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THE LONELY FOREST
"We Sing the Body Electric!"
Release Date: April 21st, 2009 |
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Establishing themselves in 2006 as a prime young band to watch as winners of the highly coveted EMP Sound Off! Competition, The Lonely Forest, from the small town of Anacortes, WA, have spent the last few years experimenting with a variety of sounds - from pop-rock to piano driven ballads about a fictional character in the future, the band had the press exclaiming they'd "created a new world of their own, an alternate dimension" and are "poised to be one of Seattle's next breakout acts".
The band also developed quite the resume - recording with famed producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, Mudhoney, Hot Hot Heat), playing to a packed to capacity crowd at the Bumbershoot Festival, recording multiple in-studios at KEXP 90.3 and 107.7 The End, and playing with a long list of esteemed acts including The Velvet Teen, The Thermals, Appleseed Cast, Mates of State, Viva Voce, Karl Blau, Russian Circles, Maritime, Kimya Dawson, Starflyer 59, and Rocky Votolato.
With their newest release, "We Sing The Body Electric!", set to release on April 21st, 2009 through Burning Building Recordings, the band has abandoned the experimental rhetoric of their previous release(s) and fully embraced their knack for writing unforgettable and realized pop songs. Led by John Van Deusen on guitar, keys, and vocals, Braydn Krueger on drums, Eric Sturgeon on bass, and re-adding Tony Ruland on guitar, The Lonely Forest have crafted what will surely be one of the top NW releases of the year. As Jack Endino stated, "these guys came out of nowhere and blew my mind!"
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+ Recorded with Jack Endino (Nirvana, Mudhoney, Hot Hot Heat)
+ Played with The Velvet Teen, The Thermals, Appleseed Cast, Mates of State, Viva Voce, Karl Blau, Russian Circles, Maritime, Kimya Dawson, Starflyer 59, and Rocky Votolato
+ Winners of 2006 EMP's Sound Off! Competition for bands 21 and under
+ Multiple in-studios and rotation on Seattle's KEXP 90.3fm and 107.7 The End
+ Played over 20 benefit shows, including benefits for clothing banks, children's playgrounds, Darfur, breast cancer, and all ages venue The Vera Project
+ Invited to play multiple festivals, including Bumbershoot, Folklife, Anacortes arts festival, and a show for global awareness at The Troubadour in LA
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"We Sing in Time is where the stars align for The Lonely Forest. The band
rides a catchy chorus to epic heights, all while hitting a sincere,
emotional note. By the end of the song, it becomes clear that the song's
refrain of 'in time the trees die and lights will fade' isn't about the
seasons. 'Let's send boys overseas/To fight ghosts in the deserts/Instead of
teaching them to give and lead' the band cries in the chilling closing
verse, lending an anguished charge to the already compelling track and a
highlight to a thoroughly compelling album."
- Seattle Sound (4 1/2 out of 5 stars)
"As I listened to We Sing The Body Electric!, it became apparent that I was
hearing one of the best albums so far this year. Song after song reveals
rich, raw, sophisticated, emotional, party-ready and wonderfully crafted
music; there are no gimmicks or cookie cutter rock here. What worries me
about bands that are this good is what could happen to them if they become
too popular."
- Indie Rock Cafe
"..."We Sing In Time," gave me goosebumps. In a really, really good way.
...(The Lonely Forest) has written some very earnest, beautiful pop songs,
and the experience I had listening to "We Sing In Time," brought Jimmy Eat
World's very best qualities to mind."
- Seattle Weekly
"I feel like I've been anticipating this record for years now, so this seems
like another "finally!" moment. A great recording is all these guys need to
get the right kind of attention, and these first results are proving the
album worth the wait."
- Sound on the Sound
"The Lonely Forest deserve credit for steering clear of rock cliches and
stale melodies - these guys are inventive. I think this is going to thrill
indie pop rock fans... By far and away, the best track is 'We Sing in Time',
one of the catchiest and instantly likable tunes of the year so far. I have
hit replay so many times after this track that my index finger is numb."
- Bill's Music Forum
"Hipsters are going to jizz themselves over this one. It's like a
combination of The Flaming Lips, Built To Spill and Dismemberment Plan"
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CHARTattack
"Now the boys are proving they're all grown up with their newest (and
strongest) release yet. On their second full-length, We Sing the Body
Electric!, they've dropped all the conceptual crap and started to rock-while
still showcasing Van Deusen's fantastic voice, of course."
- Megan Seling, The Stranger
"This is aggressive, smart and (dare we say) sophisticated music with a
driving, tops-down rock engine at full throttle under the hood. Played with
commanding, confident, graceful skill, Electric provides a needed jolt of
harnessed energy."
- Direct Current
"The Lonely Forest growing an abundance of fans.It's conceivable that this
could be a band that you quickly adopt and feel as if you've personally
discovered their talent. When a relatively hidden band is this good, people
notice."
- Great Falls Tribune, MT
"Lighter and more indie is the rock presented here, like the subtle but
powerful and catchy tracks from The Appleseed Cast and Maritime"
- Bring on Mixed Reviews
"Indie Schmarm, being the giant that it is, gets CDs in the mail on
occasion. Most go quietly into the night, but every once in a while/blue
moon, some emerge into the lovely, bright daylight. We Sing the Body
Electric! was one of those CDs that kept itself from being swept under the
ever-filling vortex that is the rug. I find myself thinking about the record
when I'm away from it for a bit. So whether or not it's your "thing,"
originality and dynamics can be hard to come by these days, and it's
refreshing to hear a band like The Lonely Forest keeping the hope alive."
- Indie Schmarm
"The Lonely Forest craft songs from granite; residing in a halfway house
between Guided By Voices and The Hold Steady... the tracks present on 'We
Sing The Body Electric' are compelling, endearing and most importantly
pretty f*&%ing good."
- Subba-Cultcha
"... the Washington quartet delivers another offering of ethereal vocals,
earthy acoustics and infectious harmonies that echo an era of music long
gone following the recent epidemic of vocoders and auto-tuners.If you're
still stuck on the synth/parody-heavy Lonely Island with T-Pain, it's about
time you immigrate to The Lonely Forest. Trust us, you'll get more street
cred and sonic enjoyment in the long run."
- Jaded Expressions Magazine
"These guys came out of no where and blew my mind!"
-Jack Endino (producer: Nirvana, Mudhoney, Hot Hot Heat)
"Riding the clash between what is dead and alive in rock, The Lonely Forest
balances sonic blasphemy with heartfelt insight. This Anacortes four piece
learned early how to pick a pocket from the inside out."
- Bret Lunsford of Beat Happening
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