A Great Big Pile of Leaves
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie Rock,Emo revival |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Associated acts | Happy Body Slow Brain, Taking Back Sunday, Motion City Soundtrack, Saves the Day, The Appleseed Cast, Hellogoodbye, Dear and the Headlights |
| Website | agreatbigpileofleaves |
| Members | Pete Weiland Tyler Soucy Tucker Yaro |
| Past members | Matt Fazzi |
A Great Big Pile of Leaves is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, currently signed to Topshelf Records. It was founded by guitarist/singer Pete Weiland and drummer Tyler Soucy, who began creating and recording their music in 2007. After the release of their first two EPs The Fiery Works and The Fiery Works II, Tucker Yaro joined the group. The trio then recorded their first full-length album, Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?. In November 2011, the band released two EPs entitled Boom! and Live from the Living Room with Topshelf Records. Both EPs were released on limited edition vinyl and are also available for digital download.
A Great Big Pile of Leaves formed when Farewell to Arms, a band that Weiland and Soucy were in, split up. The duo then moved from Connecticut to Brooklyn, New York and released their first two EPs. Tucker Yaro then joined the band as the bassist and they began playing live shows. Along with their music, the band are known for their unique name. In an interview with AMP Magazine Tyler Soucy, the band's drummer, said that Weiland and himself "would always go to this brewery in [his] hometown after writing and recording. We’d sit there for hours talking about names, Google searching to see what had been taken, and it probably took us about a month to settle on the name A Great Big Pile of Leaves. It was actually one of Pete’s first suggestions and it seemed to be the name that we kept circling back to, and one day it just stuck. I think it’s pretty memorable and I’d like to think it stands out from the sea of band names out there today." He also described the name as being "a throwback to being a kid and having fun".
In 2007, Soucy and Weiland began work on the first of the two EPs entitled The Fiery Works I & II respectively. Both EPs were home recorded using recording equipment that both members had collected. On November 21, 2007 the duo released The Fiery Works I. Following the success of the first EP, A Great Big Pile of Leaves released their second EP on April 17, 2008. The artwork for both albums was created by close friend of the group, Justin Michael Smith.
In the Fall of 2009, A Great Big Pile of Leaves started recording for their new album. The band released a series of YouTube videos showing the recording process for the album. On June 16, 2010, a video was released for the song 'Alligator Bop'. On June 22, 2010, the band released their debut full-length album Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?. The album was released on vinyl November 9, 2010. On January 16, a new music video for 'We Don't Need Our Heads' premiered on AbsolutePunk. The video features footage of the song being played while touring with Saves the Day, Motion City Soundtrack and Say Anything. Following the release of the album, the band also toured with The Appleseed Cast and Hellogoodbye.
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