The Skygreen Leopards

about

Born of a warm and eager approach to experimenting with sound and songwriting, pastoral Bohemian pop duo the Skygreen Leopards came about at the dawn of what would come to be known as America's freak folk movement, and spent much of their existence at the perimeters of that scene. As contemporaries like Devendra Banhart and CocoRosie took a similarly weird approach to the masses throughout the early 2000s, the Skygreen Leopards moved in much smaller circles, quietly crafting songs rich with 12-string acoustic guitar, psychedelic lyrics, and campfire-style group vocals. Over the course of an extensive discography full of limited releases, the group progressed from loose and home-recorded fare to more polished studio work, finding a sound-defining balance of the two with their 2006 album, Disciples of California. The group was formed in 2001 by bandmates Glenn Donaldson (Thuja, Blithe Sons, Ivytree, and co-founder of the Bay Area experimental folk label Jewelled Antler) and Donovan Quinn (Verdure). They released their first collection of improv folk songs -- some of which were recorded outdoors, with the bulk being laid down on an old reel-to-reel -- as two companion albums titled Life & Love in Sparrow's Meadow and I Dreamt She Rode on a Pink Gazelle & Other Dreams. Both discs appeared in 2001 as self-distributed CD-Rs, as did a handmade vinyl 12" titled Child God in the Garden of Idols. The group issued Story of the Green Lamb & the Jerusalem Priestess of Leaves in 2002, fo

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Life & Love in Sparrow's Meadow

Gorgeous Johnny

One Thousand Bird Ceremony

Disciples Of California

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Family Crimes

Life and Love In Sparrow's Meadow

Jehovah Surrender

Child God In The Garden Of Idols

The Jingling World of The Skygreen Leopards

She Rode on a Pink Gazelle & Other Dreams

I Dreamt She Rode on a Pink Gazelle & Other Dreams

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Sing the Songs of the Lindner Brothers

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