the margins of their catalogue. Gathering together rare recordings, compilation tracks, limited edition releases, collaborations and hidden gems from their ever-expanding musical world, \u003cem\u003eLibrary Music: Volume Two\u003c\/em\u003e is another vibrant and varied collection of electronic indie pop, in all its guises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFar from a conventional odds and ends collection, the double LP compilation reveals another side of a band who have always treated the spaces between albums as places to explore. These are the moments where ideas stretch out; there are hypnotic drones, motorik rhythms, glowing analogue textures, pastoral electronics and the warm, melodic melancholy that has become unmistakably The Leaf Library. There is the electro-pop of \u003cem\u003eFlowers At The Border\u003c\/em\u003e, the psych rock-adjacent \u003cem\u003eBuilding Better Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e, and the gentle chamber shuffle of \u003cem\u003eKendrick Road\u003c\/em\u003e. Tracks range from the 22 minute folk kosmiche epic \u003cem\u003eVersatile Clouds\u003c\/em\u003e to the 59 seconds, record skip punctuation mark of \u003cem\u003eHarmonic Runout\u003c\/em\u003e, with a whole array of trips, ideas and experiments in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince forming in a pre-Ghost Box, Castles in Space and Clay Pipe world, The Leaf Library have carved out a unique place somewhere between dream pop, kosmische repetition and experimental songcraft — drawing comparisons to \u003cstrong\u003eStereolab\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBroadcast\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eYo La Tengo\u003c\/strong\u003e and the outer edges of library music, while creating a sound entirely their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“We’ve always loved making things outside the pressure of a ‘proper’ album,” says singer\/guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eMatt Ashton\u003c\/strong\u003e. “Singles, collaborations and compilation tracks give you permission to follow an idea wherever it wants to go. Looking back, those pieces tell their own story.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere their studio albums have shown the group carefully building immersive worlds, the \u003cem\u003eLibrary Music\u003c\/em\u003e series maps the pathways between them — the sketches, diversions and unexpected discoveries that often reveal the most about a band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross a lucky thirteen tracks, \u003cem\u003eLibrary Music: Volume Two\u003c\/em\u003e is a reminder that some of the best discoveries are found on the shelves you forgot to check.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WHERE ITS AT IS WHERE YOU ARE","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":58846316265817,"sku":"SDZ-50482","price":32.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Leaf-Library-Library-Music-Volume-Two-LP-render.png?v=1786720517","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/the-leaf-library-library-music-volume-two","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}