Red House Records Artist The Pines

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News	In January 2011, The Pines will begin work on their next major release with continued touring coast to coast and summer festivals
	The Pines latest release Tremolo receives "Record of the Year" honors in Minneapolis City Pages
	The Pines reviewd in Rolling Stone by David Fricke: "The Pines — stark-country singer-songwriters Benson Ramsey and David Huckfelt — have a thing for speed: They recorded their fine new album, Tremolo (Red House), in two days, half the time it took them to cut 2007's Sparrows in the Bell. But there is no undue haste in Tremolo's quietly gripping tension. A state of emergency runs through these songs (like "the turnstile of greed and fear" in "Pray Tell"), but there is safe haven too, even if it's just a dream of love in "Shiny Shoes," and the Pines get there with a warm, drawling poise in their voices and spare, resonant picking " - David Fricke
	August 11th, 2009 Tremolo Released

Made up of Iowa natives David Huckfelt and Benson Ramsey, up-and-coming duo The Pines actually began their musical partnership in Arizona, where they both lived in a Mexican barrio and first began playing together. Committing to a musical career, they returned to their Midwestern roots and moved to Minneapolis, a city that has launched many folk and rock acts from Bob Dylan to The Replacements to The Jayhawks. Like these Twin Cities legends, The Pines weave together many musical styles to create their own unique sound that is hip and haunting.

   The Pines combine elements of roots, blues and rock music to create a raw, haunting sound that is inventive and compelling. Sparrows In The Bell is a darkly romantic collection of original songs along with traditional tunes that have been updated for a new generation of folk fans. Like other roots acts of their generation, The Pines create timeless music that is hip and relevant yet evokes century-old ghosts, inspired by romantic writers and roving troubadours.   Sparrows In The Bell was produced by The Pines and Benson's father Bo Ramsey (Greg Brown, Lucinda Williams) and mixed by Tom Tucker (Prince, Jonny Lang).  Both strong writers and musicians, David and Benson have distinct voices that complement each other, causing audiences and critics alike to tout them as a powerful young force in American roots music. Although they have not been touring long, they have already shared stages with such diverse acts as The Arcade Fire, Greg Brown, Mason Jennings, The Holmes Brothers, Jolie Holland, and Spider John Koerner.