Be Forest - Earthbeat [12", LP]

For some reason i completely missed this great album last year when it came out, and only discovered it last January. BE FOREST is a band from Italy and they play a seductive, rhythmic type of music. Kind of a mix between the XX, Esben And The Witch and Warpaint. It's also got some post-punk (Joy Division, Echo & The Bunnymen) influences. While the percussive rhythms seem to derive from world music, the ethereal vocals definitely make this band fit into the dreampop category. Be Forest creates a very distinctive sound for that matter and EARTHBEAT is a very pleasant album from start to finish. The day i'm writing this, they embark on a European tour for the next two and half weeks, and they'll be playing Amsterdam so i'll make sure i'm gonna see them. Stoked for that!

Label: We Were Never Being Boring
Cat.nr.: WWNBB#51
Year of release: 2014

SIDE A:
01. Totem
02. Captured Heart
03. Lost Boy
04. Ghost Dance
05. Airwaves

SIDE B:
01. Totem II
02. Colours
03. Sparkle
04. Hideway