''Above the Earth, Below the Sky'' is the first full-length studio album by American post-rock band If These Trees Could Talk. It was independently released on March 11, 2009 and then re-released by The Mylene Sheath on

vinyl Vinyl may refer to: Chemistry * Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a particular vinyl polymer * Vinyl cation, a type of carbocation * Vinyl group, a broad class of organic molecules in chemistry * Vinyl polymer, a group of polymers derived from vinyl ...

the following year then released once again through

Metal Blade Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distri ...

in January 2015. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Tim Gerak at Mammoth Cave Studio in

Akron Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city ...

. The album was produced by Zack Kelly and Tim Gerak.

Reception

Nathaniel Lay of New Noise Magazine gave the album a positive review, describing the album as an "ambitious beginning" noting a " light falter in their "heavier movements". He summarized by stating "You don't have to be a lover of instrumental to get lost within his band"

Track listing

All songs written by If These Trees Could Talk.

Personnel

;If These Trees Could Talk * Tom Fihe – bass * Zack Kelly – drums * Cody Kelly – guitar * Jeff Kalal – guitar * Mike Socrates – guitar ;Production * Tim Gerak – engineering, mixing, mastering, producer * Zack Kelly – producer

References

{{Authority control 2009 debut albums If These Trees Could Talk albums Self-released albums Metal Blade Records albums Albums produced by Tim Gerak