Green Leaf (Band)

Green Leaf 	Green Leaf
 	
Background information	Background information
Origin 	Manhattan, New York
Genres 	Neo-Spychedelia, Alternative Rock, Synth-rock, Progressive Rock, Ska, World Music
Instruments 	Vocals, Drums, Bass, Guitar, Piano, Flutes, African Drums
Years active 	2009-present
Labels 	Hot Eye Records
Green Leaf is an American band based in Manhattan, New York, consisting of Leon, Maria, Luis and Rebecca. Officially formed after college, they went on to get signed with Hot Eye Records in 2010.
On January 22, 2010, after many underground festivals the band announced that their debut album "Spectrum Overflow" will be released early spring. The album however was pushed back to May 4, 2010. The band previously released a self-titled demo "Green Leaf" which managed to sell over 1 million copies worldwide which leaded to the signing with Hot Eye Records run by Stephanie Fierce.
Their first album as Green Leaf, Spectrum Overflow, debuted at number 1 on the UK album charts and number nine on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums Charts. The album spawned hit singles such as "Insomnia" and "Don't Fuck With The Stars (You Space Men)".
Even before releasing a debut album Green Leaf managed to get nominated for the 20th IMA Awards for "Best Newcomer", and for "Best Artwork" for the "Spectrum Overflow".
The band has sold over 14 Million Records.
==Discography ==
====Albums ====
Spectrum Overflow (May 4, 2010) [#1 in UK]
====Singles ====
Insomnia (March 15, 2010)
Don't Fuck With The Stars (You Space Men) (May 4, 2010)
Spectrum Overflow (May 8, 2010)
Party With Gandhi (May 14, 2010)
No Joke (May 18, 2010) [#1 in the US] 
==Tours ==
The Spectrum Overflow Tour (2010) [72 Dates] 
US & Canada
April 20, 2010 San Diego United States The House of Blues: San Diego
April 25, 2010 Anaheim United States The House of Blues: Anaheim
April 28, 2010 Dallas United States The House of Blues: Dallas
May 1, 2010 Tempe United States Marquee Theatre
May 2, 2010 San Francisco United States Palace Of Fine Arts
May 3, 2010 San Antonio United States AT&T Center
May 5, 2010 New York United States Gramercy
May 6, 2010 Philadelphia United States Tower Theater
May 11, 2006 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
May 13, 2006 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
May 15, 2010 Uniondale United States Nassau Coliseum
May 16, 2010 Houston United States Reliant Stadium
UK & Europe
May 18, 2010 England United Kingdom Sheperd Bush
May 19, 2010 England United Kingdom Sheperd Bush
May 21, 2010 England United Kingdom Sheperd Bush
May 25, 2010 Hamburg Germany Color Line Arena
May 26, 2010 Berlin Max-Schmeling-Hall
May 28, 2010 London United Kingdom The O2 Arena
South America
May 31, 2010 Lima Peru Hipódromo de Monterrico
UK & Europe
June 3, 2010 Pilton United Kingdom Glastonbury Festival
June 5, 2010 Manchester Manchester Academy
June 6, 2010 Cork Ireland The Marquee
June 8, 2010 Valletta Malta Fosos Square
June 9, 2010 Paris France L'Olympia
June 11, 2010 Kinross United Kingdom T in the Park Festival
June 12, 2010 Naas Ireland Oxegen Festival
June 14, 2010 London United Kingdom O2 Academy Brixton
June 16, 2010 Munich Germany Zenith
June 17, 2010 Cologne Palladium
June 18, 2010 Berlin Columbiahalle
June 20, 2010 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg
June 21, 2010 Zurich Switzerland Maag Event Hall
June 22, 2010 Vienna Austria Gasometer
June 24, 2010 Ibiza Spain Wonderland Eden
June 25, 2010 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso
June 26, 2010 Hamburg Germany Stadtpark Freilichtbühne
June 28, 2010 Helsinki Finland Kulttuuritalo
June 30, 2010 Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene
July 3, 2010 Copenhagen Denmark K.B. Hallen
July 5, 2010 Stockholm Sweden Gröna Lund 
US & Canada
July 12, 2010 Atlantic City United States Boardwalk Hall
July 13, 2010 New York City Madison Square Garden
July 15, 2010 Pittsburgh Consol Energy Center
July 16, 2010 Toronto CanadaAir Canada Center
July 18, 2010 Boston United States TD Garden
July 19, 2010 San Antonio AT&T Center
July 22, 2010 Columbus Jerome Schottenstein Center
July 24, 2010 Salt Lake City Energy Solutions Arena
July 26, 2010 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
August 1, 2010 Minneapolis Target Center
August 8, 2010 Houston Toyota Center
August 9, 2010 New Orleans New Orleans Arena
August 12, 2010 Fort Lauderdale BankAtlantic Center
August 13, 2010 Miami American Airlines Arena
August 18, 2010 Atlanta Gwinnett Center
August 21, 2010 Tacoma Tacoma Dome
August 23, 2010 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place
August 24, 2010 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place
August 26, 2010 Edmonton Rexall Place
August 27, 2010 Edmonton Rexall Place
August 30, 2010 St. Paul United States Xcel Energy Center
August 31, 2010 St. Paul United States 
September 2, 2010 Milwaukee Bradley Center
September 4, 2010 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
September 5, 2010 Pittsburgh Consol Energy Center
September 7, 2010 Washington, DC Verizon Center
September 8, 2010 Charlottesville John Paul Jones Arena
September 14, 2010 Philadelphia Wachovia Center
September 15, 2010 Philadelphia Wachovia Center 
September 16, 2010 Hartford XL Center
September 18, 2010 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena
September 19, 2010 RaleighRBC Center
==Spectrum Overflow (Album)==
Green Leafs "Spectrum Overflow"' was released on May 4, 2010. The band began writing for the album summer of 2009. Recording began in January 2010.
