If you're a fan of Sigur Ros, Frou Frou, Mazzy Star, and The Cocteau Twins, then you HAVE to check out Having by Trespassers William. The third album from these Seattle-based folksters consists of eleven lush and atmospheric folk soundscapes. Here's a small sample of some rave reviews of the album.

...a beautifully crafted album that never succumbs to any need to provide immediate gratification. Instead, the songs on Having expand and evolve slowly, constructing an unhurried experience that proves to be meaningful and evocative. Having is an album which should be experienced in totality to allow the radiant array of sounds and imagery to wash over the listener. The members of Trespassers William have not only submitted a record that is substantive but have created an atmosphere that rewards the listener for their trust and patience. [Silent Uproar.com]

Somewhere between Mazzy Star and Doves, Trespasssers William fit snuggly. But there is a spacious beauty to them that never really yields to the more pop-oriented leanings of the previous two. Trespassers William get an A in all respects. Its the right music for a troubled heart that needs to go through the motions. [Transform Online]

From the beginning of Safe Sound (

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) the band pulls you in with its buzzing atmospherics and Anna-Lynne William's poignant lyrics and beautiful echoing voice. The bands production job is also first class, varied and well-suited to each song. The drums on Ledge (

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), the wall of sound on I Don't Mind (

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), and the interaction of the shimmering guitars and mellifluous keyboards throughout the album make what would have been a good record a great one. Another of Having's strengths is the wonderful relationship between Williams melancholy melodies and the lush dream-pop soundscapes created by her bandmates, which feed off each other to reach emotional peaks most bands can only dream of. Just try to listen to the album without being flooded by feelings of nostalgia. Recalling at different times Frou Frou, Mazzy Star, Red House Painters, American Analog Set, and even Sigur Ros, Trespassers William have created the best album of the year so far, among the best of this decade. [Musicbeet.com]

Epic musical soundscapes mixed with the beautiful voice of Anna-Lynne Williams make for one of the most relaxing, after lights-out experiences since Sigur Ros... How Ive managed to let trespassers william escape through my musical net is beyond me this is a masterpiece, and given the right exposure they could do a Sigur Ros on us and become the next big underground success." [Sominty.com]