Fanatic Promotion: Reforester brings together three acclaimed Baltimore-based singer-songwriters on harmony-filled debut EP “Perpetuity,” out now.

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Reforester brings together three acclaimed Baltimore-based singer-songwriters on harmony-filled debut EP “Perpetuity,” out now.

Think Bob Dylan’s “The Basement Tapes” if Jerry Garcia had dropped by. Hear “End of The Day” now via Americana Highways.

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

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Listen to “End of The Day” by Reforester at Americana Highways or the links above or below.

“With exquisite harmonies blending with the guitar strings, Reforester wriggles right into your mind. The passage of time is all too real and this is a reminder,” says Americana Highways in its premiere coverage of “End of The Day” by Reforester. Read more about it here.

The band’s Chris Laun explains, “I wanted to write something happy because I don’t usually and I thought it’d be a good challenge and ended up failing miserably. What I had envisioned as a song about the day to day joys of being a Dad and raising a family turned into a song about not being able to avoid my own mortality and the march of time. Having kids is a wonderful experience but one downside is you have a constant visual reminder that our time is finite.”

[STREAM]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_286OsPwoI

[STREAM]: https://soundcloud.com/fanaticpro/reforester-end-of-the-day

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Reforester

“Perpetuity” EP

Out Now

(S/R)

Streaming Link:

STREAM FULL EP

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 now.

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[STREAM]: https://Fanatic.lnk.to/Reforester-DriveByFeel

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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.” – For Folk’s Sake

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