If These Trees Could Talk
If These Trees Could Talk | |
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![]() If These Trees Could Talk, Dunk! Festival, 2012 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Akron, Ohio, United States |
Genres | Post-rock, post-metal |
Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | The Mylene Sheath, Science of Silence, Metal Blade Records |
Members | Tom Fihe Jeff Kalal Cody Kelly Zack Kelly Mike Socrates |
Website | www.ifthesetreescouldtalk.com[dead link] |
If These Trees Could Talk is an instrumental post-rock band from Akron, Ohio.[1] The band self-released their self-titled debut EP in 2006. Independent record label The Mylene Sheath re-released the EP on vinyl in 2007,[2] and went on to release the band's debut studio album, Above the Earth, Below the Sky, on vinyl also, in 2009.[3] The band self-released their second album Red Forest in March 2012, whilst the album's vinyl release went through Science of Silence Records. They went on to follow up the release of "Red Forest"[4] with a self-promoted tour throughout Europe in April 2012.[5] The band released its third album, The Bones of a Dying World, in June, 2016 on Metal Blade Records.[6] The band's releases were re-issued in 2021 and 2022 on Metal Blade Records. In February 2024, they released the single Trail of Whispering Giants, their first release in nearly 8 years.[7]
Mike Socrates has also been releasing music with side projects Artificial Astronaut and Brave Arrows.
Members
[edit]- Tom Fihe – bass guitar
- Jeff Kalal – guitar
- Cody Kelly – guitar
- Mike Socrates – guitar
- Zack Kelly – drums
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
- Above the Earth, Below the Sky (2009)
- Red Forest (2012)
- The Bones of a Dying World (2016)
EPs
- If These Trees Could Talk (2006)
References
[edit]- ^ Leak, Brian (May 31, 2012). "UTG INTERVIEW: If These Trees Could Talk". underthegunreview.net. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ "If These Trees Could Talk – If These Trees Could Talk". discogs.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ "If These Trees Could Talk – Above The Earth, Below The Sky". discogs.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ "If These Trees Could Talk – Red Forest". discogs.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ Helbig, Robert (March 18, 2012). "If These Trees Could Talk – Red Forest". nbhap.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ "If These Trees Could Talk "The Bones of a Dying World"". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- ^ "If These Trees Could Talk: Akron, Ohio-Based Post-Rock Outfit Issues "Trail of Whispering Giants" Single, Their First New Music in Eight Years, via Metal Blade Records | Metal Blade Records". Retrieved 2024-02-09.