 
	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 
							
			POTATOE BABIES
The ‘Festival’ Compilation (a.k.a. the Masturbation Compilation)
 
												
			PAUL THORN
TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED
 
												
			Illum Sphere
Ghosts of Then and Now
 
												
			Whiskey Myers
Mud 
 
												
			JOAN OSBORNE
Pretty Little Stranger
 
												
			DUNCAN SHEIK
White Limousine
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