The debut album from former Concretes singer Victoria Bergsman, who is recording under the name Taken By Trees, Open Field, was released June 18. Victoria Bergsman, now flying solo. Photo by Helena BlomqvistYeah, I know I should have hipped you to this, like, two or three weeks ago. Better late than never.You can check out three of her new songs here:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseac...
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Former Concretes singer Victoria Bergsman is doing it solo. The Swedish crooner has recorded her one-woman debut, Open Field under the alias Taken By Trees. Okay, so Vikki’s not doing it all by herself. Fellow Swedes Bjorn Yttling and John Eriksson (both of Peter, Bjorn and John) contribute to tracks and Electrelane's Verity Susman lended her chops and piano skills on some tracks. The album is.
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Open Fields, the 2007 debut by former Concretes singer Victoria Bergsman under the name Taken By Trees, was a pleasing enough indie-folk album. Its largely acoustic guitar and orchestral sound did a good job of showcasing the Swedish singer's distinctive fey vocals, but it did lack that magic ingredient truly great albums need. Bergsman recognised this and....more here.
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Rough Trade records have announced details of the sophomore album by Taken By Trees, to be release in September.
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As we quickly approach the end of 2009 we're already starting to look back at some of the great albums we've heard this year. But before we get into 'best of' mode just yet there are still a few releases that we are still looking forward to. One of those releases is the new album from Victoria Bergsman aka Taken By Trees. We posted the first mp3 from the new album, "Watch The Waves", a few w...
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You know how much people are loving Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion this year? Enough that we are about to see a cover of song, from an album that came out this year...on another album coming out, THIS YEAR. When does that happen? If you’re a My Girls fan though, you’ll be pleased to find out that Taken By Trees (Victoria Bergsman) has put out a cover called My Boys. It’s
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Taken by Trees quiet and beautiful East of Eden comes out next week, but you can stream the whole thing over at NPR now. Check it out.mp3:Taken by Trees - Sweetnessmp3:Taken By Trees - Watch the Waves (Memory Tapes Version)
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I’ve been listing to Taken By Trees‘ East Of Eden, their upcoming album out on September 8th via Rough Trade, for the last few weeks now and I’ve decided that it is praiseworthy. Victoria Bergsman went out on a limb and traveled to Pakistan to record the album with sufi musicians. The result is a [...]
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Victoria Bergsman practically became a household name with her appearance on Peter Bjorn and John’s “Young Folks”. Her own music project Taken By Trees ain’t too shabby either. Taken By Trees is set to release a new album, East Of Eden, on September 8th via Rough Trade. The album was recorded in Pakistan as Bergsman [...]
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