A bunch of nomadic dudes, The Dead Trees formed in Boston in 2007, moved to Portland shortly after, and released their debut EP, "Fort Music", which in LA fell into the hands of Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr., who took the band on the road with him for two US tours. Since then they released their debut full length, King of Rosa (2008), played shows/toured with MGMT, Har Mar Superstar, The Whigs, Adam Green among others, and have toured the world both opening for and performing as Little Joy’s backing act. The band, now split between LA and Portland, is about to release a single appropriately entitled "Back to LA", and is also prepping a 2011 release of their new record, WHATWAVE produced by Noah Georgeson.