Oh wow, just right out the gate, Tall Tall Trees’ new EP kicks! If you are used to the way Mike Savino kicks like the whole Kingston Trio all in one, well forget it. This kicks in a whole new way!
Combined a little help from his friends, Tall Tall Trees takes on a whole new life, kind of like your favorite old ’50’s Chevy after a trip through Hot Rod magazine’s garage. Wow!
Most of the sounds you hear on this EP are created with the Banjotron
along with a little help from…
Philip Mayer who plays drums and percussion all over these jams
Kishi Bashi lending his golden voice to track 1, some wacky loop shit on track 2, and playing ukelele like nobody’s business on track 3
HEIDEMANN one woman choir-ing on tracks 2 & 4
From Alyssa at Riot Act:
Savino has been touring for nearly two years nonstop in support of his 2012 album “moment” and as a member of indie pop virtuoso Kishi Bashi’s band. Tall Tall Trees’ latest release, The Seasonal EP, is a precursor to an upcoming full length album, funded by fans through the PledgeMusic platform and sees Savino employing the skills he been honing on the road performing his energetic and oftentimes frenetic one man shows.
Produced with his longtime friend Kishi Bashi in his Athens, GA studio, The Seasonal EP is four songs, three original and a re-imagining of Animal Collective’s “My Girls”. In an effort to capture the sound of his live show, most of the sounds heard on the EP are created with one instrument, a hyper-modded banjo Savino has dubbed the “Banjotron” along with some guest appearances from Kishi Bashi, Philip Mayer on drums, and additional vocals from Brooklyn electro pop singer HEIDEMANN, former frontwoman of the band Xylos. Each of the four songs exploit the wide palette of sounds coaxed from his extensive pedal board and feature Savino’s innovative banjo drumming technique. A spirited performer with a sense of humor and a love for improvisation, Savino will rarely play a song the same way twice, keeping his audiences guessing night after night.
2015 will see the release of a new Tall Tall Trees full length album which Savino has self-proclaimed to be “one of the most insane banjo records known to man”.
“Bearded man sings songs, violates banjo” – CMJ
Help a Musician Out, says JediBret
Tall Tall Trees and Kishi Bashi were robbed in Europe this past month. “The thief made off with all of my earnings from the tour, my computer, clothes, and passport,” Savino said. “The whole band was hit pretty hard but the thief left two things in the van: my banjo and Kishi Bashi’s violin. Reminds me of an old joke…”
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