The Album Leaf is an American musical project centred around Jimmy LaValle. The Album Leaf was founded in San Diego, California in 1998. The Album Leaf is usually described as being part of the post-rock genre and uses a variety of instruments and electronic equipment to achieve a mellow sound.

In January 2003, The Album Leaf toured Japan. Immediately following this tour, LaValle was offered to support Sigur Rós European tour. This tour he performed solo and started incorporating electronic beats and loop pedals into his live show in order to perform his songs as a one man band. Later during this tour, Kjartan Sveinsson, Orri Páll Dýrason and María Huld Markan of Sigur Rós and Amiina respectively, began to join LaValle on stage performing on a couple of songs during his half-hour performance slot.

This tour saw the Album Leaf playing at music venues such as Radio City Music Hall in New York City, gaining even more popularity for the band. After these tours, LaValle decided to  focus on the Album Leaf full time. In January 2004, LaValle signed with Seattle based record label, Sub Pop Records and Berlin, Germany based European label City Slang Records. LaValle completed In a Safe Place in February 2004. Jón Þór Birgisson, Kjartan Sveinsson, and Orri Páll Dýrason (most of the members of Sigur Rós), María Huld Markan (of Amiina), Gyða Valtýsdóttir (formally of múm), Pall Jenkins and Matt Resovich (of the Blackheart Procession) all contributed to the record with Birgir Jón “Biggi” Birgisson, engineering at Sigur Rós’ Sundlaugin studio.

On Your Way

Mixing in Iceland

Over the Pond

Twenty Two Fourteen

Always for You