The Leaf Library - After The Rain Strange Seeds (IEX YELLOW VINYL) | Mint (M) Mint (M)
The Leaf Library - After The Rain Strange Seeds (IEX YELLOW VINYL) | Mint (M) Mint (M)
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Description
Description
After The Rain Strange Seeds (IEX) YELLOW
(Indie Exclusive, Colored Vinyl, Yellow)
Artist: The Leaf Library Format: LP Release Date: 6/12/2026
Label: Fika Recordings
Vendor: Redeye Distribution
Distributor: AMPED
UPC: 5057998866793
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 6/12/2026
Product ID: FKRD114.1
Weight: .5 lb
Description
London quartet The Leaf Library return with their bold new album After The Rain, Strange Seeds. A luminous collection of pastoral indiepop, drawing inspiration from suburban isolation, unreliable memories and the surreality of the weather. Their most immediate and melodic work to date, the richly evocative songs brim with chiming guitars, buzzing organs and warm, dulcet strings, evoking Yo La Tengo's more contemplative moments, The Clientele's autumnal jangle pop and early Stereolab's motorik melodicism. The sound of the album is defined by mixer John McEntire, whose work with Stereolab and Yo La Tengo (as well as a member of Tortoise/The Sea And Cake) have been major inspirations to the band.
The album explores themes of memory and place, albeit through an abstract haze - returning again and again to specific moments frozen in time: midsummer bright hot days in the Chilterns ("Sun In My Room"), meteorology and the strange movement of the weather ("Colour Chant"), red kites circling over suburban motorways ("Some Circling"), and the uncanny feeling of dusk and nighttime creatures on "The Reader's Lamp" (titled by celebrated film director Peter Strickland). The lyrics are vivid yet elliptical, strung with abstract ideas and imagery, conjuring a gently unsettling, though never unwelcoming atmosphere. Not quite trusting your own recollection of things, while marvelling at the oddness of the natural world, the album's title a good summation of the mix of strangeness and hope contained within.
Tracks
Credits
1 Colour Chant
2 Still & Moving
3 The Reader's Lamp
4 Sun in My Room
5 Carry a River in Your Mouth
6 Catch Up, Isobel
7 A Ship in the Sky
8 Some Circling
9 There Was Always a Golden Age"
- Media Condition: Mint (M)
- Released: 2026-06-12
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Alternative
- Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: ALT/INDIE
- Format Type: LP
- Released: 06/12/2026
Condition Ratings & Details
Condition Ratings & Details
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Condition Ratings
- MINT (M): Perfect, brand new, unplayed.
- Near Mint (NM): Like new, barely played, will play perfectly.
- Excellent (EX): Very close to near mint, with minor cosmetic wear. Will play perfectly.
- Very Good Plus (VG+): Light cosmetic blemishes that do not affect play. Close to perfect playback.
- Very Good (VG): Some light marks that may cause minor noise during playback. Still enjoyable and plays well.
- Good Plus (G+): Noticeable noise during playback. Only listed if of collector value. Not ideal for listening.
Sleeve Details
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