Forests
Spending Eternity In A Japanese Convenience Store


4.0
excellent

Review

by chris. USER (51 Reviews)
January 12th, 2019 | 70 replies


Release Date: 2019 | Tracklist

Review Summary: do you want to sad jams and chill to Marietta?

The kind of emo/math rock/punk that Forests plays is already inherently charming, filled with a number of tasty, complex-sounding licks and catchy melodies that play directly one after another. These boys refuse to settle just there, however. With lyrics like “I remember you once said that Thom Yorke is the saddest man alive”, combined with the already smooth and interesting instrumentation, it results in a project that’s just hard to hate. The vocalist sounds like a catchier Dylan Mattheisen, working around his way through quite a few huge choruses. Highlights include “Goldust” and “This Town Needs Fun”, the former featuring some crowd vocals and a killer hook, while the latter is delightfully fast-paced with some harsher toned vocals. The entire project is consistent from start to finish and is a great start to the year for mathy emo music.



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3.3
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McTime50
January 12th 2019


1021 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

first review (soundoff) of the year!



really cool math, punk, emo album to start the year off

VaxXi
January 12th 2019


4418 Comments


as far as that over saturated mathy/pop/midwest emo sound goes this is one of the best written of that style

McTime50
January 12th 2019


1021 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

definitely, these dudes are pretty unknown but they really got the whole style down to a science.

keza
January 12th 2019


489 Comments


You describe this similarly to how I describe TMP and now I'm mad excited to hear this record

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
January 12th 2019


32020 Comments


Nice concise review Mc.

Pheromone
January 12th 2019


21336 Comments


with lyrics like “I remember you once said that Thom Yorke is the saddest man alive”, combined with the already smooth and interesting instrumentation, it results in a project that’s just hard to hate.

idk man...

MarsKid
Emeritus
January 12th 2019


21030 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Yeah, I wouldn't consider that I highlight. I enjoy myself some good cheese, but that sounds like it's pushing it for me. This is especially a concern with an emo release since lyrical content is a big part of that genre's identity

IAMERROR
January 12th 2019


331 Comments


I'm such a sucker for this sound, but then again, I am a literal mid-west emo so I guess it makes sense.

McTime50
January 12th 2019


1021 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It’s cheesier written down than it is in action.

McTime50
January 12th 2019


1021 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

thanks dewi!

MotokoKusanagi
January 12th 2019


4290 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

that wormrot shirt on the cover is dope

McTime50
January 12th 2019


1021 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

instrumentally kinda like tiny moving parts, lyrically like prince daddy and the hyena sort of

Hawks
January 13th 2019


87257 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Gotta hear this.

brainmelter
Contributing Reviewer
January 13th 2019


8320 Comments


thought this was the bm band at first lol

Hawks
January 13th 2019


87257 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Eh I knew it wasn’t by the album cover hahaha.

Snake.
January 13th 2019


25253 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

this looks really bad

McTime50
January 13th 2019


1021 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

give it a shot

Deathconscious
January 14th 2019


27347 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

that wormrot shirt on the cover is dope [2]

MotokoKusanagi
January 14th 2019


4290 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

they're both from Singapore

Deathconscious
January 14th 2019


27347 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

that average is lame. the guitar work here is awesome.



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