Akron, OH post-rock outfit If These Trees Could Talk has
announced plans to release the band's third album, Red Forest on
March 20th. Vinyl treatment will be released on Science of
Silence Records, while the band will self-release the CD and digital
versions. The nine song, 48-minute long album was self-produced
throughout much of 2011 at NEMeadow Studios in Bath, OH. Will Putney
mastered the album and Charlie Wagers of Three Bears Design was at the helm for
art direction and design.
Red Forest gives fans their first look into new music from The Trees since their critically acclaimed full-length Above The Earth, Below The Sky, which was released in 2009. In 2006, The Trees released their debut self-produced eponymous EP, which was the launching point for their career.
"When we went into this record, we decided towards the end of the writing process that we wanted to self-produce and record it. We had self-produced the last two albums, and wanted to continue on that path. This afforded us the opportunity to take our time with the tracks and gave them space to grow."
Red Forest Tracklisting:
1. Breath of Life
2. The First Fire
3. Barren Lands of the Modern Dinosaur
4. They Speak With Knives
5. The Gift of Two Rivers
6. Red Forest
7. Aleutian Clouds
8. Left to Rust and Rot
9. When the Big Hand Buries the Twelve
The writing of the record came about very naturally, say the band members. "Once we decided that a song had made it far enough, we tracked it, re-tracked it and just kept adding onto it until we were happy with it. It was very much a write-as-you-record kind of experience. The recording console had a flat screen above it that played Koyaanisqatsi on repeat, which kind of encapsulates our feelings on what inspired the record."
In addition to releasing new music, The Trees will embark on a two week European tour in April. "This is something that seemed out of reach, but has come to fruition in a very seamless way. We couldn't be happier to finally be playing for fans that have been asking for so long. We really can't thank them enough for all the support and passion that they have given us." Starting off at Dunk! Festival in Belgium on April 7th, the band will make their way through Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Croatia, and finish with three dates at Astral Fest in Russia. See below for a full list of dates.
European Tour Dates:
Apr 07 Dunk! Festival | Sottegem, Belgium
Apr 08 Kulturpalast | Wiesbaden, Germany
Apr 09 Kassablanca | Jena, Germany
Apr 10 Klub 007 | Prague, Czech Republic
Apr 11 Hydrozagadka | Warsaw, Poland
Apr 12 Fabrika | Poznan, Poland
Apr 13 Cassiopeia | Berlin, Germany
Apr 14 Druckluft | Oberhausen, Germany
Apr 15 Rhiz | Vienna, Austria
Apr 16 Instant | Budapest, Hungary
Apr 17 Tvornica Kulture | Zagreb/Sljeme Medvednica, Croatia
Apr 18 PMK | Innsbuck, Austria
Apr 19 The Waiting Room | Saint Petersburg, Russia
Apr 20 Tele-Club | Ekaterinburg, Russia
Apr 21 Milk | Moscow, Russia
The Trees music has been featured in various MTV and VH1 shows, Levi's, Nike and Van's webisodes as well as in Friday Night Lights and the Playstation 3 video game, InFamous. Look for more music to be featured in the upcoming documentary The Other Dream Team, which will be premiering at the Sundance Film Festival this week.
Keep up to date with all band and label news:
www.twitter.com/treescouldtalk
www.facebook.com/treescouldtalk
www.ifthesetreescouldtalk.com
www.facebook.com/scienceofsilence
www.scienceofsilence.net
Red Forest gives fans their first look into new music from The Trees since their critically acclaimed full-length Above The Earth, Below The Sky, which was released in 2009. In 2006, The Trees released their debut self-produced eponymous EP, which was the launching point for their career.
"When we went into this record, we decided towards the end of the writing process that we wanted to self-produce and record it. We had self-produced the last two albums, and wanted to continue on that path. This afforded us the opportunity to take our time with the tracks and gave them space to grow."
Red Forest Tracklisting:
1. Breath of Life
2. The First Fire
3. Barren Lands of the Modern Dinosaur
4. They Speak With Knives
5. The Gift of Two Rivers
6. Red Forest
7. Aleutian Clouds
8. Left to Rust and Rot
9. When the Big Hand Buries the Twelve
The writing of the record came about very naturally, say the band members. "Once we decided that a song had made it far enough, we tracked it, re-tracked it and just kept adding onto it until we were happy with it. It was very much a write-as-you-record kind of experience. The recording console had a flat screen above it that played Koyaanisqatsi on repeat, which kind of encapsulates our feelings on what inspired the record."
In addition to releasing new music, The Trees will embark on a two week European tour in April. "This is something that seemed out of reach, but has come to fruition in a very seamless way. We couldn't be happier to finally be playing for fans that have been asking for so long. We really can't thank them enough for all the support and passion that they have given us." Starting off at Dunk! Festival in Belgium on April 7th, the band will make their way through Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Croatia, and finish with three dates at Astral Fest in Russia. See below for a full list of dates.
European Tour Dates:
Apr 07 Dunk! Festival | Sottegem, Belgium
Apr 08 Kulturpalast | Wiesbaden, Germany
Apr 09 Kassablanca | Jena, Germany
Apr 10 Klub 007 | Prague, Czech Republic
Apr 11 Hydrozagadka | Warsaw, Poland
Apr 12 Fabrika | Poznan, Poland
Apr 13 Cassiopeia | Berlin, Germany
Apr 14 Druckluft | Oberhausen, Germany
Apr 15 Rhiz | Vienna, Austria
Apr 16 Instant | Budapest, Hungary
Apr 17 Tvornica Kulture | Zagreb/Sljeme Medvednica, Croatia
Apr 18 PMK | Innsbuck, Austria
Apr 19 The Waiting Room | Saint Petersburg, Russia
Apr 20 Tele-Club | Ekaterinburg, Russia
Apr 21 Milk | Moscow, Russia
The Trees music has been featured in various MTV and VH1 shows, Levi's, Nike and Van's webisodes as well as in Friday Night Lights and the Playstation 3 video game, InFamous. Look for more music to be featured in the upcoming documentary The Other Dream Team, which will be premiering at the Sundance Film Festival this week.
Keep up to date with all band and label news:
www.twitter.com/treescouldtalk
www.facebook.com/treescouldtalk
www.ifthesetreescouldtalk.com
www.facebook.com/scienceofsilence
www.scienceofsilence.net
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