John the RevelatorCurtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers · 2009

pitchfork

“Most bands are expected to at least try to show some kind of omnivorous bent in their list of influences, but the young Cantabrigians in Forest aren't fronting at all: it's Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine. That is to say, the most enduring of indie rock's crossover acts, bands whose outré tendencies were put in service of something accessible to teens who are just figuring out how t”