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Members:
KB – vocals, guitars, piano, misc
Mika Posen – violin, viola, piano, vocals
Kyle Donnelly – bass, guitar, vocals
Christian Ingelevics – drums, percussion
Tim Bruton – synth, guitar, bass, vocals
Bio:
In the heart of Canada’s largest city, Forest City Lovers — Kat Burns (vocals/guitar/piano), Kyle Donnelly (bass/guitar/vocals), Mika Posen (violin/piano/vocals) and Christian Ingelevics — strive to tame the urban wilderness and add some melody to the chaos.
Forest City Lovers burst onto Toronto’s music scene in 2006 as a pseudo solo project by young songwriter Kat Burns. The independent release of the 2006 album, The Sun and the Wind solidified Burns’ place in the Toronto music scene and was received well by critics. Released independently and joined on record and live by some talented friends (James Bunton, Andrew Kinoshita of Ohbijou, Andy Magoffin of Two Minute Miracles, Jenny Mitchell of Barmitzvah Brothers), the Sun and the Wind was a breath of fresh air and exposed the talent of the emerging songwriter. Chart called the record “delightfully engaging” while Exclaim proclaimed Burns “enigmatic and subtly inventive.”
While touring in support of this debut record, Forest City Lovers developed into a cohesive and complete unit and became “a band”. With a renewed sense of excitement and dynamics, thanks to Mika Posen’s string arrangements and a tight rhythm section, the band headed back in the studio to record twelve new songs. With the help of some dear friends, including James Bunton and Heather Kirby (Ohbijou), the band hunkered down for nine-months at Kirby’s Dreamland, in Toronto, with a handful of new material to work on.
These sessions birthed Haunting Moon Sinking which straddles the line between heartbreakingly beautiful and intimately powerful. Exploring themes of love and life with lush and poignant orchestration, Haunting Moon Sinking grows with every listen. With many Toronto talents filling out chorused vocals and swelling string arrangements, Haunting Moon Sinking steps into a natural progression from the band’s previous effort.
The songs of Forest City Lovers are catchy, yet fragile, and hope to melt your heart, or at least make it beat.
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I love you guys! you’re great..
Comment by from Mongolia — April 25, 2008 #
I absolutely love you guys. The first time I listened to your albums, I could not stop smiling. I couldn’t help but bob my head and tap my foot – your just music lifts my soul :-).
Come to New Jersey! Play for us :-).
Comment by Katie — May 21, 2008 #
The music I likes, but it does seem ironic you’ve played to almost everywhere in Ontario with the obvious exception of the 350,000 plus faithful in The Forest City itself. And you call yourself Forest City Lovers? Where’s the love? If this carries on maybe you should change your name to the “Puck’s Farm in Schomberg Lovers”.
Comment by JH — June 26, 2008 #
We will try and get to London!!!
Comment by forestcitylovers — July 24, 2008 #
I love this band and their music! I especially love the song orphans. i like to listen to it when im falling asleep. It makes me happy! :)
Comment by Laurel — August 26, 2008 #
Thanks guys, you are so nice.
Comment by forestcitylovers — September 18, 2008 #
Hey, I just started school at King’s in Halifax and found out you were here just last year!
Do you need/would you like an invitation to come again? I would love to see you live.
Comment by MJ — September 27, 2008 #
Hi MJ
we’ll be back in Halifax, probably in the spring.
Comment by forestcitylovers — October 7, 2008 #
Great to see you have finally found a new drummer!
Comment by Ron — November 29, 2008 #
I don’t know if you’re aware but you guys are sort of a big deal… Keep making the music that’s making me want to make music!
Comment by Calvin — January 25, 2009 #
i love you all and i think y’all are so cute
Comment by Andrew — June 12, 2009 #