Category: Leaves Russell

  • Leaves Russell’s “We Chose the Devil Red”

    Leaves Russell released its first full-length, “We Chose the Devil Red,” in March 2013. Unfortunately, the quartet dissolved shortly thereafter. I play violin, viola, mandocaster and sing backup on the album. The band played the CD release party at the Doug Fir Lounge, and the material was favorably received by the Portland Mercury, The Portland…

  • Mercury, Vanguard, Oregon Music News review Leaves Russell EP

    Portland State University Vanguard (3/1/11) Almost more Radiohead than Radiohead Leaves Russell releases debut album, raises local bar By Nicholas Kula Like black metal, grind and pretty much all electronic music, Portland has this unspoken ratio in play: For every good band, there are approximately 300 bad ones. Everyone in Portland thinks they’re in a…

  • In February 2011, Leaves Russell released its debut EP, “A Tale of Two Basements.” The cover art was done by Jeremy Moore and looks like this: The album is available for digital download at leavesrussell.bandcamp.com for a very reasonable $5. The five songs on the album are: 1 Heart of Things 2 Paper Thin 3…