Doomtree - "The Wren" / As Seen on TV videos
08.14.2008
"You're too smart to say what you think and I'm too real not to say what I feel / But when it starts to sink I grab the wheel / I keep on steering for you"
Doomtree is tearing up the charts:
#1 CMJ hip hop
Top 100 CMJ all genres
#7 Billboard Heatseekers Regional
#23 iTunes hip hop
Top 100 AAA Media Guide
Top 100 YouTube music
The Song:
Doomtree's latest single from their collective album Doomtree, "The Wren," features production from Lazerbeak and alternating verses from Sims and Dessa. Sims' line "Good beginnings are the toughest ones to finish," is followed with Dessa's eerie hook, "I found your pale-faced blue-lipped god / beneath the kitchen table / Starving and eating paper / He told me what you wrote and what you'd asked / Love nothing can live on prayers like that, love." The song is replete with imagery of loss and flight, which is a reoccurring theme for the Doomtree collective. Dessa evokes this feeling of bereavement and repression with the line, "I've got this bird in my hand that looks like it's been crushed to death."
The VIdeos:
Doomtree's new infomercial spoofs:
As Seen on TV part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8tQ53ALawo
As Seen on TV part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZffvskSvzWA
The Background:
The five rappers and four producers that make up the Doomtree crew have been powering through the underground community since their inception, with critically acclaimed releases from their home-grown label, including their own False Hopes series of EPs, and the release of P.O.S.’s Ipecac Neat (named "Best Album of the Year" by The Star Tribune). Since meeting in junior high, they've all lived and worked together, helping to create the dynamic and tireless work ethic they have developed as a group. Over the past five years, Doomtree has gained momentum as one of the best hip-hop collectives in the Midwest.
The self-titled album, DOOMTREE, is a landmark for the group and a self-proclaimed beast. With 21 tracks, not only does the record build the momentum of the crew, but it also highlights their talents as solo artists. With an already outstanding catalog including fans of punk and indie rock, and rap purists, this release is sure to rally an even bigger audience with the call for independent thought. As Doomtree says, "The anthems are victorious, the storysongs are full of dream and intrigue, and the bangers reset pacemakers."
Web editors please contact Nora (nora (at) audibletreats.com), print editors please contact Michelle if interested in talking with Doomtree.
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Streams:
"The Wren" featuring Lazerbeak, Sims, and Dessa
http://media.audibletreats.com/Doomtree-The_Wren.mp3
Album Preview Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7p-VK6YJsk
"Game Over" featuring Mictlan, Paper Tiger, and Turbo Nemesis
http://media.audibletreats.com/Doomtree-Game_Over.mp3
Bio, pictures, and streams available here:
http://www.audibletreats.com/download/Doomtree/
MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/doomtree
Label site:
http://www.doomtree.net