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Cherry Tree
Rock · 2004 · 7 tracks

Cherry Tree

A transitional, shadow-draped EP of chamber-folk and raw indie rock. Quietly devastating acoustic arrangements meet swelling strings and a haunting, intimate baritone.

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It's the ultimate late-night, rainy-day EP that shows exactly how The National became the band they are today.

A fragile, rain-soaked intimacy that slowly swells into cinematic, string-laden melancholy.

Cherry Tree · vs · The National
Acoustic Guitar+1.0σ

The instrumentation foregrounds acoustic guitar notably more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks
01
Wasp Nest
3:22
02
All the Wine
3:20
03
All Dolled-Up in Straps
4:11
04
Cherry Tree
4:27
05
About Today
4:11
06
Murder Me Rachael
3:37
07
A Reasonable Man (I Don’t Mind)
5:22
Moments Worth Waiting For
The devastatingly quiet acoustic guitar pattern on About Today that slowly swells with crying violins and viola.
The transition from the hushed, intimate verses of Cherry Tree into its swelling, string-laden instrumental climax.
The raw, unpolished live energy of Murder Me Rachael captured during the Black Sessions, contrasting with the EP's quietest moments.
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