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Source: Birmingham Post
Subject: Treeology EP (Static Caravan)

Birmingham-based quintet shady bard have left critics salivating with this mellifluous EP, their debut recording. Perfectly showcasing their shimmering folk-pop, these six tracks arrive as if filtered through the minds of Spiritualized’s Jason Pierce and Sparklehorse mainman Mark Linkous. Bobby and These Quiet Times are simple yet oddly ambitious, and seem to be custom-built for festival crowds bathing in the afternoon sun. From the Ground Up, meanwhile, is resonant of the elegant chamber-rock swells of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. A fantastic release, this marks out shady bard as a band to watch closely this year. Catch them while you can.

Simon Harper

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