Peoria is a blue-collar working-class town in central Illinois and it where The Forecast calls home and the influence of those hometown roots is clearly evident in their music. It is country-tinged post-hardcore indie rock (fuck, lets just call it what it really is... emo) that is melodic and catchy-as-hell. Anchored by the powerful male/female vocals of Dustin Addis, Matt Webb, and Shannon Burns, the band manages to rise above and diffirentiate themselves from most other bands that could be lumped into this genre. In fact, their latest record In The Shawdow Of Two Gunmen is far and away the best thing I've heard from Victory Records in quite some time. Maybe it is the combination of Americana twang and punk rock intensity but I hear influences ranging from Braid to The Anniversary (and that is a good thing).
Eric from Theme Park Experience gives In The Shadow Of Two Gunmen his seal of approval and so do I. RIYL: Rainer Maria, Hey Mercedes, etc...
MP3 | The Forecast - And We All Return To Our Roots In The Shadow Of Two Gunmen
MP3 | The Forecast - (May You One Day) Carry Me Home In The Shadow Of Two Gunmen
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Hell yes. Their last album didn't do anything for me. This new one is one of best records I've heard all year.
hrm. i believe that both cds are great, but i cannot call this emo. it no doubt has emo influences, but i'd call it somthing closer to melodic punk/post-hard core, ingredients in emo, but not quite there.
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