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ABOUT THE PINES

Made up of Iowa natives David Huckfelt and Benson Ramsey, indie-roots duo The Pines actually began their musical partnership in Arizona, where they both lived in a Mexican barrio and first began playing together. Forming The Pines, they returned to their Midwestern roots moving 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 son of Greg Brown’s producer and sideman Bo Ramsey, Benson was reared on folk and blues music and continues to let those influences shine, even on louder electric songs. David also has a deep love for traditional music, and together the two craft songs that evoke the ancient, while incorporating newer rock and pop grooves. 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.

QUOTES

“quietly gripping” Rolling Stone

“starkly poetic, buzzed-about Americana” Minneapolis Star Tribune

“haunting yet comfortable” Rift Magazine

“Music at once so fragile, so gravid and, ultimately, beautiful” Penguin Eggs

“The sparse and haunting mood of the album washes over you like an early morning fog… poetic lyrics also gently insinuate themselves with every spin” Exclaim!

“…understated melodies, atmospheric arrangements and restrained guitar licks…these guys speak for themselves.” Winnipeg Free Press

“Quiet, serene, romantic, mysterious — The Pines are all these things and more” Goldmine

“The Pines can make you feel happy and sad almost simultaneously.” No Depression