The Weed Tree

The Weed Tree is the second album from Espers, released on Locust Music in 2005. It was, for the most part, a covers album, although it did feature the original song "Dead King". The artists covered were The Durutti Column, Nico, Michael Hurley and Blue Öyster Cult. It also included two traditional songs drawing influence from recordings by Bert Jansch and The Famous Jug Band. The songs were performed in the psychedelic folk style of the band.

The Weed Tree
Studio album by
Espers
ReleasedOctober 4, 2005
GenreFolk, psychedelic folk, New Weird America
Length36:48
LabelLocust Music
Espers chronology
Espers
(2004)		 The Weed Tree
(2005)		 II
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork7.9/10[2]

Track listing
  1. "Rosemary Lane" (traditional; arrangement influenced by Bert Jansch)
  2. "Tomorrow" (Vini Reilly; originally by The Durutti Column)
  3. "Black Is the Color" (traditional; arrangement influenced by The Famous Jug Band)
  4. "Afraid" (Nico)
  5. "Blue Mountain" (Michael Hurley)
  6. "Flaming Telepaths" (Albert Bouchard, Eric Bloom, Sandy Pearlman, Buck Dharma; originally by Blue Öyster Cult)
  7. "Dead King" (Espers original)

References
  1. The Weed Tree at AllMusic
  2. http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17567/Espers_The_Weed_Tree_EP



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