Forest Porridge - "Talking to Myself" EP Premiere

FOREST PORRIDGE - “TALKING TO MYSELF”

“Denver act Forest Porridge, consisting of Colin Martin & Dan Costello, is back with a brand new EP called Talking to Myself. This three-track EP was written and recorded by band frontman Colin Martin in his apartment over the first few months of quarantine. The group experiments with sonic layers and textures that are new to the Forest Porridge sound we’ve come to know. Beating drum machines, bass guitar riffs, & smooth synthesizers seem to have amplified the band’s songwriting soundscape.

The EP begins with the track “Blinded Blonded”, a smooth and mellow approach to the story of loving someone you know can’t stick around. A favorite line of mine is where Martin sings, “I know what you came here for, my clothes are already on the floor.” In that line, it feels like he is stating that he is well aware of what his role is in the relationship. Martin touches on the theme of another lost relationship with the second track off the EP properly titled “Drunk”. The song takes you to someone who seems to be drunk off of their emotions. When he refrains “such a fool for you speaking what’s on my mind,” it seems as if there is an inability to communicate the way they truly feel - and feels like an idiot because of it.

The instrumentation of this track is what makes it jump out. The layers of smooth synths, steady drumbeat, and harmonized vocals take you to a relaxed place to reflect on your actions of when you may have acted like a fool yourself. The final track, “Talking to Myself”, kicks off with an ambient and echoed finger-picked guitar part. When you finally fall into the acoustic groove presented by Martin, you start catching the hidden layers of synth and lead guitar parts panned in your headphones behind his vocals. The lyrics in this final track represent a sense of maturity and clarity with phrases such as “have a real conversation, talk about how you’re feeling.” This track seems to me to almost be the “sober” reflection of the second track “Drunk”.

When the EP finally comes to an end you can feel a sense of calmness. If you are someone who has been talking to themselves over these quarantine times, I highly recommend you take some time for yourself & take this three-track EP on a “sunshine walk.”

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Review by ::

Shaun Crowley

Head Organizer

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