Video: LIVE! from Trekky House II: Lost in the Trees

We continue our LIVE! from Trekky House video series today with a performance by Lost in the Trees. The folk orchestra chose to play in the foyer, where our antique pump organ resides, in order to lend its dulcet tones to "Time. It Will Not Erase Me", a beautiful track from the brand new Time Taunts Me LP. You can order the album now from the Trekky Records Online Store.

Lost in the Trees' Time Taunts Me reissue + tours with Neko Case and Butterflies

Lost in the Trees had an amazing 2010. They joined forces with Anti- Records, released a powerful new version of All Alone In An Empty House, toured the USA and Canada, filmed a Take Away Show in Montreal with La Blogotheque, filmed an NPR Tiny Desk Concert and performed in front of the United States Congress in DC, recorded a Daytrotter Session, shot their first music video, and even had a custom ale brewed in their honor. But worry not, Lost in the Trees is gearing up for 2011 to be even more special and spectacular.

On February 01, 2011, Trekky Records will release the deluxe, re-recorded and expanded reissue of Lost in the Trees' Time Taunts Me. Trekky initially released Time Taunts Me as a seven-song EP back in 2007, which served as many listeners' introduction to Ari Picker's hauntingly unique and compelling brand of orchestral folk. The EP won glowing reviews; Pitchfork Media called it "orchestral and ambitious...[an] intensely lush collection", while PopMatters likened it to "the soundtrack to your favorite indie film". Time Taunts Me quickly went out of print.

Over the past three years, between extensive touring and multiple releases, Picker found himself returning to the bedroom recordings of Time Taunts Me, fleshing out and augmenting the baroque compositions until they were as big as they sounded in his head. Picker also recorded three new songs, written during the Time Taunts Me sessions but never put to tape, expanding the seven-song EP into a proper full-length. This is Time Taunts Me the way Picker always envisioned it; and the way the world should hear it now. The album is a snapshot of a younger Ari Picker, searching for peace and shelter from external forces, discovering his musical voice and creating a vibrant, orchestrated sonic palette. Trekky Records is excited to present Time Taunts Me in our signature 3-part LP+CD+MP3 package. This is the first time the album will be available on vinyl, so we're celebrating by pressing the record on beautiful, red wax! Time Taunts Me can be pre-ordered now from Trekky Records' Online Store.

You can also download the first single, "Tall Trees" right now for free, and make sure to catch the folk orchestra live in a town near you, including dates with Anti- labelmate Neko Case and Trekky labelmates Butterflies:

01-13 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds#
01-14 Jacksonville, FL - Underbelly#
01-15 Orlando, FL - The Social#
01-16 Fort Lauderdale, FL - The Monterey Club#
01-17 Tampa, FL - The Orpheum#
01-18 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder#
01-19 Charleston, SC - The Charleston Pourhouse#
01-20 Macon, GA - The 567#
01-21 Asheville, NC - Sage Cafe#
01-22 Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor#
02-13 Atlanta, GA - The Earl#
01-28 Carbondale, IL - Hangar 9
01-29 Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk Music
01-30 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center
02-01 Woodstock, NY - Bearsville Theatre*
02-02 Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel*
02-03 Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre*
02-04 Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre*
02-05 Westhampton Beach, NY - Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center*
02-07 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
02-09 Washington, DC - Black Cat

*= with Neko Case
#= with Butterflies

MP3: Lost in the Trees - Tall Trees [from the Time Taunts Me LP]

Butterflies tour Southeast with Lost in the Trees

Butterflies will hit the road this Winter in support of their new album, Residual Child, supporting labelmates Lost in the Trees on a string of Southeast dates. Residual Child has been quietly winning the hearts of listeners all over North Carolina, and the boys are eager to share their intimate art-rock with comrades in other regions. In preparation for their arrival, please feel encouraged to download their infectious lead single, "Goodbye (Like A Stranger)" for free and watch them play the song acoustically on the porch of our label headquarters:



MP3: Butterflies - Goodbye (Like A Stranger) [from the Residual Child LP]

Tour dates:

01-12 Atlanta, GA - The Earl*
01-13 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds*
01-14 Jacksonville, FL - Underbelly*
01-15 Orlando, FL - The Social*
01-16 Fort Lauderdale, FL - The Monterey Club*
01-17 Tampa, FL - The Orpheum*
01-18 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder*
01-19 Charleston, SC - The Charleston Pourhouse*
01-20 Macon, GA - The 567*
01-21 Asheville, NC - Sage Cafe*
01-22 Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor*

*= with Lost in the Trees

Video: LIVE! from Trekky House II: Embarrassing Fruits

We continue our LIVE! from Trekky House video series today with a seasonal treat from Embarrassing Fruits. The boys chose to play in front of the official Trekky House Christmas Tree, giving us an acoustic, holiday version of "Alien Bodies" the first track from the new album, Frontier Justice. You can order the album from the Trekky Records Online Store, or if you're in the Triangle, join us this Friday night at Nightlight to see Fruits play with Wesley Wolfe and Wood Ear.