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 … Continue reading Leaves Russell’s “We Chose the Devil Red”
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 … Continue reading Mercury, Vanguard, Oregon Music News review Leaves Russell EP
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 La Zona Rosa 4 Na Na Na 5 Replace the Light (Upon the Stand) I played violin, viola and Fender mandocaster, and sang backup vox. Matthew Russell sang lead and played piano, Isaac Medina played bass and Jackson Conrad played drums. The album was engineered … Continue reading Leaves Russell releases “A Tale of Two Basements” EP
