Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Reforester brings together three acclaimed Baltimore-based singer-songwriters on harmony-filled debut EP “Perpetuity,” available Aug. 14th.


Think about Bob Dylan’s “The Basement Tapes” if Jerry Garcia had dropped by. Hear debut “Drive By Feel” single now via For Folk’s Sake.


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Reforester (L-R): Steve Hefter, Chris Laun, Austin Stahl. Courtesy of Reforester.

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Hear “Drive By Feel,” the debut single from Reforester at For Folk’s Sake or at the links above or below.

Steven Hefter, Austin Stahl, and Chris Laun are Reforester. The latest brainchild of three artists who share their fair share of accolades apart from their newest band, Reforester features three singer-songwriters and three-part harmonies. It’s subtle indie rock with folk influences that run into unsuspecting moments of sweeping layers of musicality, making for listens that are as accessible and lovely as they are impressively composed. – Jonathan Frahm, For Folk’s Sake

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Reforester
“Perpetuity” EP
Aug. 14th, 2020
(S/R)
  

Track Listing:

01. Deaf Stethoscope
02. Drive by Feel (STREAM | LYRIC VIDEO)
03. Flying South
04. Break with the Day
05. End of the Day
06. No Mouth

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About | Reforester

Steven Hefter’s 2011 album, released under the clever moniker of St. Even, was called a masterpiece twice, once by the Baltimore City Paper (“a masterpiece of dark pop songwriting”) and again by Portland, Oregon’s Willamette Week (“Spirit Animal is a masterpiece.”)

So, that’s it. That’s the bio. You should listen to Hefter’s latest songs with his latest band Reforester because he’s that good.

Need more convincing? Okay, let’s get into that.

Hefter left Portland in 2017 and returned to Baltimore and his good friend and collaborator, Austin Stahl, who he has previously played with as the rhythm section of long-running Baltimore-based band Small Sur – a band that has released three albums to date and shared stages with Angel Olsen, Damien Jurado, Vetiver, Strand of Oaks, Phosphorescent, and others.

With Reforester, Hefter and Stahl (who is also the recipient of some not-faint praise, being named “Baltimore’s Best Singer-Songwriter” by the Baltimore City Paper) have rounded out the trio with Hefter’s former Challenge Club bandmate Chris Laun, who may have been mistakenly overlooked by the local press, but did have his tribute song to the Baltimore Orioles played at Camden Yards on opening day, which frankly, may be the win out of these three.

In summation, Reforester is a whole-is-greater-than-the-sum-of-its-parts scenario, because masterful songwriters flock together.

Three writers, three singers, three-part harmonies. That’s what you’ll hear on “Perpetuity,” the debut EP from Reforester, out Aug. 14th, preceded by the singles “Drive By Feel,” out now, and “Deaf Stethoscope” on Aug. 7th.

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Reforester | Links


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Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion | Contact


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