Scattered Trees

Origin| Chicago, IL, United States
Genres| Indie, Rock, Pop
Years active| 2003-2012
Labels| Roll Call Records/EMI
Members| Nate Eiesland (lead vocals, guitar)
Ryne Estwing (bass, vocals)
Alissa Eiesland (vocals, keys)
Baron Harper (drums)
Jason Harper (keys, guitar, vocals)
Past members| Justin Eisenbraun (guitar)
Website| www.scatteredtreesmusic.com

Scattered Trees was an American indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The band was on the Roll Call/EMI label before their breakup in 2012.

## Career

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Scattered Trees began as a solo project for frontman Nate Eiesland, who moved from Brainerd, MN to Chicago in 2003 and began writing one song a month, each titled for the month it was written in.

Upon moving to Chicago, Nate and his now-wife Alissa[1] met brothers Jason and Baron Harper as well as Ryne Estwing and Justin Eisenbraun[2] whilst performing in the same Chicago suburb venues. The band released their debut album, Song For My Grandfather, in 2006.[3] In 2007, they released their Heart of Glass EP through 4AM Records.

The band separated between 2007 and 2009, reforming after Eiesland's father's death, and he began writing songs again.[4]

## Breakup

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On August 19, 2012, it was announced that the Harper brothers were leaving the band. With scheduled studio recordings in the near future, the remaining members agreed to form a new band entitled ON AN ON. The final concerts were performed as Scattered Trees, though without Jason and Baron Harper.

## Discography

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* Song For My Grandfather (2006)
* Heart of Glass (4AM Records, 2007)
* Sympathy (Roll Call Records/EMI, 2011)

## References

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1. ^ Hot Hot Music , "Interview With Nate Eiesland of Scattered Trees", March 22, 2011, accessed June 23, 2011.
2. ^ Tinderbox Music, "Scattered Trees", 2008, accessed June 23, 2011.
3. ^ Chicago Sun Times, "Via Chicago: Scattered Trees, Candy Golde, Salem, Empires", April 29, 2011, accessed June 23, 2011.
4. ^ " Sneak Attack Media, 2011, accessed June 23, 2011.

## External links

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* Scattered Trees Website

Authority control databases

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* ISNI

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* MusicBrainz