“Children in the Trees” by Pretend Collective features supporting vocals by rising star beccs and the vocals and instrumentation of Mike Reilly
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NEW YORK, NY | JULY 12, 2024: “Children in the Trees” is the new single drop by Alt-Rock and Psychedelic band Pretend Collective. The band is renowned for its highly conceptual lyrics, eclectic arrangements, and masterful performances by both instrumentalists and singers. They are led by Mike Reilly, with additional featured vocals provided by the rising star beccs. “Children in the Trees” will mark the first single ahead of additional single drops and the full album release Summer’s End Parade (9/6/24 The Giving Groove Records).
“Children in the Trees” took shape during sporadic piano bench sessions over several months. It blossomed into its final form while living in a cramped Crown Heights apartment with the Empire State Building visible in the distance through a small window. Featuring the driving guitars of Aurelien Budynek (Cindy Blackman Santana, Marky Ramone) and vocals by rising star beccs, the enigmatic lyrics tell of a girl who, sensing a mysterious change in the wind, climbs the Midnight Tree toward the ones of whom she wonders: the Children in the Trees.
“I was having fun with the Voiceplay vocal processor I had bought from a guy in a parking lot, and I liked the sound of the pre-chorus vocals pitched up to make my voice sound like young kids’ voices teasing and taunting the main character of the song,” says Mike Reilly, the driving force behind Pretend Collective. “Children in the Trees” tells the story of a girl who feels that something is in the process of shifting. She can’t put her finger on what it is, but she knows she has to change too.”
The sweeping composition winds and wends through scenes, moods, and tonalities as we see the heroine of our story finally climbing the curious midnight tree by the light of the new moon.
“The songs I love most lead a listener on a harmonic journey. They don’t have to stray so far from home, but they take you someplace. This one is a heady trip into the mysterious night.”
Children in the Trees is the powerful and surreal, eerie first single to be released in Pretend Collective’s full album of tales and testaments, Summer’s End Parade (9/6/24 The Giving Groove Records).
ABOUT: Pretend Collective is a group of artists brought together by multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mike Reilly. Additional artists who take part in Pretend Collective music are Aurelien Budynek (Cindy Blackman Santana, Marky Ramone) and beccs, a fast rising star in the indie world who is currently the direct support for French Indie artist on tour, Pomme.
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