Member Since: 3/8/2006
Band Members: David Como
with:
Hannah Rahimi - Flute, Backing Vocals
Jordan Bacon - Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
Matt Sharpe - Drums
Daniel Dickson - Bass, Backing Vocals
Sounds Like: "When it comes to experimental electro-folk, it's hard to stand out without going too far and alienating all but the most dedicated listeners ... in reality, most people fail to deliver music of substance. For Toronto's Sing Leaf - led by song writer David Como - their aptly named EP (Wandering) is a brief look into how successful the genre can be."
- Bryan Acker, Herohill
"Saying that something would go great on a mixtape sounds like a backhanded compliment, but in the case of local sextet Sing Leaf, it's just that some things that sound good in the daytime sound great played late at night, curled up under a blanket with a handwritten cassette sleeve. This is swoony stuff even by indie folk-pop standards."
- Dave Morris,
Eye Weekly
"Introspective and dense and serious as the dead of November."
- John Sakamoto, Toronto Star
"Their sound is warm and sincere, and offers promising comparisons to many of the ripened initiatives in similar genres ... it is becoming quite accurate to describe Toronto as a hub for experimental musicians ... Sing Leaf joins this rich community that continues to shape what is coming to be."
- Anna Spadafora, Torontoist
"Obviously, they can be enjoyed on a superficial level as surprisingly fun minimalist electronic music, but now, I'm finding that Wandering is a lot more rewarding when you give it the attentive listens it really deserves."
- Matthew Pollesel, i (heart) music
"As soon as I heard the backwards acoustic guitar and twining flute flourishes which open this record, I knew I was going to enjoy what followed. There’s a wistful, elegiac quality to the music ... their arrangements show much colour and the songs are well recorded."
- John Cavanagh, Foxy Digitalis
"I’d call it hypnotic electro-infused folk music, but you might call it something else. No matter what you call it, I call it one of the most fascinating Toronto bands I’ve stumbled upon in some time."
- Dan Wolovick, Two Way Monologues
Type of Label: Unsigned