Talking about the future, their real lives and inspiration, and just what exactly it is about their music that makes it so warm and fleeting like the sunshine, here’s Marcus Joons to give some insight into the world of Korallreven.
Taken By Trees
Korallreven reveal ‘Honey Mine’, say it with a mix-tape
Rather than delivering the song to the world in its singular form, Korallreven have instead smothered ‘Honey Mine’ in a bed of quilted serenity. ‘A Dream By Korallreven’ is a 22 minute mix-tape (downloadable inside) that emerges the single amongst a handful of other equally serene jams.
Taken By Trees: ‘My Boys / Anna’
Filmed by the awesome guys over at YoursTruly earlier this month, watch Victoria Bergsman glide through flawless versions of “My Boys” and recent single “Anna”.
Taken By Trees w/ El Perro Del Mar – The Cedar, Minneapolis 23/02/10
Two charming Swedish groups found a welcoming and receptive audience at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis Tuesday evening, as Taken By Trees and El Perro Del Mar both delivered winsome sets that buoyed the spirits of all in attendance.
Taken By Trees – Kägelbanan, Stockholm 06/12/09
Leaving The Concretes might’ve been the toughest and hardest choice Bergsman has ever made, but after this show it’s impossible to see it as something negative.
Taken By Trees – East Of Eden
What really works on ‘East Of Eden’ is the warmth it exudes, the field recordings of street noise or people talking in the street are done in such a way as to draw you in and soothe.
Nya Vågen #4
The ONLY place to hear about all the latest from Sweden’s underground music scene. Victor Svedberg offers up some amazing aural treats in this months column.
[Video] Taken By Trees, on recording in Pakistan
Watch a documentary that goes behind the scenes of Victoria Bergsman’s quest to Pakistan in order to record her latest album ‘East Of Eden’. Also, download a fantastic remix of her song ‘Mystery’ by our dear friends Air France.
Taken By Trees announce new album
Rough Trade records have announced details of the sophomore album by Taken By Trees, to be release in September.
Introducing :: The Forest and The Trees
The Forest & The Trees are Joel and Linnea Edin, they live in marital bliss at their apartment outside of Stockholm, Sweden where they sleep, eat and create spectaculary joyous pop music. What’s not to love?
