''East of Eden'' is the second
studio album
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by
Taken by Trees, the solo project of Swedish musician
Victoria Bergsman
Victoria Bergsman (born 4 May 1977) is a Swedish songwriter, musician, and vocalist best known as singer of the indie pop band The Concretes from 1995 to 2006. Since announcing her departure from the band on 24 July 2006 she has been recording for ...
. The album was released on 7 September 2009 by
Rough Trade Records
Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London, England. It was formed in 1976 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove. Having successfully promoted and sold records by punk rock and early post-pun ...
. Bergsman travelled to
Pakistan
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to record the album, and several of the album's songs incorporate influences from Pakistani music.
The song "My Boys" is a cover of the
Animal Collective
Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is characterized ...
song "
My Girls" with some minor lyric changes. The song "Anna" also features Animal Collective member
Noah "Panda Bear" Lennox on backing vocals. The song "To Lose Someone" features the voice of local Sufi musician Sain Muhammad Ali.
Track listing
Charts
References
2009 albums
Taken by Trees albums
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