SCATTERED TREES

Sympathy

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

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Rock

  • reviewed 11/2013

    Lake Timber
    Platypus

  • reviewed 12/1969

    SAM PHILLIPS
    Don't Do Anything

  • reviewed 02/2006

    WILLIE NILE
    Streets of New York

  • reviewed 04/2005

    Jimmy LaFave
    Blue Nightfall

  • reviewed 03/2009

    Oren LaVie
    The Opposite Side of the Sea

  • reviewed 06/2008

    JASON MRAZ
    We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.