All Alone In an Empty House
Lost In the Trees
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All Alone In an Empty House | Lost In the Trees | 5:44 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Walk Around the Lake | Lost In the Trees | 2:57 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Mvt. 1 Sketch | Lost In the Trees | 3:12 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Song for the Painter | Lost In the Trees | 3:20 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Fireplace | Lost In the Trees | 3:32 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Love On My Side | Lost In the Trees | 3:25 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Wooden Walls of This Forest Church | Lost In the Trees | 1:51 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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A Room Where Your Paintings Hang | Lost In the Trees | 3:25 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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We Burn the Leaves | Lost In the Trees | 2:44 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Mvt. 2 Sketch | Lost In the Trees | 5:35 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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For Leah and Chloe | Lost In the Trees | 2:03 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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iTunes Review
Classically trained composer and artist Ari Picker doesn’t think small. After making a string quartet central to a 2007 EP (Time Taunts Me), Picker plowed deeper into the fertile orchestral-pop field for his sophomore release. Working in the familiar palette of indie folk-rock bands like the Decemberists and Neutral Milk Hotel, but taken to a grander scale, All Alone In an Empty House sets a new bar for the “orchestral pop” crowd. The record starts off modestly with the delicate opening minutes of the title track; but soon, Picker’s yearning voice turns to a wail, and his acoustic finger-picking yields to billowing strings and backup vocals rising like rage in the throat: the devastating lyrics are snatches of childhood memories, washed in the hues of parental discontent. It’s unnerving, and utterly lovely. From the brawny guitars and scrappy choral shout-outs on “Fireplace,” to the “Carmina Burana”-flavored drama of “Walk Around the Lake” and the elegant classical grace of “Mvt. 1 Sketch” and “Mvt. 2 Sketch,” it is, quite simply, dazzling.
Customer Reviews
Such Emotion
Walk Around the Lake is amazing. Great vocals all around. Think I might go take a walk around the lake then come back to my empty house.
Lost in the Trees, All Alone in an Empty House - MusicBoxer.com review
I’m sure I’ve mentioned it before, probably in one of my other reviews, but I am a sucker for a string section used properly. I hate to say it but if Creed were to release a song with a wonderfully written part for a properly utilized string section I’d listen to it… and I’d probably listen to it often. While it’s easy to pick on Creed for being a terrible band, it’s not easy to write for and record string sections on pop albums. More often then not string sections are just thrown into the background to give a song or a chorus an inflated sense of scale. But occasionally you come across someone that really understands how to write and arrange for an orchestra.
Ari Picker, the main man behind Lost in the Trees, gets it.
Lost in the Trees debut album, All Alone in an Empty House, is mesmerizing. The album truly feels epic. The string section really thrives here and provides most of the power to this collection of songs. “Walk Around the Lake” has a thunderous percussion section but still the power and beauty of the song comes from the strings played against the gentle acoustic guitar and Picker’s vocals. The song is exceptional and an early favorite for track of the year in my book.
While most of the songs here tend to be slower that doesn’t mean there isn’t any variation happening. The song “Fireplace” sounds very much like a standard indie-rock anthem. While not my favorite song on the album “Fireplace” does do a great service in breaking up the album and providing something different (dare I say “commercial”) to add some energy to the otherwise mellow album.
This is an album by an orchestra that writes pop songs rather than the opposite, which is what we almost always get from mainstream music.
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Excellent Update on an Already Wonderful Album!
I was a little concerned when Lost in the Trees went back to the studio to re-record All Alone in an Empty House. I wasn't sure what kind of changes would be made or why. This new cut, however, is just as beautiful as the first. It has been a privilege to witness Ari's evolution as a musician - from the B-Sides to The Never and now Lost in the Trees. This is one of the rare albums that I will listen to from beginning to end without skipping tracks. If you're a fan of poignant lyrics, sweeping orchestrations, and music that is just genuinely moving, get this album!
Biography
Formed: Chapel Hill, NC
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Lost In the Trees
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Walk Around the Lake | All Alone In an Empty House | 2:57 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Neither Here Nor There | A Church That Fits Our Needs | 5:33 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Song for the Painter | All Alone In an Empty House | 3:20 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Red | A Church That Fits Our Needs | 5:01 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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All Alone In an Empty House | All Alone In an Empty House | 5:44 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Golden Eyelids | A Church That Fits Our Needs | 5:01 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Vines | A Church That Fits Our Needs | 2:59 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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CleanTime Taunts Me | Time Taunts Me | 4:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Fireplace | All Alone In an Empty House | 3:32 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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CleanLost in the Snow | Time Taunts Me | 4:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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- Genres: Alternative, Music, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Folk-Rock, Adult Alternative
- Released: Aug 06, 2010
- ℗ 2010 Anti, Inc.
