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The history of And Also The Trees begins in Inkberrow (Worcestershire) in 1979, when two sets of brothers; Simon Jones - Justin Jones; and Nick Havas - Graham Havas formed the group, influenced by the prevailing post-punk ( Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees,Gang of four, etc) and the place where they lived. They chose "And Also the trees" as a name for the band, which was the title of one of their first songs. Some time later, Graham left the band and Steven Burrows took his place in the bass. In 1981 they answered to an ad placed by The Cure, they were looking for support bands to join them in their British tour, AATT were picked and therefore The Cure asked them to join them. Years later And Also the trees were signed by Future Records (later known as Reflex), and they released "Shantell" in 1983, followed by their debut self titled album "And Also the trees" (produced by Lol Tolhurst). In 1985 they joined The Cure again in a tour. These constant associations with The Cure slowly did some damage, as people branded the trees as simple plagiarists. " it's a shame that AATT get likened to the Cure all the time because they're as influenced by us, as we are by them." stated Simon in an interview.
With the release of the second album "Virus meadow" (1986), the influence of the nature, their village and their environment was much more evident. The lyrics become more poetical, the essence of the Romanticism perfumes their songs, specially in "The Millpond years" (1987) and "Farewell to the shade" (1989), with these three albums they achieved ,at last, their own special and unique sound. In 1992, they released "Green is the sea", which walks in a path very similar to the previous albums, and they went in a tour to U.S.A for the first time. In 1993 with "The Klaxon", there is a change in their music and influences, they become more urban, Justin's guitar doesnt sound like a mandolyn anymore, the 50's guitar sound makes its debut, a kind of surf rock or psycho surf , and it's clearly reflected in "Angelfish" (1996) and the following album "Silver soul"(1998).
After several years of silence, finally in the year 2003, they release "Further from the truth", a calm elegant album and obviously a relief and gift for all the fans who thought that rumours about the band splitting were true. Until this moment, they have already played in different parts of Europe and have been in some festivals. A compilation of their songs between 1980 and 2005 was released in the European summer to celebrate their 25 years as a band.
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