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Group Members:

Victoria Bergsman

Similar Artists:

El Perro del Mar, Julie Sokolow, Woolly Leaves, Jens Lekman, My Brightest Diamond, Julie Doiron, It's a Musical, She & Him, Peter Morén, José González

Influenced By:

Belle & Sebastian, Cat Power, The Cardigans, Mojave 3, Björk, Mazzy Star, Joni Mitchell

Formal Connection With:

The Concretes
See Taken by Trees Lyrics
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "East of Eden", "Open Field

Biography

Having served as the group's enigmatic, melancholy frontwoman for over a decade, Victoria Bergsman left the Concretes in 2006 following the release of the group's sophomore album, In Colour. "We'd started to lose our playfulness," she said in an interview with Plan B Magazine's Everett True. "It had become too much of a business." Her departure also came on the heels of the much-hyped release of "Young Folks," the first single from Peter Bjorn and John's third album, which featured Bergsman as a guest vocalist. Bergsman didn't waste any time following her split with the Concretes. Adopting the name Taken by Trees, she recorded four songs ("Tell Me," "Too Young," "Lost and Found," and "Hours Pass Like Centuries") with PB&J's Björn Yttling and made them available online in the fall of 2006. The new recordings found Bergsman abandoning the Concretes' sprightly sound in lieu of a style of somber, stripped-down twee that put her in league with Camera Obscura and El Perro del Mar. Taken by Trees' first full-length, "Open Field," was released on Rough Trade in 2007. Several new songs, including a cover of Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child of Mine," were available via Taken by Trees' MySpace site in early 2008. For the next Taken by Trees' album, Bergsman wanted to try something different so she and recording engineer, Andreas Söderström, traveled to Pakistan to record with local musicians. The resulting album, East of Eden, was released in 2009. ~ Margaret RegesMySpace site in early 2008. For the next Taken by Trees' album, Bergsman wanted to try something different so she and recording engineer, Andreas Söderström, traveled to Pakistan to record with local musicians. The resulting album, East of Eden, was released in 2009. ~ Margaret Reges, All Music Guide
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Taken by Trees

Victoria Bergsman, New York, 2007
Background information
Origin Sweden
Genres Indie folk
Years active 2006 – present
Labels Rough Trade Records (EU)
Eleven: A Music Company (US)
Website Official site
Members
Victoria Bergsman

Taken by Trees is the solo project of Victoria Bergsman, former lead singer for the Concretes. The act's debut album Open Field was released on 18 June 2007. Four demo songs ("Tell Me", "Too Young", "Lost and Found" and "Hours Pass Like Centuries") had previously been recorded under the production of Björn Yttling and were available on the band's official website beginning September 13, 2006. The second Taken by Trees album, East of Eden, was available for streaming on Drowned in Sound, and was released on September 7th, 2009 in the U.K., and the next day in the U.S.

In November 2009, a cover version of Guns N' Roses hit "Sweet Child o' Mine" was used in a UK TV commercial for the department store John Lewis. It was announced that the version would be released as their next UK single[1].

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Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions[2]
SWE
2007 Open Field
  • Debut studio album
  • Release date: 18 June 2007
  • Label: Rough Trade
 56
2009 East of Eden
  • 2nd studio album
  • Release date: 7 September 2009
  • Label: Rough Trade
 43

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
UK
[3]
2007 "Lost & Found" - Open Field
2009 "Sweet Child O' Mine" 23 Non Album

Compilations

References

  1. ^ Mentioned on the Radio 1 Fearne Cotton Show, 20 November 2009 approx 11:00 GMT
  2. ^ http://acharts.us/performer/taken_by_trees
  3. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles/

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