Hey Folks, the Screaming Trees CD “Last Words” is going to the factory next week and you can pre-order your own copy by clicking the “Pre-Order CD” Button to the right on this page. We’ll mail your CD, wherever you are in the world, and you’ll receive it in late September, about a month before the official street date. Thanks for supporting indie music!
-Barrett
In the waning months of the 20th century, legendary Seattle band Screaming Trees went back into the studio one last time. Having been released from their label and realizing that the outlook was grim, the Trees entered Stone Gossard’s Studio Litho to preserve the last batch of songs the band had written. Financed by the band and produced by drummer Barrett Martin, these sessions proved to be their last. On June 25th, 2000, the Trees played their final concert in front of 20,000 people at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium, after which the band members went their separate ways. The final recordings were never mixed or released, and for more than a decade, the original two-inch tapes lay gathering dust in the basement of Gossard’s studio. (more…)
