2011-05-24
Growing up together in Chicago, the members of Scattered Trees have been in and out of various bands at various times. At one point, with all the members being drawn to different projects, it looked like they would go their separate ways. But tragedy struck with the death of lead singer, Nate Eiesland’s father. Inspired to write, and with his friends to help self-produce the album, Sympathy came to be. Sympathy is an album of quiet, multi-voice harmonies backed by well-produced, even lush instrumentation. The songs are full of melancholy and often end with a big crescendo of instruments and voice. All in all this is crushing stuff. Rebecca Ruth
THE BACON BROTHERS
Philadelphia Road - The Best of The Bacon Brothers
MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND
Bring Me the Workhorse
The Outer Vibe
Pass it on (EP)
DANIEL LANOIS
Belladonna
Big Head Todd and The Monsters
All The Love You Need
ART BRUT
Brilliant! Tragic!
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