Toronto punk act Deforesters will release their debut LP Leonard on February 25, 2017 through Black Numbers. They are streaming a new song called “What Do You Want On Your Tombstone?” here.
Here’s that the band had to say about Leonard:
“We recorded it at Drive Studios with Steve Rizun (Flatliners, Junior Battles, Creepshow, Success). We recorded the album in a few big chunks followed by lots of piecemeal days to finish stuff up. Musically I would say we want to achieve the following: finely tuned pop songs played through a modern punk aesthetic and sensibility with nods to classic punk rock like the Ramones, Dead Kennedys and Buzzcocks as well as a wide array of outside influences like classic rock and pop, folk, country, Tin Pan Alley and traditional heavy metal. I would describe lyrical themes as the inevitability of both change and stagnation, ennui, the difficulty of maintaining meaningful relationships, the feeling of isolation and invisibility one experiences in large urban centres and self-deprecation .”
Leonard Track Listing:
1. Obligatory Cutesy Intro
2. A Song For The Reptoids Of Denver International Airport To Sing
3. I’ll Take The Crab Juice
4. Zesty Mordant
5. Is This A God Damn?
6. The Topiary Animals Are Telling Me To Do Terrible Things
7. Exercise In Futility
8. Air Out Your Stinkables
9. Clever Song Title
10. What Do You Want On Your Tombstone?
11. This Is Gibsonton Not Gainesville
12. Snow Line
13. Municipal Geography Lesson
Leonard will serve as a follow-up to Deforesters 2016 self-titled EP.
About the band:
Deforesters are an honest-to-goodness no-bullshit punk rock band; four guys on stage, sweating playing simple yet effective songs about everyday life. The band features Kris on lead guitar and vocals, Shawn (The Roman Line / Plan 37) on rhythm guitar and vocals, Pod (The Roman Line) on lead vocals and bass and Zack (PUP) on drums and vocals. Deforestors formed in 2013 and released their debut EP Bones on vinyl through Get Party Records.
Over the years, they’ve played Gainesville’s The Fest and Montreal’s Pouzza Fest. In 2015, they released a self-titled EP through Black Numbers. The EP was produced by Steve Rizun (The Flatliners, The Penske File, Success).
