'Peepers' is the title track from UK jazz band Polar Bear's fourth album, set for release in March 2010. Led by percussionist Sebastian Rochford, the London based band were Mercury nominated for 2005's album Held On The Tips Of Fingers.

The band line up is completed by tenor saxophonists Pete Wareham (also in Acoustic Ladyland with Rochford) and Mark Lockheart, double bassist Tom Herbert (The Invisible) and electronics/guitarist innovator Leafcutter John.

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Polar Bear - Peepers

Following hot on the heels of the download/video ‘Swim’ comes another skewed slice of Oh No Ono’s cracking new album Eggs, the new single ‘Helplessly Young’.

Eggs will be released digitally on January 18, with a full CD and vinyl release two weeks later on February 1.

Oh No Ono - Helplessly Young

1. Dj Maja / Cabide DJ - Montagem Da Opera
    2. Food For Animals - Tween My Lips 
    3. Tyshawn Sorey - Awakening
    4. Cooly G - Dis Boy Pt 4 
    5. Alix Perez - The Cut Deepens 
    6. T Boost &amp; Gunna D - Freestyle 
    7. Mos Def - Revelations 
    8. C. Gritz - Someone To Love&nbsp; 
    9. Zed-U - Chief 
    10. Ciara (feat. Missy Elliott) - Work 
    11. Buraka Som Sistema - Kalemba (Wegue Wegue)
    12. Giggs (feat. Gunna D) - We Do This All Day&nbsp; 
    13. Harmonic 313 - No Way Out&nbsp; 
    14. Lightning Bolt - Rain On Lake I'm Swimming In 
    15. The Noisettes - Atticus
  
    Here a mix of some of my favourite tunes from 2009 with some others hidden in there...
  
    Polar Bear release fourth album and first on Leaf, Peepers on March 1st 2010.&nbsp;
  
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Seb Rochford (Polar Bear) mixtape

'The Offbeat' is the first single from Wildbirds & Peacedrums' new album Rhythm. Watch video here: http://youtu.be/0MdFprpSURw

Pre-order Rhythm and get a free download of 'The Offbeat' here:
http://wildbirdsandpeacedrums.bandcamp.com/album/rhythm

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Wildbirds & Peacedrums - The Offbeat

Watch video here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Epm_tGrsQXs
http://vimeo.com/108002717

Taken from Wildbirds & Peacedrums' new album Rhythm, released 3rd November 2014

Pre-order the album and get instant downloads of 'Keep Some Hope' and 'The Offbeat' now:
http://wildbirdsandpeacedrums.bandcamp.com/album/rhythm

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Wildbirds & Peacedrums - Keep Some Hope

Wildbirds & Peacedrums - Iris: The Well (taken from Rivers, 2010)

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Wildbirds & Peacedrums - Retina: Fight For Me

Wildbirds & Peacedrums - Iris: The Well (taken from Rivers, 2010)

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Wildbirds & Peacedrums - Iris: The Well

As a tribute to Susumu Yokota, a much loved friend and colleague who passed away this year, The Leaf Label and Lo Recordings have joined forces to release My Energy, a 6 track EP featuring selected highlights from Yokota’s varied and much acclaimed back catalogue. The EP is available now on Bandcamp as a ‘Pay What You Want’ release with half the proceeds going to Animal Refuge Kensai and half to Yokota's family.

https://susumuyokota.bandcamp.com/album/my-energy-ep

Susumu Yokota - Morino Gakudan

Jherek Bischoff - Eyes (feat. David Byrne)

'Young & Lovely' is taken from the album Composed and can be downloaded for free from Jherek's <a href="http://jherekbischoff.bandcamp.com">Bandcamp</a>.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7lRuk25b0E

Composed is scheduled for release on May 28, through <a href="http://www.theleaflabel.com/jherek">The Leaf Label</a> in Europe and <a href="http://www.brassland.org/artist.php?id=152">Brassland</a> for the rest of the world.

