Forest Fire is an experimental rock band from New York City led by songwriter/vocalist Mark Thresher. Band members include Natalie Stormann (synthesizer/multi instrumentalist), Galen Bremer (bass/multi instrumentalist) and Robert Pounding (drums).
The band's debut album ''Survival'' was first released on Catbird Records in June 2008 then later on Infinite Best in 2009
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Uncut
Uncut may refer to:
* ''Uncut'' (film), a 1997 Canadian docudrama film by John Greyson about censorship
* ''Uncut'' (magazine), a monthly British magazine with a focus on music, which began publishing in May 1997
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'' described the album as “An exercise in urban folk with art-punk underpinnings… Lyrically sharp, but musically savvy too.”
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Drowned in Sound
''Drowned in Sound'', sometimes abbreviated to ''DiS'', is a UK-based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway. Founded by editor Sean Adams, the site features reviews, news, interviews, and discussion forums.
History
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'' described the album's songs as "of the most universal of human themes - of sex and death, of triumph and frustration, of joy and of fury – deconstructed and expressed in the most understated of fashions."
Their second album ''Staring At The X'' was released on 17 October 2011 on
FatCat Records.
On October 17, 2011 Forest Fire's "Staring At The X' received
7.1rating from the indie website
Pitchfork Media. Pitchfork stated that "Staring at the X proves them to be a commendably ambitious band with the chops to carry out even their most far-flung ideas."
Discography
Albums
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Survival'' (June 26, 2008)
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Staring At The X' (17 October 2011)
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Screens (September 10, 2013)
External links
Official Website
Forest Fire - Facebook
References
American experimental musical groups
Rock music groups from New York (state)
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