The Lonely Forest CD Release Show ::: photo by Abbey

I have to admit, not all my April albums are equal. For every time I listened to any other album, I probably listened to The Lonely Forest and Local Natives albums twice.

I spent a lot of time with both albums in April, especially The Lonely Forest’s  We Sing The Body Electric, which has been a joy to explore. It’s easy to get stuck on the first half of the album, especially the opening three songs, which is one of the strongest starts to an album I’ve ever heard.  The stellar trio comes to it’s peak  with “We Sing in Time,” which I think could become one of the biggest songs out of the PNW since Death Cab for Cutie and The Shins. I’ll echo the sentiment of Sound Northwest who said it could be one of the most important songs out of Seattle in a decade. “We Sing in Time” is an anthem, just waiting to be discovered.  Despite a hundred listens (probably more) the song gives me chills every listen and has made me cry, often as I sing along, more than I’m comfortable admitting. It’s powerful in its message and its melody. It’s the type of song that bands strive entire careers to create and rarely succeed. And it’s going to catapult The Lonely Forest from the Seattle scene in to the National eye.

* The Lonely Forest - We Sing The Body Electric
* Local Natives - Daytrotter EP
* Black Keys - “Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles”
* The Ironclads - The Space Between The Maps
* The Moondoggies - Record Store Day EP
* Telekenesis! - Telekenesis!
* The Thermals - Now We Can See
* Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns
* The Traditionist - Season to Season
* Cursive - Mama I’m Swollen