'Is it nostalgia?'

Purevolume finally cam through and gave me something slightly more normal. I mean i like the odd bands but there's definately something to be said about music that doesn't have you questioning the sanity of the person performing it. That said, this band is not without it's quirks. 

FUTURE OF FORESTRY

Labelling themselves as 'Ambient/Rock' these guys deliver on both descriptions. The rock element is pretty typical but with some really nice additions of unusual drum beats or backing melodies performed by some instrument much different from the typical guitar/drums/bass that we're used to from rock music. 
The sense of ambience in this music comes from the slightly downbeat tempo and slurred vocals. I don't of course mean the band is drunk, but there's this really nice sense of everything kind of flowing together as opposed to sharp, jumpy vocals that are all too common on the rock music scene.


The great thing about this music is that the little quirks that seperate this band from others of the same genre are subtle enough to be noticed, but they never impede on the music itself. Yet without them, i'm really not sure this band would work. They are strong as an ensemble and they definately have talent with their instruments, but you'll notice as you listen it's those little things - a chorus harmony, or a xylophone melody playing out 'Colours in Array' that really hold this band together and make them strong.
Now of course that entire paragraph is redundant, becuase thet's like saying well that cake is nice, but without that time in the oven it just wouldn't be the same. This band isn't a traditional rock band, and they never claim to be. Therefore of course they wouldn't function as a proper rock band what are you talking about Peter Allen shut the hell up.
The next best thing about this band of course, is the shear number of songs they have on their playlist. Huzzah! no more listening to three songs and trying to write a good review! Not that i'm writing a good review anyway, it's just nice when a band presents you with a big enough sample of their music to make a better judgement of them as a band. I've actually had a bit of trouble trying to judge a band on just three songs, yet write a review that encompasses them as a band, not just their three songs. And that's extremely hard.


Oh and one more thing: I can't remember who sung it first, but the cover of 'O Holy Night' these guys do is brilliant. In fact it borders on epic, with rolling cymbals and violin that reaches a really nice crescendo later on in the song. And i've definately neglected to mention the epicness and climaxes these guys use a lot on their music, which again makes it bigger and better than your average rock band.