Forester - Young Guns EP

Meshing punk energy with a piano-driven alt rock groove, “You Were Born,” the opening cut on Young Guns, the new EP from Edmonton’s Forester is the perfect combination of hooks and angst.  Largely stripped down to acoustic guitar and vocals with some strings and keyboard / piano accompaniment, that sense of taut, intensity continues on “Sons Of Dirt,” and while still raw and high energy, there is a playfulness to “Daredevil Youth,” which is a nostalgic look back at the freedom of their younger days.  It should be noted that Keenan Gregory’s piano really gives the songs here an added element that really sets them apart.  While they've been around for around fifteen years, somehow Forester have flown under my radar, but that has definitely changed after listening to this EP. 

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