The High Llamas Here Come the Rattling Trees Reviewed by Mark Winkelmann Setting off on a blustery March Saturday to cycle to town while playing "Here Come the Rattling Trees" with no pre-conceptions beyond "Its another High Llamas album" and more of that anon, presents an intriguing variation on their usual pattern. Theres some kind of structure and similarity here, all of the songs are short musical sketches followed by character studies of individuals. Is this some form of concept album? It certainly seems a little more lyrically focused, albeit on some daydreamy characters. Even the music is ...well lets be honest its not rocking, but maybe a bit more precise, with nylon strung guitars and harpsichords foregrounded and less echoey exotica and orchestral arrangements. A little more Brian Wilson and a little less Burt Bacharach. So is it a concept album? Well, not as such. It is described by the High Llamas as both "a musical narrative" and the soundtrac...