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Formed in the waterfront town of Anacortes, WA, the Lonely Forest center on the talents of vocalist/pianist John Van Deusen. The group came together as a quartet in 2005, when frontman Van Deusen chose to bolster his piano-driven compositions with help from guitarist Tony Ruland, drummer Braydn Krueger, and bassist Eric Sturgeon. The group's spacy sound attracted the ear of Seattle's Jack Endino (who, in 1989, produced Nirvana's Bleach), and the Lonely Forest subsequently entered Endino's studio in 2006 to cut the Regicide EP. Ruland left the band soon after the EP's release, but the remaining bandmates opted not to replace him, choosing instead to let Van Deusen's piano assume a larger role in the group's sound. Retreating to their drummer's garage, the Lonely Forest rehearsed and recorded Nuclear Winter, an indie rock concept album revolving around the themes of apocalypse and space travel. Although the album's release was largely limited to the Pacific Northwest, it received much support from KEXP and other local outlets.
Wikipedia:
The Lonely Forest is an American indie rock band.
History
The band was formed in Anacortes, Washington and consists of singer/guitarist/keyboardist John Van Deusen, guitarist Tony Ruland, drummer Braydn Krueger, and bassist Eric Sturgeon.
In 2006 the band won the Experience Music Project "SoundOff!" competition and released their EP Regicide which was produced by Jack Endino. Ruland left the band shortly after the release of the EP.
Their album, Nuclear Winter, was released in August, 2007. Ruland then rejoined the band in 2008 and they released "We Sing The Body Electric!" in April 2009.
The band later signed with Chris Walla's record label, Trans, an imprint of Atlantic records.
The band released "Arrows" in 2011.