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Jherek Bischoff - Young and Lovely (with Zac Pennington & Soko)

AU's latest single, 'Get Alive', was premiered earlier today on Pitchfork and Rockfeedback and you can also stream/download it via the SoundCloud player below. The track features the vocals of fellow Oregonian Holland Andrews, who also appeared on debut single 'Solid Gold', duetting with AU's Luke Wyland. 

'Get Alive' is taken from AU's forthcoming album 'Both Lights', out on April 2.

The band are currently on tour in the US, and will be heading to Austin next week for SXSW for a series of parties. Following the dates across the pond, AU have announced a European tour starting in April, all shows can be found on our live page:
http://theleaflabel.com/live

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AU - Get Alive

'Piñata' is the first single to be taken from volcano!'s third album, also named Piñata.

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volcano! - Piñata

Murcof - Death Of A Forest (taken from The Versailles Sessions, 2008)

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Murcof - Death Of A Forest

Efterklang - Step Aside (taken from Tripper + Springer, 2010)

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http://www.theleaflabel.com/efterklang

Efterklang - Step Aside

1. Autechre - Altbzz
2. Cluster - Avanti
3. Fuck Buttons - Bright Tomorrow  
4. Aphex Twin - Windowlicker (pappy mix)  
5. Black Dice - Manoman  
6. Dan Deacon - Paddling Ghost  
7. Kraftwerk - Taschenrechner 
8. Avey Tare and Kria Brekkan - Opis Helpus  

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Oh No Ono - mixtape 2010.1

‘Feet Of Courage’ is the first single to be taken from Nancy Elizabeth’s outstanding second album, Wrought Iron.

The song is a memorable riff on the human condition, based on a blanket of vocal harmonies and underpinned by a simple rhythm of hand-percussion. The descending scale of bells and vibraphone highlights the song’s emotionally resonant undertow. Like much of the album, all the instruments are played by Nancy herself.

Perhaps unexpectedly for an artist like Nancy, the digital EP includes two exclusive remixes. First up is an otherworldly space jazz version by Manchester’s Zelig-like multi-instrumentalist, Paddy Steer (of Homelife), who has performed with Nancy on many occasions. Next is a reworking by electronic music pioneer Tim Wright, in his Germ guise (he also records techno as Tube Jerk; dark, funky house music under his own name; and as a member of Sand), that adds swooping bass and a swarm of digital insects on a funky 4/4 rhythm to Nancy’s ghostly vocal performance.

A beautiful video for ‘Feet Of Courage’, directed by BAFTA Award winner Esther May Campbell and filmed by John Minton, was shot at Portishead Open Air Pool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=19__HQTuHw4

Nancy Elizabeth - Feet Of Courage

Taken from Dancing (2013)
http://www.theleaflabel.com/en/releases/view/199/Nancy%20Elizabeth/Dancing/BAY%2084CD

Nancy Elizabeth - The Last Battle

Finnish composer Sasu Ripatti returns in late summer with Tummaa, his first album as Vladislav Delay since 2007’s Whistleblower. The new album marks a significant shift in emphasis in this acclaimed musician’s work, reflecting a renewed interest in jazz and acoustic performance: Tummaa is far more organic and live-sounding than anything he’s done before. 



Vladislav Delay - Melankolia (edit)

Craven Faults - Deipkier 
FAULT 1E

Taken from the new album Erratics & Unconformities out on 10 January 2019. LP/DL/digital pre-order: https://cravenfaults.ffm.to/erratics.oyd

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Erratics & Unconformities

Craven Faults - Deipkier

More information here: http://www.theleaflabel.com/en/releases/view/197/Julia%20Kent/Character/BAY%2080CD

Julia Kent - Tourbillon

'People on Sunday' is taken from Domenique Dumont's album People on Sunday. Released on 13 November 2020. LP/CD/digital pre-order: https://ffm.to/peopleonsunday.oyd 

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Domenique Dumont - People On Sunday

Listen to Domenique Dumont’s ‘Sunshine In 1929’, the second track taken from the upcoming album People on Sunday. Released on 13 November 2020. LP/CD/digital pre-order: ffm.to/peopleonsunday.oyd

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People On Sunday

Domenique Dumont - Sunshine in 1929

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