The Album Leaf shares their new track, “Falling,” featuring Maiah Manser. Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist Aaron Shaw also contributed to the song. Shaw is known for his work in the West Coast jazz scene and for collaborations with Andre 3000 and Carlos Niño, among others. The resulting production on “Falling” is hypnotic, celestial, and sparse, with a feeling of weightlessness that permeates throughout.

The Album Leaf is coming off a successful four-city run of shows in Japan presented by the Numero Group and Imakinn Records with support from JeJune and Ethel Meserve. The Numero Group also announced a 25th anniversary release of The Album Leaf’s second album, One Day I’ll Be On Time, due out May 22, 2026.

The Album Leaf’s Jimmy LaValle shares: “I wrote Falling years ago and always imagined a dreamy vocal living inside it. When I was introduced to Maiah, I was struck by how powerful and emotional her voice is, and we both wanted to lean into an ethereal, ambient dreamscape that builds into a choir. From a production standpoint, I really leaned into the ambiance, creating a bed of texture that supports the arpeggio and gives the whole track a floating, immersive feeling. She completely brought that vision to life. I then invited Aaron Shaw, whom I worked with on my Blast EP, to add subtle flutes to enhance the atmosphere, and together they took the track somewhere truly beautiful.”

The ethereal “Falling” follows a string of recent singles all featuring prominent collaborators. Last month, The Album Leaf shared the airy “Floating,” featuring multi-instrumentalist and composer Spencer Zahn, and at the top of the year, “Fight or Flight” included a vocal feature from Aisha Badru. The Album Leaf’s Jimmy LaValle is no stranger to including talented friends on his recordings, with 2023’s Future Falling including contributions from Bat For Lashes and Kimbra, among others.

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