Alana Harper
Production Assistant Alana Harper joined Studio 360 in 2011. A writer and longtime public radio listener, Alana first developed an interest in radio while earning a master’s degree in arts journalism at Syracuse University. She ...
Gig Alerts: Taken By Trees
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
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Taken By Trees
"Anna"
Playing at: Knitting Factory (361 Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg)
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Ex-Concretes lead singer Victoria Bergsman traveled to Pakistan to record her second album as the solo project Taken By Trees, and not long after her arrival in the country, Bergsman was nearly taken by locals because she was an unmarried woman. Following that incident, Bergsman's recording engineer posed as her husband so that the two would be allowed to safely seek out the musicians they had come to work with. The result of these collaborations is an alt-singer-songwriter album influenced by Pakistani music and abundant in warmth. The beachy "Anna," which features Animal Collective's Panda Bear singing backup vocals, is lissome, sparse, and mellow, despite being recorded in a country in turmoil.
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