The sounds of Spiritualized, Sparklehorse, SFA, Sigur Ros, Pulp, Broken Social Scene, Sufjan Stevens, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Blur, Beck, Mogwai, Grandaddy, Elliot Smith, Mercury Rev and Elgar. The films of Sophia Coppola, Tim Burton and Sergio Leone. The pages of Teletext, The Ecolinguistics Reader and Debrett's Heraldry.
Sounds Like
FROM THE GROUND (debut album released May 2007)
A band it would be easy to fall in love with...dazzling. The Sunday Times
The spoken word symphonies of iLiKETRAiNS and the evocative harmonies of Low...A record that becomes more engaging with every listen. 9/10 Drowned in Sound
Beguiling...file next to the Beta Band and Tindersticks Q
Nothing short of spectacular...Don't miss what could be this year's best debut...5/5 Alternative Ulster
A thrilling record...Exceptional...5/5 The Birmingham Post
Touching tales of our polluted world… UNCUT
Songs alive with quiet texture and glowing colour...An album to sink yourself in for hours and hours...Beautiful. Organ (Album of the Week)
Utterly captivating and magically melancholic…A psychedelic pop marvel…9/10. Music Mart
Delicate songs...cracked hope...a marvel...8/10 Channel 4 Teletext - Planet Sound
From The Ground Up is simply beautiful. Losing Today
Apo ta pio omorfa debouta this chronias...mousiki lo-fi pou akougetai excharista kai ginetai ap'tin proti akroasi agapimeni sou. Lifo (Greece)
fantastiska...9/10 Fritz Fanzine (Sweden)
A strong and satisfying introduction…Melodic and thoughtful. Music Week
Dramatic...4/5 Play Music
Stunning...Listen, and hear the humanity. Tune Tribe
AND PREVIOUSLY...
Ambition and beauty resonate from every note...Beautifully tender while rocking like Lost's polar bears. Channel 4 Teletext - Planet Sound
Penguins possesses the frailty of early Arab Strap, the mercurial astuteness of Radiohead and the tormenting stature-forming radiance of Godspeed.' Losing Today
shady bard sound out of place…They’re so …pro-f*cking-fessional. Not a note out of place. Every instrument swap as efficient as a Maria Carey costume change…string parts so anaemic that only an academic would enjoy it. Music for sexually repressed librarians to drink green tea to whilst leafing through the Guardian Guide and dreaming of a social life. Rant Magazine
UK bookings: contact the band here.
European bookings: Haiku Bang.
Publishing and sync: Paul Harris at Reverb Music.
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shady bard's debut album, From The Ground Up, is out in the UK on Static Caravan and in Japan on XTAL.
Described as 'wonderful' by Word and 'dazzling' by the Sunday Times, the album also received praise from the likes of Drowned in Sound (9/10), Q, Music Week, Organ (album of the week) and Uncut as well as radio plays from Steve Lamacq, Phill Jupitus, Marc Riley and XFM.
Tracks have also been used by the BBC and by MTV, who selected Treeology to soundtrack their climate change campaign going out across the world.
Described as a miniature indie orchestra, their line-up includes violin, cello and French horn alongside guitars, piano, percussion and samples. They’ve drawn comparisons to Mercury Rev, Nick Cave, Low, Super Furry Animals, Godspeed and Arab Strap. BUY THE UK ALBUM (VAN134) HERE: Cargo Records Amazon HMV Play Rough Trade Boomkat Norman Records* BUY THE JAPAN ALBUM (XTAC006) HERE: Tower Records Japan HMV Japan diskunion Shinseido Tsutaya
XTAL Records website
XTAL Records myspace THINGS TO WATCH:
From last year's Supersonic Festival appearance:
MTV picked Treeology as the soundtrack to their climate change campaign going out worldwide over the course of last year. Take a look:
This is the video for Treeology directed by Broken Pixel. Salvaged from the archives of forgotten 80s children's art show 'Craftwork', it tells the story of a mischievous Treeologist who wreaks havoc in the studio whilst the presenters' backs are turned.
I listened to your album fully for the first time today. It is absolutely stunning. Not a poor track on it and difficult to pick a highlight as each song has its merits.
Thanks for the add. I like, I like! It is really great what you make, your music is excellent, it takes me in stars!!! Long road to you, that she is beautiful and full of sun...
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