Four
song EP of skewed indie rock, FFO Pavement, Silver Jews! Available on
vinyl from Sweaters And Pearls Records.
Any piece of 7” vinyl
that contains an insert with quotes about freedom from Susan Sontag
and Alan Watts already has something going for it, that's before you
even place the needle to the groove. Intrigued? You should be.
Harpoon Forever hail
from Rutherford, New Jersey and were formed in 2010 by the band's
mainstay Alex Goldstein. Together they make lo-fi guitar music that
contains echoes of '90s alt-rock yet is imbued with a freshness and
enthusiasm that makes them sound utterly contemporary.
The four songs that
make up the EP are all anti-fashion, anti-trends and all the better
for it. Guitars are played with purpose and spirited abandon, and
compliment the intelligent lyrics and from-the-heart vocals. Built
around a defiant DIY ethic, this is guitar music that will appeal to
anyone who likes their indie-rock slightly left of field.
Think Pavement, think
Silvers Jews, even Phantom Buffalo. It's proof that modern guitar
music hasn't been completely packaged up and commodified. The sound
of a young band searching for an alternative America. Let's hope it's
out there. Look out for the band's shows in and around New Jersey and
NYC.
Limited to 300 copies
on black vinyl. (First 50 copies come with chipboard matchbook style
screened sleeves, with alternate artwork by Travis Kostell.)
A full length LP A
Prince For All Seasons is available now via download or stream
with a vinyl release planned for later in the year.
Click here for more on
Harpoon Forever.
Click here for the
Sweaters And Pearls Records website.
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