The Dead Leaves was an Australian

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band formed in 2011. Their line up consisted of vocalist/guitarist Matt Joe Gow, guitarist Andrew Pollock, bassist Cameron Grindrod, keyboardist Clio Renner, drummer Joel Witenberg and vocalists Gin Wigmore and Emma Louise. The band was based in

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, Australia, although Joe Gow is from

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. The core of the group had initially formed to serve as a backing band on Matt Joe Gow's solo album '' The Messenger'', released through

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. Produced by

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, the album features instrumental contributions from

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and Bill Chambers. The singles from the album, " Come What May" and "The Light" went on to receive international airplay. ''The Messenger'' is, however, considered as predominantly a solo work. The group's 2012 album ''Cities on the Sea'' (released in February 2012, produced by Scott Horscroft and Eric J Dubowsky) is regarded as their first and only official album. The album marks a change in direction from any previous solo material due to the numerous artists featuring and the groups' creative input. In 2014 the band entered an indefinite hiatus due to the many competing and successful solo projects from members of the project. Matt Joe Gow continued to focus on his solo work alongside Pollock, whilst Louise, Wigmore and Renner all went on to release multiple solo albums. Joel Witenberg formed New York based indie band 'Surf Rock Is Dead'. When interviewed in 2019 Joe Gow stated that the album was a "special moment in time" but would not be repeated.

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