Akron, OH outfit If These Trees Could Talk are one of those bands whose style is really hard to pin down, but if you’ve ever enjoyed music by any of the following bands you’re absolutely gonna love them: Junius, Constants, Caspian, Mogwai, Dredg, Scale the Summit. They walk a blurry line between post-metal, shoegaze and space rock, creating dreamy atmospheres punctuated by shimmery distorted guitars and pocket-driven, laid back yet powerful groove. This band is fantastic, and anyone with an open mind is going to love them.

Give their brand new track “Barren Lands of a Modern Dinosaur” a spin over at RCRD LBL and see what you think. Their new album Red Forest comes out March 20th on Science of Silence Records. A limited vinyl edition of 500 copies is available for pre-order now, so get yours while you still can… they’re almost sold out.

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Meet If These Trees Could Talk, an instrumental band from Akron, Ohio. If These Trees Could Talk border on metal the same way bands like Dredg, Muse, Maserati and Russian Circles do — for the most part they stick to delicate but rocking atmospheric grooves, but occasionally they kick it into high gear for cathartic headbang crescendos. If you’re a fan of well-crafted, intricate, moody music like the above-mentioned bands — in addition to other heady, cerebral rock acts like Tool, Mogwai, and Isis — my guess is you’ll dig this band. This is thinking man’s rock for listeners who revel in musical subtlety; no blast beats or cookie monster vocals to be seen here. For those questioning why this is on a metal site, go fuck yourself. Or just wait ’til the heavy part towards the end of the song kicks in.

ITTCT have been kind enough to offer us up a free track called “What’s in the Ground Belongs To You” from their album Above the Sky, Below the Earth. Stream or download it below. They’ll be releasing a new vinyl through Mylene Sheath sometime this Fall. Enjoy.

If These Trees Could Talk – “What’s in the Ground Belongs To You”

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