Ears Wide Open: Forebear
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In February, the L.A. quartet known as Wise Cub released an EP of elegant, heartfelt folk-pop titled “Gallows,” conspicuous for the youthful vocals of singer-guitarist Scott Goldbaum, its boy/girl harmonies and the string flourishes provided by Molly Rogers. The quartet, which includes Nick Chamian on bass and Mike Musselman on drums, has reloaded under the name Forebear, expanding their sound and preparing a new Scott Gordon-produced EP. The ambitious new single “North Korea and the Five Stages of Grief” embraces a big metaphor en route to Rogers’ viola interlude, and “Cusp” assembles Goldbaum’s stream-of-consciousness lyrics into something dire but pretty. The former song is available as a free download below; the EP is out next week.
||| Stream: “North Korea and the Five Stages of Grief” and “Cusp”
||| Live: Forebear celebrate the release of their EP with a show Monday night at the Echoplex as part of Wartime Recitals’ residency.
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