
Their name is Forsthays, which may song British or European in nature but this is how they spell out the phrase “Forest Haze”. It’s kinda artsy fartsy but now that you know this, you can tell other people why you’re wearing a Forsthays shirt or scarf and laugh when they pronounce it wrong.
Moving on, their music is described as being “R&B garage with the melodic styling of Frank Ocean and James Blake”, which might sound odd unless you know who Ocean and Blake are. In this case, Forsthays would like for you to get to know who they are: Dominique is the singer, Robar is the producer. With roots in both Minneapolis and Berlin, Forsthays want you to think differently about them, which may also lead to you hear them differently. Begins With You is the group’s 5-song EP which opens with the song “Better Off Now”, and while it may lead to you saying “I’m better off now after hearing this duo”, you might just want to tell others “hey, I felt good after checking this group out, I want you to know about them. I even made a shirt.” In truth, if you love soul music with a pinch of edginess, you’re going to like them. Download “Better Off Now” for free while supplies last.
If you opt to also buy the EP below (via Bandcamp), the duo are hard at work on making a debut album they hope to complete before the end of the year.
https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F131725915
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=15521663/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=F3FE0D/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/