DOWNLOAD: The Dead Trees - Shelter
Little known fact: Portland band The Dead Trees used to call themselves Furvis and live in Boston. I know this because a few times they opened for a friend’s band (the now-dormant Aberdeen City) and every time managed to slay their flowery Americana for a handful of people, sounding like The Strokes if they’d idolized Apples In Stereo instead of Guided By Voices and also if they wore more flannel (proof above). Re-inventing themselves with a move west and a (welcome) name change, the four dudes are prepping their first LP, King Of Rosa, to hit stores on November 11 through Milan. “Shelter” is the first single, a daytime porch jam that turns into hot evangelical rock joint at the chorus and coda, all with dude screaming and band burning shit down. It’s hard to argue with an Albert Hammond Jr. co-sign (the band toured with the guitarist last year) and this is making us feel pretty sprightly on a Monday, so make sure to grab the song below and hit the jump for some ACTUAL Dead Trees porch fun.
Sounds like: Apples In Stereo, Albert Hammond Jr., Howlies
Download: The Dead Trees - Shelter
