Thursday 20 August 2009



NEW MUSiC: Taken By Trees “Watching the Waves”

The last album I added to my Best-of-2008 list was Taken By Trees‘ Open Field, the solo(ish) debut of former Concretes singer Victoria Bergsman (you know, the chick who sings on “Young Folks”).  Open Field was a haunting, atmospheric album that just sort of crept up on me and found its way into my psyche.  I often listened to that album late at night, sometimes falling asleep to it.  I think its a highly underrated album, and one that deserves further attention, especially in light of news that Taken By Trees has a sophomore LP ready to go.

East of Eden is scheduled for a September 8 release and is preceded by “Watch the Waves”, a bit of a thumping track thanks to its mainly percussive arrangement.  Since I haven’t heard anything else from the album yet, I can’t say whether its indicative of the sound of East of Eden as a whole, but it is an intoxicating track all the same.  The album was recorded in Pakistan, and will be accompanied by a short film that was made there during the recording process.

Another Taken By Trees must-hear is their absolutely awesome version of “Sweet Child O’ Mine”.  Classic.

MP3: Taken By Trees “Watching the Waves”
MP3: Taken By Trees “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
Myspace: Taken By Trees

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