Taken by Trees, the brainchild of renaissance woman Victoria Bergsman, has signed to Secretly Canadian. The former front woman of the Concretes (who you may also recognize from the Peter, Bjorn & John hit “Young Folks”) has been hard at work on a new album influenced by a trip to Hawaii and falling in love. Bergsman says of the signing, “I am really excited to be working with Secretly Canadian. I admire how thoughtful they are when it comes to who they sign. I imagine that’s due to how much dedication and hard work it takes to deliver something truly special.”
Bergsman’s distinctive voice has served her well, with two critically acclaimed albums under her belt (2007’s Open Field and 2009’s East of Eden) as well as collaborations with the aforementioned Peter, Bjorn & John, and indie pop bedroom dreamers, Korallreven and Dan Lissvik of nu-Baleric dance kings Studio. For the Swedish chanteuse, each album has been a boundary-testing exploration – Open Field was recorded in just six days and East of Eden grew out of a trip to Pakistan. Victoria’s creativity and sense of wonder makes Taken by Trees a singular project that is served well by her playful pop sensibilities.
Taken by Trees will perform in Los Angeles for the first time in almost 2 years on Sunday, March 11. The show will serve as a warm-up gig, trying out brand new songs from the forthcoming album before heading to Austin for SXSW. This will be Taken by Trees’ first performance at the SXSW Festival. More details on the new album will follow soon.
