TAKEN BY TREES, the brainchild of renaissance woman Victoria Bergsman, has signed to Secretly Canadian. The former front woman of THE CONCRETES (who you may also recognize from the Peter, Bjorn & John hit "Young Folks") releases her new album "Other Worlds", her first since 2009's "East of Eden". "Other Worlds" is an impressionist poem for the Hawaiian Islands, where on a recent visit, Bergsman found a swell of creative inspiration. Working closely with photographer Amanda Marsalis, Victoria intimately documented her time in Hawaii gathering ideas for songs and recording nature sounds while Marsalis filmed and took photos. The music that resulted reflects the natural beauty of the Hawaiian islands - floating in a perfectly blue pond, a kind breeze coasting off the waves, and abundant deep green foliage. The album's dub influences are gently layered with synths and Victoria's voice, floating along with the bass line. Producer Henning Fürst (The Tough Alliance) collaborated with Victoria on the sound and overall feel of the album to create something that felt light, cool & laid back. She also worked with longtime TAKEN BY TREES confederate, Andreas Söderström. Together they employed unique instruments and ambient sounds like steel drums, marimba, a thunderstorm and bird song to great effect. When Victoria got back to LA, musician Dan Horne added some grace notes as did Farmer Dave Scher (BEACHWOOD SPARKS). Ultimately, ,Other Worlds" aims to take the listener somewhere luscious and warm.