ODDLEAF

French proggers create a flutter with eco-themed debut.

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“MANY PEOPLE ASK why we’re called Oddleaf, and we couldn’t really explain, so we thought we would do a song about it,” says composer and keyboard player, Carina Taurer. The explanation comes in the hauntingly intricate Ethereal Melodies, signature song from their shimmering debut album, Where Ideal And Denial Collide. Its multilayered symphonic lushness pays homage to Renaissance and Camel, two bands that Austrian-born Taurer and co-founding flautist Mathieu Rossi are fans of. They also cite Wobbler, Änglagård and Big Big Train as major influences. Throughout the six interconnected songs, they thread personal, heartfelt ecology and humanist themes. “When you look at our album cover, you see the World Tree,” says Taurer. “The introduction song is The Eternal Tree: as we’re engaged with social matters, we wanted to tell a…

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