Details:
genre:
- Rock
- Alternative
- Folk
- Acoustic
- Pop
location:
Hawthorn VIC, Australia
bio:
Joe Forrester is an alternative folk rock musician and multi-instrumentalist from Melbourne, Australia. He has performed in many interesting bands including Innocent Cabbage, A Friend of Mine, Sacre Bleu! and the VCA World Music Ensemble, but for the past three years has directed most of his energy towards his solo project, named after himself.
Joe makes his songs in a tiny room at home that used to be an open car-port but now is not. Apart from dancing in the living room in front of full-length mirrors to hits of the 90?s, his main musical interest started when his mum bought him a drum kit for $150 at the age of 12. That drum kit spurred Joe's interest in becoming a ferociously loud metal drummer and songwriter which he was for over 10 years before all related projects came to a close, mid 2008.
Around this time he found himself increasingly dabbling on the acoustic guitar, which typically added an as-yet-unwelcomed folky aspect to his songs. Whittling out a sound somewhere between the likes of Neutral Milk Hotel, Ani Difranco, Daniel Johnston, Joanna Newsom and Smog, Joe's solo project has enabled him to explore his interests in songwriting, performing, recording, producing and self-expression.
His recordings typically have an independent homeliness and the lyrical content is generally very personal. So far he has released four independent EP's, with a first LP, 'Everything's Louder In The Dark' set for release in early 2011.
website:
http://www.myspace.com/joeforrester