Treetop Flyers - Things Will Change EP

Treetop Flyer is the name of a track by the great Stephen Stills, ok?  Or it was.  Well, it still is, but then in spring of this year I heard a track called Long Cold Winter by a band called Treetop Flyers.  It had been released as a free download in advance of their forthcoming EP release, Things Will Change.  The more I played it, the more I loved it and the more Treetop Flyers music I wanted.

No overnight success, Treetop Flyers (who of course take their name from Stills's track) are an English/American band who have been playing pubs around West London for a few years.  They won the Emerging Talent Competition this year which gained them a main stage place at Glastonbury.  In fact this summer as a whole has been wonderful for them.  They have toured extensively, have played alongside The Eagles and Bob Dylan amongst others and have had sessions on 6Music, in fact radio stations all over appear to love them.  I was especially pleased to learn that this EP would be released in limited edition 10" vinyl and was overjoyed to receive my signed copy in May, despite already having 3 of the 4 tracks in mp3 format.  You can hear an acoustic version of Things Will Change here which gives you some idea of how good these guys are.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUcqDAB-zCk

Comparisons with other bands abound, especially Fleet Foxes.  I adore Fleet Foxes.  Treetop Flyers are NOT Fleet Foxes.  They have beards, they sing in harmony but that's where the similarity ends.  They have their own unique sound and are all the better for that.  Other bands be warned - there is only one Fleet Foxes so don't even try.  You will never come close.

As you have probably realised I am a little late starting this blog and have a lot of tracks to catch up with. At the time of writing this piece we are being teased by the news that Treetop Flyers will be releasing another EP in September (title not available at time of writing) so I hope to write more about them when it is released.  Fear not.  I get the feeling these guys will be around for a while.

http://treetopflyers.co.uk/