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Forest – John

• 22nd May 2013

UK five-piece Forest are ready to release their debut 7”on May 27th via Tip Top Records. The ‘Sweetcure EP’, self-produced by the band, is made up of quality, feel-good, harmony-laden slacker-pop tipped for success in the UK and the US this month as one of best debut indie releases of 2013.

Fresh out of college and led by singer/guitarist Henry Barraclough, Forest have mixed elements of shoegaze and euphoria into 90’s influenced fuzzy-pop since they met 18 months ago:

“All of us have been making music since we met at age 14, though Hugo joined us later when we decided we wanted a fuller sound, with more guitar and vocals, and that’s when we formed as Forest around a year and a half ago,” Barraclough told Spinner. “We worked on our Sweetcure EP as a way to get away from our end of high school exams, and managed to get it done before our gap year started, which has now let us focus on our music. We’ve been likened to Dinosaur Jr. Pavement and various shoegaze bands like My Bloody Valentine and Ride, though given the way most of us listen to music, our influences really come from a jumble of songs rather than a specific set of bands that we love.”

The ‘John’ video was made on a tiny budget from their phones. This is the very first release of what is looking likely to be a mammoth journey for one of the UK’s most exciting new bands. Pick up a limited edition 7” on sea blue vinyl whilst they are available.

Forest are: Henry Barraclough (Guitar, Vocals) – Hugo Meredith Hardy (Guitar, Vocals) – Peter Liddiard (Guitar, Vocals) – Jack Andrews (Bass) – Elliot Termote (Drums)