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Forest Rock

I occasionally have music-nerd conversations with my friend Chris Weiermiller. Last summer we were noticing the sudden influx of bands with names taken from the woods: Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective, Blitzen Trapper, etc. What was more interesting was that the bands we were naming also had much in common stylistically: high vocal harmonies, lot of reverb, and a naturalistic view on the world. So I dubbed these bands part of a trending genre: Forest Rock.

Fast forward to last week-- I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts, Sound Opinions from Chicago Public Radio. It's a great show, and at the end of each episode they invite their listeners to leave a message on the Sound Opinions answering machine, with a lucky few to be broadcast the next week. I decided to give the hotline a call, since I had just heard them refer to a similar trend as the one I outlined above, so on a whim I left a message on their machine describing Forest Rock. I was in New York over the weekend and didn't hear the show, but I've been getting email from a few friends that heard it so I thought I'd pass it on. Enjoy :)

Sound Opinions: Show 220
(Show #220, about 55 minutes in)
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Download the Podcast: (Download the MP3)

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• 16 February 2010
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