The Black Atlantic is a Groningen-based acoustic pop band formed around singer and songwriter Geert van der Velde, former frontman for American metalcore group Shai Hulud.

In February, 2008, the Black Atlantic started recording their album in a cabin owned by van der Velde's in-laws, located in the small town of Saranac Lake, in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York.

The title of the album "Reverence for Fallen Trees" is a metaphor for "honour the dead" alluding to van der Velde's grandparents, three of whom died during the recording process.

Musically the album showcases a wide variety of instrumentation with a penchant for ambience and an abundance of melancholy, multi-layered vocal harmonies; inspired by such acts as Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes and the Beach Boys.

After posting the song on Myspace van der Velde received some label interest and wrote and recorded ‘Send This Home’ in the early Fall of 2006 with the help of various contributing friends.