East of Eden (album)

This article is about the Taken by Trees album. For the East of Eden album, see East of Eden (British band).

East of Eden is the second studio album by Taken by Trees, the solo project of Swedish musician Victoria Bergsman. The album was released on 7 September 2009 by Rough Trade Records. Bergsman travelled to Pakistan to record the album, and several of the album's songs incorporate influences from Pakistani music.^[4]

East of Eden
Studio album by Taken by Trees
Released	7 September 2009 (2009-09-07)
Genre	Indie pop world
Length	32:33
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Victoria Bergsman Dan Lissvik
Taken by Trees chronology
Open Field (2007) East of Eden (2009) Other Worlds (2012)
Singles from East of Eden
"Anna" Released: 14 December 2009 (2009-12-14)[1]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.7/10[2]
Metacritic	82/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Boston Phoenix	[5]
Clash	7/10[6]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[7]
The Irish Times	[8]
The Observer	[9]
Pitchfork	8.1/10[10]
Q	[11]
Spin	7/10[12]
Uncut	[13]

The song "My Boys" is a cover of the Animal Collective song "My Girls" with some minor lyric changes. The song "Anna" also features Animal Collective member Noah "Panda Bear" Lennox on backing vocals. The song "To Lose Someone" features the voice of local Sufi musician Sain Muhammad Ali.^[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Victoria Bergsman, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"To Lose Someone"	Bergsman Andreas Söderström	4:46
2.	"Anna"		4:25
3.	"Watch the Waves"		4:24
4.	"Greyest Love of All"		3:41
5.	"Tidens Gång"		1:45
6.	"Wapas Karna"	Traditional	2:36
7.	"My Boys"	Noah Lennox David Portner Brian Weitz	3:11
8.	"Day by Day"	Bergsman Söderström	3:25
9.	"Bekännelse"	Bergsman Söderström Hermann Hesse	4:20
Total length:			32:33

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15]	43