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Giants in the Trees
12+ albums
alt rockrockbluespsychedelicalternative
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Giants in the Trees are Jillian Raye, Erik Friend, Ray Prestegard and Krist Novoselić, a new band from Washington State. However, they are not a Seattle band. The group is from Wahkiakum County - which, on the north shore of the Lower Columbia River, is closer to Portland Oregon than Seattle. That said, they do not consider themselves a Portland band either. Krist Novoselić plays bass and accordion in the group. A founding member of the band Nirvana, Novoselić helped change the face of music in 1991 with the release of Nevermind. Novoselić's strong and melodic bass helped make that one of the best known Rock records of all time. The success of Nirvana allowed Novoselić to move to his home in Wahkiakum County in 1992. Krist loves the environment and culture of the Lower Columbia River. Novoselić has played in a few bands since Nirvana, but Giants in the Trees is his first real local musical project. How did these locals come together? They all met at the Skamokawa Grange and, after an impromptu acoustic jam, made a call for another, albeit louder, session. Having the hall to themselves, Novoselić joined musicians Ray Prestegard, Jillian Raye and Erik Friend in wasting no time. This group of players wrote two songs in the first two days of playing, Sasquatch and Center of the Earth. Feeling they were at home with each other, a new Rock band came together. Giants in the Trees started playing live in the area. Their first show was a benefit for the old Grange hall. Ray Prest
