Taken By Trees
Demo
self-released
The thing about Taken By Trees is, if you liked The Concretes, you'll like this; and if you didn't, then you won't. Ms. Bergsman hasn't been taking voice lessons at all (which is obvious from "In colour" and now these demos), and she's not treading new ground at all; a new audience won't be gained other than devout fans. "Lost and found" could have easily been an extra from "In colour," which is evident by its unfinished feel. I guess she just wanted to take back the twee and all of these tracks are quite sparse - which is good, and brief - which is better. All in all, demos are just ideas, but with someone who's been writing songs for a better part of the past decade, you'd expect something to awe you, something to make you believe she quit her previous band because she was being held back creatively, but this just doesn't come close to any of that.
- Matt Giordano