{"product_id":"from-nursery-to-misery-tree-spirits","title":"From Nursery to Misery - Tree Spirits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003eFrom \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003eNursery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003e to Misery crawl back to Dark Entries with Tree Spirits, the follow up to 2017’s Pixies \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003eIn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003e Woods. The project was founded in 1987, when producer and keyboardist Lee Stevens invited identical twins Gina and Tina Fear over to record in his home studio in Basildon, Essex. Four years of prodigious studio experimentation followed, resulting in two full length cassettes (1989’s The Oak Tree and 1990’s Equilibrium), and a split EP with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003eNostalgie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003eEternelle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003e in 1990. Stalwarts of the Mail Art scene, they also appeared on over 22 cassette compilations, home-dubbed in true DIY fashion, before splitting in 1991. The eleven tracks on Tree Spirits display From \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003eNursery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003e to Misery’s signatures: chunky drum machine patterns, playfully eerie synth melodies, and Tina and Gina’s stark, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003enursery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003e rhyme-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003eesque\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003e vocals. The lyrical content ranges from dreary to grim; they explore existential despair, sexual violence, and death through an acerbic, feminist lens. Inspired by the Bladerunner soundtrack and 4AD, Lee’s production is alternatingly warm and icy, like a glacier wrapped in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003eanalog\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003e tape hiss. Stylistically, the tracks range from charmingly miserable synth pop on “Cry Me”, to the clanging rhythmic industrial of “The Daily Raper”, and even a haunting flute driven instrumental with “A Summer Morning Trip Through \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003e Misty Woods”. From \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003eNursery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003e to Misery are a pure expression of the British DIY aesthetic, which is made all the more captivating by the band’s own confession that they were just trying to make pop music! All songs on Tree Spirits were remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The cover art by Eloise Leigh features a photograph of the twins posing dramatically in the woods. Included is a 12-page booklet with lyrics, liner notes, and an archival interview with the band, as well as a bonus 1.25” square pin featuring the band’s logo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003eTrack listing: 1 Cry Me 2 My Life \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003eIn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003e Shatters 3 I Ask Myself Why 4 Poison 5 The Daily Raper 6 Gallop Along 7 Aeroplanes 8 Say Goodbye (To \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003e Deep Blue Sky) 9 Spawning Beds 10 A Summer Morning Trip Through Misty Woods 11 Momentum \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003eOf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003e Dance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW184803435 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"South Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":64322711126393,"sku":null,"price":10.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/1463\/6153\/files\/FromNurseryToMisery-TreeSpiritsLP_efbc3b2e-bcc4-48b8-a622-a76fede42d62.jpg?v=1787903011","url":"https:\/\/vinyl-relic.com\/products\/from-nursery-to-misery-tree-spirits","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}