Forests , Skip Skip Ben Ben , Heartones

Forests

Hailing from Taiwan: the land where cigarettes, outdoor drinking, and 2-wheeled transportation is still common, Forests have been making fuzzy and fast music for you. Yes, I do mean you. Music so perfect for surf and/or turf that you need to wear boots with your swim trunks like Grandpa intended. After road testing their material for the past few months, it is time for them to come to your earholes. Embrace them and make them a part of your life. Rock as hard as you want, but be certain to bring another pair of socks.

要用文字描述 Forests 森林合唱樂團是件非常困難的事，就像在面對一座真正的森林時，你不會說：「這是第一棵樹，左邊那棵是他的表哥，後面那一整排都是不好相處的鄰居。」你會瞪大雙眼，心中讚嘆著：
「哇。森林。」
他們是藝術家、魔術師，也是絕頂迷人的騙子。他們可以將一張塞滿巧思的專輯擺到你面前，然後面不改色的說「這張專輯是 No Fun，其實。」他們可以站上台就讓在場所有人回到六零年代，無論是否真的是聽著收音機長大，都開始緬懷那個從天線放射出熱門金曲的年代。他們可以在音樂停下來後，讓所有人在休止符中想通「原來沒有 Forests 的現實是這樣阿，無趣。」
No Fun 是一張誕生於，且屬於台灣的專輯；如果有任何相左的意見，都是低估了這片土地的奇異性。要享受 No Fun，無須熟稔衝浪音樂是怎樣在美國掀起熱潮，讓日本流行音樂改觀，再影響到台灣上一個世代的潮客，也不用了解低傳真實驗、海灘男孩合音，或是 Louis C.K. 的哲思，只要張開耳朵踏進森林就夠了。
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skip skip ben ben

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