Abrasive Trees Unleash Psychedelic New Single 'Tao To Earth'!
Apr 27, 2026
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Experimental-rock band Abrasive Trees have announced their latest offering via Italian doom label Argonauta Records. "Tao To Earth' displays the band at a spiritual and psychedelic edge, revealing more of their emotional centre.
Band leader Matthew Rochford said of the release:
"This track is based on a lucid dream and points to themes of finding meaning amidst a chaotic and confusing world. The lyrics were originally written as a poem and we just expanded that to go into an uninhibited slightly prog-rock blast."
“Tao To Earth” is out on all platforms and features an incredible video by visual artist Jess Wooller. There's an exclusive remix by producer Niall Parker of Gravity Machine via Bandcamp too.
Bio
Abrasive Trees take their name from a Buddhist description of a hallucination-like nightmare realm. Led by Matthew Rochford (Silver Moth/Rothko), with Jay Newton (guitars), Will Tyler (drums), Georgia Swallow (bass) and visual artist Jess Wooller they display a willingness to experiment alongside a sound that sits loosely within an experimental rock, or post-rock aesthetic. Exploring themes of loss, turmoil, and spiritual realisation, they use a combination of distorted and reverb-drenched guitars, intricate melodies and driving drum beats to create a sense of atmosphere and intensity. When they use lyrics they’re often cryptic and evocative, painting vivid pictures of complex emotional landscapes.
The band have become known for fierce threads of sound, shifting between instrumental, starkly sung and spoken-word to create something both haunting and transcendent.
Since they were founded in 2018, Abrasive Trees have worked with an ever-evolving roster of musicians including members of Silver Moth, Fields of The Nephilim, Rothko, Diamond Family Archive, Quiet Quiet Band, Talitha Rise, and Eat Lights Become Lights. After several releases lauded by BBC Introducing, Echoes and Dust, Aural Aggravation, and The Big Takeover, the band are preparing to release their much anticipated debut studio album due for release May 2026 on Argonauta Records.
Stream / Buy / Download the album on Bandcamp
Credits
Jay Newton - Guitars, baking vocals
Matthew Rochford - Vocals, guitars, synth
Will Tyler - Drums, bass, backing vocals
Written by Matthew Rochford
All tracks produced & mixed by Niall Parker
Engineered by Rowland O’Connor and Niall Parker
Mastered by Mark Beazley at Trace Recordings
Recorded in Harbertonford and at The House On The Hill, Buckfastleigh from October 2024 to May 2025.
Abrasive Trees:
Thank you very much Argonauta Records
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