Visions of Trees
Visions of Trees are an exciting new band made up of Sara Atalar and Joni Juden.
Sinceforming a friendship over a love of pop, R&B, and 90's dance, they've gone on to release debut single ‘Sometimes It Kills’ / ‘No Flag’ (Moshi Moshi), which will be followed by their new single 'Sirens' on 17th October.
We had the chance to talk to Joni about the band's sound, any plans for a debut album and their live show.
-Sirens comes out in a couple of weeks. Are you excited for the release?
Yeah, definitely. It's been a long time coming, but it's finally here, pretty soon.
-How would you describe the track for anyone who hasn't heard the song, or your material, yet?
Well, that song's quite different. Our new songs are quite dancy, but that one's got more of an R'n'B feel to it, especially with the beat and the melody.
-How did Visions of Trees get together?
We started about two years. We met through friends starting jamming and then gigging pretty quickly. Over the two years, we've done a lot of gigging and touring. This is our second release now.
-Does the close friendship the two of you have make the band easier, in terms of any disagreements of direction or decisions to be made?
Yeah, probably. We don't really get weird about stuff. It's pretty personal, when it comes to direction and stuff it's been pretty easy so far. We've got a strong relationship, which is pretty important to us.
-Where did the name come from?
Just my childhood, thoughts of nature, and trees. It's a safe place.
-Where do you draw on for your influences?
I listen to a lot of rap music, metal as well. But then, we both like pop music, which I suppose affects us with the melodies. It's just a big mix.
-Is it a conscious decision to make your music reflect those diverse influences then?
I wouldn't say its conscious, because it changes a lot. There's more of a vocal presence coming through more and more, whereas before it was very buried with reverb.
-You played on a lot on the festival circuit this year, including Glastonbury. How was that?
Yeah, it was cool. We had a busy summer last year too, which was our first festival summer, but yeah. It's great, it's nice that people came to see us. Obviously there's a lot going on at those festivals, so it was really good.
-A couple of days before Sirens is released, you head out on tour. Are you looking forward to those dates?
Yeah, definitely. It's a lot of touring, but it should be fun.
-What can people expect from your live show?
It's a seamless half an hour. It's got that DJ vibe. Like I said, even the new stuff that isn't out yet, it's quite dancy. The live set's a lot heavier.
-Do you have any plans for your debut full-length yet?
It's something we've talked about with management a lot. We've got quite a lot of material that we've written. We've definitely got enough for an album.
We just want to get this release out of the way, and then concentrate on that. It'll definitely come out early next Spring.
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