Love love love the instrumentals in this album. Unlike many reviewers, I don't mind the singing (but was not familiar with previous albums). This album is great for winding down and the more you listen to it, the better it gets. It evokes a sense of melancholy and I actually find it more interesting than the previous album (which I downloaded out of love for the Chorus of Storytellers album). You can't go wrong with this album....
I always loved the beautiful instrumental music of the Album Leaf. This album, unfortunately, while still retaining the beautiful instrumentals, is ruined by the presence of vocals.
I stumbled upon The Album Leaf and am grateful I did. One of my favorite songs on the album is 'Falling From the Sun' which has singing on it, and I think it adds so much. That's 'Why sing'. If you don't like the singing then go somewhere else.
The refreshing thing about "Post-rock" is that you didn't have to hear a lame singer sing lame lyrics. Post-rock sure ain't what it used to be. Guys, please stop hemming in your great sounds with dumb words. There are enough people out there telling their dumb stories. Instrumental music has a freeing quality. That's the appeal.
There are some good tracks on here - like Until the last.
