NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert - Lost in The Trees

Continuing on the coverage for Lost in The Trees, the band recently appeared at NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert Series.

Here, Bob Boilen, host of the show did not hesitate on calling them his favorite new band of 2010. A high distinction for this new and extremely young band from Chapel Hill, N.C. led by Ari Picker, who plays a 12-string guitar that's been converted to six strings, Drew Anagnost and Leah Gibson on cello, Mark Daumen on tuba, bass and glockenspiel, Emma Nadeau on French horn and accordion, Jenavieve Varga on violin and Yan Westerlund on drums.

The band's first record, All Alone in an Empty House, is filled with classical and folk sounds that decorate heartbreaking lyrics like that from the song featured below "Song for the Painter".

Enjoy

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Lyrics:

This song is for the painter
who lost both of her hands
and this song is for the wanderer
who never came home again

for all those with broken hearts
I know what your going through
I had a true love once
But now they've gone and left me blue

So now where i like to swim
to the bottom of the ocean
Then ill scream as loud as i can
where theres no one i can frighten

so id do anything to cry
id do anything to cry
let this pain fall from my eyes
And let time heal my insides

I shout out to my grandparents
Hope you find eachother in heaven
I shout out to my grandparents
Hope you find eachother in heaven

and to all of my friends
sorry i left you behind
and if i ever come back home
will you pour me a glass of wine

and id do anything to cry
id do anything to cry
let this pain fall from my eyes
and let time heal my insides

This song is for the painter
who lost both of her hands
and if i ever find my heart darling
i promise to come home again