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Live at Other Music: Taken By Trees (Episode #10)

We have been big fans of Victoria Bergsman since her days with the Concretes, and when she left that band, and then turned up on Peter Bjorn & John's breakout single "Young Folks," you had to wonder what was in store next for this shy Swedish chanteuse. Open Field by Taken By Trees, Victoria's stellar solo debut (disguised as a new "band" project, and produced by Bjorn Vittling), fulfilled all the promise of this talented artist, and when we heard that she was going to be in New York on a rare U.S. tour, we insisted that the band come by to play some songs. Honestly, I had a pit in my stomach throughout this entire performance. Victoria is notoriously reluctant to take the stage, and in the close quarters of the store, her squeamishness was palpable. Add to that her soon-to-be-legendary admission in our interview that she does not like humans, and I just wasn't sure WHAT we had. You can take a look and decide for yourself, but in the end I think we have a stellar performance and revealing interview with a talented and iconoclastic artist. We hope you agree.

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