A Great Big Pile of Leaves is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, currently signed to Topshelf Records.
[3][4][5] It was founded by guitarist/singer Pete Weiland and drummer Tyler Soucy, who began creating and recording their music in 2007.
[6] A Great Big Pile of Leaves formed when Farewell to Arms, a band that Weiland and Soucy were in, split up.
Tucker Yaro then joined the band as the bassist and they began playing live shows.
In an interview with AMP, Tyler Soucy, the band's drummer, said that Weiland and himself "would always go to this brewery in [his] hometown after writing and recording.
[13] The video features footage of the song being played while touring with Saves the Day, Motion City Soundtrack and Say Anything.
[18] On 25 June 2012, Matt Fazzi officially joined the band after being a touring guitarist during many of their 2011 and 2012 shows.
[20] On August 10, Justin Pierre of Motion City Soundtrack contributed guest vocals to the album.
[23] On 27 March 2013, the band revealed their second album would be titled You're Always On My Mind and was subsequently released on July 2 by Topshelf Records.
The record debuted on the following Billboard charts: Heatseekers: #15 Alternative New Artist: #8 Vinyl: #9 Internet: #20 Independent Albums: #89 After 8 years without a release, the band announced on 7 July 2021 their upcoming album Pono to be released by Topshelf Records on 13 August 2021.