CD Review – Delay Trees (For fans of Death Cab and Sigur Ros)
Delay Trees
Friendly Fire Recordings
When I first popped in this album by Finnish dream pop quartet Delay Trees, the first thing I thought was, “This could be the new Death Cab for Cutie album.” The entire album is a combination of etherial (especially on the opener “Gold” and “About Brothers”) pop (“Cassette 2012” and “Quarantine”) and epic (“Tarantula/Holding On”) which would annoy those with short attention spans. But for fans of Death Cab, atmospheric masterminds Sigur Ros and fellow Scandinavians Mew, Delay Trees’ self-titled debut will not only be a nice addition to your indie catalogue, but it will quickly make it toward the top of your best of 2011 list. This album is that good.
