The Lonely Forest
American indie rock band
The Lonely Forest was an American indie rock band from Anacortes, Washington with two EPs and four studio albums. In 2011, lead singer John Van Deusen was selected for Seattle Weekly’s best male vocalist award, and the band appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The group went on indefinite hiatus in 2014.
History
The Lonely Forest was formed in 2005 and won EMP's under-21 Sound Off! competition. The band released the album Arrows in 2011 on ILG, Warner Music Group’s independent label.
The band played at Bonnaroo (2012), Sasquatch (2010, 2014), and Bumbershoot (2006, 2009, 2011, 2014). Their videos debuted on MTV, and they received support from the Seattle radio station KEXP. In August 2011 the song "We Sing in Time" was in the Number 1 spot for the People's Choice Countdown.
Regicide is the band's debut EP and was self-released in September 2006. It was produced by Jack Endino.
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