http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:21:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/14/a-church-that-fits-our-needs-explores-the-tragic-life-of-frontman%e2%80%99s-mother/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/14/a-church-that-fits-our-needs-explores-the-tragic-life-of-frontman%e2%80%99s-mother/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 02:00:00 +0000 Tim Greiving http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25236 The most unspeakable tragedies can catalyse some of the richest music. Such is certainly true of the new album by Lost in the Trees, a North Carolina folk/instrumental band captained by singer/songwriter Ari Picker. The cover for A Church That Fits Our Needs is a photo of a forlorn looking woman—Picker’s mother Karen, who committed suicide in 2009 soon after leaving his wedding.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/14/a-church-that-fits-our-needs-explores-the-tragic-life-of-frontman%e2%80%99s-mother/feed/ 1