A Church That Fits Our Needs
The second album from North Carolina chamber-pop collective Lost in the Trees opens on a note of uncertainty, a far-off piano playing a chilling minor chord. It’s a good indication of what’s to come. Over the course of a dozen songs, frontman Ari Picker tries to make sense of his mother’s suicide against a backdrop of rich orchestration, piled generously atop a base of delicate acoustic folk like heaping spoonfuls of vanilla frosting. Given the subject matter, it’s no surprise that the mood is grim; buried deep within the swirling layers of strings, Picker’s desperate falsetto sounds like a boy crying for help from within a blizzard. The result is songs suited less for a rock club than a church sanctuary, with Picker playing the forlorn choirboy.
Listen To Lost in the Trees’ “Red”:
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