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— from Helsinki —
Delay Trees
Delay Trees (2010)
Recommended!*
Delay Trees aren’t afraid to go big—we’re talking U2 big. Guitars shimmer and stretch, cymbals ripple outward, vocals echo just enough to give them some size. It’s an ambitious sound they crank out on their debut full-length, but it’s also a welcoming, approachable sound. Where the Edge keeps you at a distance with his sonic wall, these guys welcome you in. There’s space in these songs to feel them out, pull at their pieces and find deep melodies. The slow build of opener “Cold” eases us into this cool, glittering soundscape before “Cassette 2012” cuts through the atmosphere with a leaner chug. From there, the album moves through its dreamy songs at a deliberate pace. Nothing on the record feels rushed. Each swell of sound is given its time and space to fully grow. It all builds to the wonderfully tense closer “4:45”, which keeps you waiting for the band to break into theatric crashing. They never do. Instead, they churn on with their dream-pop sound. It may rely a bit too heavily on mid-tempo—there’s not a lot of pace-changers after “Cassette 2012”—but there is a subtle vitality to this sound that keeps it from going stale. It’s not easy to be both immediate and hazy, but Delay Trees combine the two poles nicely here. Track Listing
01 Gold (3:49)
02 Cassette 2012 (4:25)
03 About Brothers (4:01)
04 Pattern (4:41)
05 In February (5:30)
06 Quarantine (3:26)
07 Light Pollution (3:55)
08 Tarantula / Holding on (5:25)
09 Whales & Colors (2:30)
10 4:45 AM (6:36)
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— Teemu Fiilin / We Are Helsinki
“Majestic yet mellow, insanely pleasant yet chillingly melancholic with a dreamy disposition – and the BEST ALBUM of 2010.”
— Peter Krogholm / Allscandinavian
“The Helsinki-based foursome delivers track after another of beautiful minimalist dream pop songs with a nice blend of melancholy and hopefullness - just about ideal music for the dark autumn evenings.”
— PN / Six Degrees Magazine
*Porta's favourite!*
Rami Vierula: Vocals, Guitars
Lauri Järvinen: Backing vocals, Guitars, Synth, Glockenspiel
Sami Korhonen: Bass, SynthOnni Oikari: Drums, Percussion
Delay Trees is a four-piece band from Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, southern Finland. The frontman is Rami Vierula that you can hear singing on the songs. On their website, you could read below their band name: "Tender pop songs that will melt your ears." TRUE. How? The last cold, rainy and cloudy days of September in Paris this year perfectly fits to the songs of Delay Trees. I discovered them last week and some of you probably have already heard of them. They self-released their debut EP in March 2009, it's called 'Soft Construction' and begins very softly with the first song 'Desert Island Song'. Each time I listen to it, it makes me feel relaxed and dreamy, perfect before sleeping. It's the slowest song of the EP with the track 'Replay'. Their songs are the kind of songs you want to listen when staying at home, watching the rain drop outside your window, not that kind of depressing songs, but nostalgic, melancholy and soothing ones. You could easily like this band. Their songs are described as dreamy and mellow indie-pop songs, with a light touch of psychedelia. Delay Trees is one of my new favorite (Finnish) bands and Rami Vierula's voice has something to do with that.
Soft Construction EP
Release Date: 04 March 2009
Label: -
Length: 28:41
Track Listing
01 Desert Island Song (4:05)
02 About Brothers (3:57)
03 Moving (4:30)
04 Coral Wind (3:35)
05 Tarantula / Holding on (4:59)
06 Replay (3:31)
07 Resurrection of Sonic Blue (4:03)
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8.4/10 Glue.fi
8/10 » Lammaszine.fi"Indie pop quartet Delay Trees from Helsinki self-release Soft Construction is one of the best debut records I’ve heard this year. Soft Construction is expansive, putting a minimalist spin on dreampop, creating serenely melodic, melancholic pop uniquely their own. "
» J. Felton / Record Dept.com"Delay Trees manages to tenderly melt the ears right off of your head and then surgically reattach them (being all smart and stuff)."
» Jason / Air & Sea Battle.com“Whether they choose to play for American, British, or Finnish audiences, their serenely melodic interpretation of indie-pop is fulfilling enough to achieve success wherever the four-piece chooses to take it.”
» Mike Mineo / Obscure Sound.com“They come in quietly, with modesty and not making noise, but indie pop quartet Delay Trees have just self-released what could become one of the best debut records to hit the scene this year.”
» Eduardo Alonso / Glue.fi
About Brothers SINGLE
Release Date: 01 October 2008
Label: -
Length: 9:55
Track Listing
01 About Brothers
02 Changing (Demo)
03 About Brothers (Demo)
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