Our friends If These Trees Could Talk have just kicked off their European tour, so we asked them to start a tour blog here on AP.net and keep us updated throughout. Their guitarist Mike wrote a quick update before the band left a few days ago, which you can read below.

Tour Blog

Hello. My name is Mike, and I play guitar in the band If These Trees Could Talk from Akron, OH. Absolutepunk asked if we'd write a few updates during our upcoming tour of Europe. I say upcoming because I'm writing this about 6 hours before we're supposed to meet to get this thing on the move. A little back story: The Trees have been around for the better part of 7 years. In that 7 years, we've managed to...

Stuck in the Austin airport isn't exactly an ideal location, but listening to If These Trees Could Talk's new album Red Forest, which was released today, is certainly helping. The album is making me feel so emotionally engaged that I feel lost in my own little world. To say that this is a step-up from their debut Above the Earth, Below The Sky almost feels wrong given how great that record is, but the band has truly outdone themselves this time. So without further ado, why don't you join me in this musical euphoric journey by streaming the album on their AP.net profile? If you enjoy instrumental rock, chances are that you will fall in love with this also. So take a listen and let us know...

If These Trees Could Talk will release their highly anticipated sophomore album Red Forest on March 20th. Until then, do yourself a favour and track down their debut Above the Earth, Below the Sky if you're into post-rock.

Check out If These Trees Could Talk new video for their song "Thirty-Six Silos" on their facebook.