What if the Beach Boys had been a dream pop/shoegaze band from Finland? They might have been Delay Trees. Originally from Hameenlinna, Finland and now based in Helsinki, the group has just release their second full-length, Doze, on Finland's stellar Soliti label. Try them out with showcase track "HML" is about their hometown --
On Doze Delay Trees launch from their pop song template into varied melodic dream pop improvisations. The result is a melange of hazy, melancholic soundscapes that tugs at the listener's emotions and memories. Each track boasts its own personality -- "HML" has a pop feel, "Dream Surfer" is dream pop, while others verge on the post-rock boundary. "Future" simply rocks. So it wouldn't be fair to any of them to declare a specific track to be typical of the album. Its gentle nature means that it doesn't demand more than the listener is willing to give, but that means Doze is the perfect background for a number of situations, including a late night meditation or an afternoon in the sunshine.
The members of Delay Trees are Rami Vierula, Lauri Jarvinen, Sami Korhonen, and Onni Oikari. The band was formed in 2007 and has released two EPs and one LP prior to Doze.
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