"'Chamber pop' - the intensity of a chamber music quartet, but with a modern Kruder & Dorfmeister approach. if Damien Rice met Cat Power and they had a daughter, they’d name her trEas."
The MySpace page of trEas defines "chamber pop," a style singer Tracy Reed tells the Oklahoma Gazette has been affixed to fellow pensive musicians with classical leanings, such as Belle & Sebastian.
“We started calling it ‘chamber pop’ because we have a cello player, though we are not touring with him, because we couldn’t afford to bring him,” Reed laughs.
This style of music will be brought to Oklahoma this Friday at 8 p.m. at the 51st Street Speakeasy, 1114 N.W. 51st, and then again at 8 p.m. on Tuesday at The Deli, 309 White in Norman.
Reed, who went to college in Oklahoma, is hopeful that her former fans will enjoy her new music approach.
“I played in pop and pop-rock bands while in Oklahoma, but never in a band like this,” she told the Oklahoma Gazette. “I really hope the show develops more into a listening-room experience with crowds that are there to hear good music, that want to be captivated.”
Be sure to check out trEas on MySpace, lastFM, and on Twitter. Their self-titled EP is also available on iTunes.
The band is also keeping a blog of their tour, which can be found at http://treasmusic.wordpress.com/.
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