East of Eden (album)

This article is about the Taken by Trees album. For the East of Eden album, see East of Eden (band).
East of Eden
Studio album by
Taken by Trees
Released7 September 2009 (2009-09-07)
Genre
Length32:33
LabelRough Trade
Producer
Taken by Trees chronology
Open Field
(2007) 		East of Eden
(2009) 		Other Worlds
(2012)
Singles from East of Eden
  1. "Anna"
    Released: 14 December 2009 (2009-12-14)[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10[2]
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Boston Phoenix[5]
Clash7/10[6]
Drowned in Sound8/10[7]
The Irish Times[8]
The Observer[9]
Pitchfork8.1/10[10]
Q[11]
Spin7/10[12]
Uncut[13]

East of Eden is the second studio album by Taken by Trees, the solo project of Swedish musician Victoria Bergsman. The album was released on 7 September 2009 by Rough Trade Records. Bergsman travelled to Pakistan to record the album, and several of the album's songs incorporate influences from Pakistani music.[4]

The song "My Boys" is a cover of the Animal Collective 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.[14]

  1. ^ "Anna – EP by Taken by Trees". United States: iTunes Store. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ^ "East Of Eden by Taken By Trees reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Reviews for East Of Eden by Taken by Trees". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b Reges, Margaret. "East of Eden – Taken by Trees". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ Brodeur, Michael (2 September 2009). "Taken By Trees | East of Eden". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. ^ Leivers, Dannii (9 September 2009). "Taken By Trees – East Of Eden". Clash. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. ^ Yates, Daniel B. (9 September 2009). "Album Review: Taken By Trees – East Of Eden". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  8. ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (11 September 2009). "Taken By Trees: East of Eden (Rough Trade)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Taken By Trees: East of Eden". The Observer. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  10. ^ Hogan, Marc (4 September 2009). "Taken by Trees: East of Eden". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Taken by Trees: East of Eden". Q (279): 117. October 2009.
  12. ^ Suarez, Jessica (November 2009). "Taken by Trees: East of Eden". Spin. 25 (11): 84–86. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Taken by Trees: East of Eden". Uncut (149): 112. October 2009.
  14. ^ "To Lose Someone by Taken by Trees Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved 3 October 2016.