If you have a weakness for folk-injected indie-pop concoctions I suggest you check out Virginia Beach natives We Are Trees. They sport the same sort of shimmering buzz-drenched pop sensibility as many lo-fi artists but it’s cleaner. Crisper. It’s cleared out the mud and snare that causes sounds to pool together in a 1960s evocative manner (which I happen to love but this is different). They’ve released two EP’s thus far, aptly titled “Boyfriend” and “Girlfriend” because their subject matter delves into the realms of juvenile relationships. It’s nothing sonically transcendent or thematically profound. It’s just pure, simple, delightful fun. There’s something innocently experimental about them. Each song is versatile, airy and fresh, choosing from a broad range of influence. They aren’t pretentious but humbly understated. This is indie music in its most approachable form.
