The Album Leaf - There Is a Wind

What this video is

Released in 2010 as a Record Store Day single on Sub Pop, 'There Is a Wind' arrived during a key transitional moment for The Album Leaf — the first album recorded with a full live band, and the first to foreground LaValle's vocals. The track appears on 'A Chorus of Storytellers,' LaValle's fifth full-length, marking the project's tenth anniversary. The video's rapid, warm-toned visual language reflects the broader…

Why it matters

Represents a landmark transitional release in The Album Leaf's catalog — the first to integrate full-band recording and vocal prominence into a project historically dominated by solo instrumental ambient textures. As a Sub Pop-released indie electronic single, it documents the genre's shift from…