East of Eden (album)

This article is about the Taken by Trees album. For the East of Eden album, see East of Eden (band).

2009 studio album by Taken by Trees

East of Eden

Studio album by

Taken by Trees

Released| 7 September 2009 (2009-09-07)
Genre|

* Indie pop
* world

Length| 32:33
Label| Rough Trade
Producer|

* Victoria Bergsman
* Dan Lissvik

Taken by Trees chronology
| Open Field
(2007)  | East of Eden
(2009)  | Other Worlds
(2012)

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Singles from  East of Eden

1. "Anna"
Released: 14 December 2009 (2009-12-14)[1]

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
AnyDecentMusic?| 7.7/10[2]
Metacritic| 82/100[3]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
The Boston Phoenix| [5]
Clash| 7/10[6]
Drowned in Sound| 8/10[7]
The Irish Times| [8]
The Observer| [9]
Pitchfork| 8.1/10[10]
Q| [11]
Spin| 7/10[12]
Uncut| [13]

East of Eden is the second studio album by Taken by Trees, the solo project of Swedish musician Victoria Bergsman. The album was released on 7 September 2009 by Rough Trade Records. Bergsman travelled to Pakistan to record the album, and several of the album's songs incorporate influences from Pakistani music.[4]

The song "My Boys" is a cover of the Animal Collective song "My Girls" with some minor lyric changes. The song "Anna" also features Animal Collective member Noah "Panda Bear" Lennox on backing vocals. The song "To Lose Someone" features the voice of local Sufi musician Sain Muhammad Ali.[14]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Victoria Bergsman, except where noted

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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|
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1.| "To Lose Someone"|

* Bergsman
* Andreas Söderström

| 4:46
2.| "Anna"|  | 4:25
3.| "Watch the Waves"|  | 4:24
4.| "Greyest Love of All"|  | 3:41
5.| "Tidens Gång"|  | 1:45
6.| "Wapas Karna"| Traditional| 2:36
7.| "My Boys"|

* Noah Lennox
* David Portner
* Brian Weitz

| 3:11
8.| "Day by Day"|

* Bergsman
* Söderström

| 3:25
9.| "Bekännelse"|

* Bergsman
* Söderström
* Hermann Hesse

| 4:20
Total length:| 32:33

## Charts

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Chart (2009)  | Peak
position

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Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 43

## References

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1. ^ "Anna – EP by Taken by Trees". United States: iTunes Store. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
2. ^ "East Of Eden by Taken By Trees reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
3. ^ "Reviews for East Of Eden by Taken by Trees". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
4. ^ a b Reges, Margaret. "East of Eden – Taken by Trees". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
5. ^ Brodeur, Michael (2 September 2009). "Taken By Trees | East of Eden". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
6. ^ Leivers, Dannii (9 September 2009). "Taken By Trees – East Of Eden". Clash. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
7. ^ Yates, Daniel B. (9 September 2009). "Album Review: Taken By Trees – East Of Eden". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
8. ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (11 September 2009). "Taken By Trees: East of Eden (Rough Trade)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
9. ^ "Taken By Trees: East of Eden". The Observer. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
10. ^ Hogan, Marc (4 September 2009). "Taken by Trees: East of Eden". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
11. ^ "Taken by Trees: East of Eden". Q (279): 117. October 2009.
12. ^ Suarez, Jessica (November 2009). "Taken by Trees: East of Eden". Spin. 25 (11): 84–86. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
13. ^ "Taken by Trees: East of Eden". Uncut (149): 112. October 2009.
14. ^ "To Lose Someone by Taken by Trees Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Taken by Trees – East of Eden". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

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