Green Leaf suggested that the album will be completely different from their demo and were warning fans for a new musical journey and image. The album cover art for Spectrum Overflow was created by Green Leaf who was inspired by the industry and it's lush overflow produciton. On Tuesday March 15, 2010 Green Leaf released the lead single entitled "Insomnia" on their official website and other outlets. The singles peaked #25 in the US Charts and #2 in the UK.
The band stated: "Fame and everything! that’s what our album “Spectrum Overflow” talks about. With all this colorful and lush type of music overflowing the industry, will our music drown within in? That's the whole experiment with this album is. It's going to be a tough battle". The album managed to debut at #1 in the UK album Charts, #9 in the US Billboard 200 and Top 20 elsewhere.
Green Leaf announced and went on their first headlining tour entitled "The Spectrum Overflow" to promote the album. They also performed on VH1's Storytellers and on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
====Singles====
Year	Single 	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Peak chart positions	Album
Year	Single 	
UK 	
US 	
Can 	
AUS 	
South America 	
Asia 	
Europe 	
World 	Top Sales 	Overall Sales 	Album
2010	Insomnia 	2 	25 	44 	— 	— 	— 	— 	129 	262,000+ 	1,000,000+ 	Spectrum Overflow
2010	Don't Fuck With The Stars (You Space Men)	14 	10 	31 	— 	34 	— 	51 	75 	262,000+ 	1,350,000+ 	
2010	Spectrum Overflow 	7 	7 	11 	— 	18 	— 	30 	33 	255,000+ 	1,500,000+ 	
2010	Party With Gandhi 	14 	26 	5 	— 	29 	90 	30 	41 	260,000+ 	1,500,000+ 	
2010	No Joke 	15 	1 	2 	— 	32 	56 	30 	38 	250,000+ 	1,500,000+ 	
2010	You Smiling Charlatans 	4 	18 	4 	— 	1 	48 	5 	30 	224,000+ 	 	
===Spectrum Overflow Album Track-listing:===
1 	Spectrum Overflow 	(Written and Produced by: Maria, Leon, Luis & Rebecca)
2 	Party with Gandhi 	(Written and Produced by: Leon,)
3 	Don't Fuck With the Stars (You Space men)	(Written and Produced by: Maria, Leon, Luis & Rebecca)
4 	You smiling Charlatans 	(Written and Produced by: Rebecca)
5 	Noon So Soon 	(Written and Produced by: Maria, Leon, Luis & Rebecca)
6 	Adaptation 	(Written and Produced by: Maria)
7 	Thirsty (Intro to Photosynthesis) 	(Written and Produced by: Maria, Leon, Luis & Rebecca)
8 	Photosynthesis 	(Written and Produced by: Maria & Leon)
9 	No Joke 	(Written and Produced by: Maria, Leon, Luis & Rebecca)
10	Insomnia 	(Written and Produced by: Maria, Leon, Luis & Rebecca)
===="Spectrum Overflow" Album Chart Positions:====
Country 	Debut Sales	Total Sales	High Chart	Weeks at Top 40
UK 	35,565 	500,000+ 	1 	8
USA 	32,867 	500,000+ 	7 	7
Canada 	32,145 	500,000+ 	9 	9
South America	30,001 	500,000+ 	10 	7
Europe 	30,947 	500,000+ 	15 	3
World 	161,525 	2,600,000+ 	59 	0
==Second Studio Album ==
According to their website the band has confirmed that they are currently writing for the new album.
=Other=
=====Other Albums =====
Green Leaf (Demo)
===== Other Singles =====
Green Leaf
Dying Times 
Shameful Roots 
Drama Queens