Morella's Forest is the kind of female-fronted band that has the potential to break into the mainstream with one catchy polished hit, then fade back into underground status, not unlike Save Ferris or Letters to Cleo.
On its fourth record, the band moves from Tooth & Nail and chooses to forego the previous production services of Keith Cleversey (Hum, Spiritualized, Flaming Lips), resulting in a record that is still quite indie, but not too far from sounding like, say, Avril Lavigne.
For now, thanks to vocalist Sydney Rentz, they're reminiscent of Velocity Girl or the Blake Babies (although a bit tamer).
They're not quite as syrupy on Tiny Lights of Heaven (1996's Ultraphonic Hiss had titles such as "Butter Scotch Boy"), but it's still a charming confection of breezy and innocent melodies that are rooted in indie pop and barely infer the previous noise and new wave-influenced rock of previous efforts.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RunningShawn Johnson | Morella's Forest | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Shining StarsShawn Johnson | Morella's Forest | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | ChoppyShawn Johnson | Morella's Forest | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | LullabyShawn Johnson | Morella's Forest | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Love Is BlindShawn Johnson | Morella's Forest | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Sand and the SeaShawn Johnson | Morella's Forest | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Some Other TimeShawn Johnson | Morella's Forest | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | Gentle Go the HoursShawn Johnson | Morella's Forest | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 9 | HopelessShawn Johnson | Morella's Forest | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 10 | Never Let GoShawn Johnson | Morella's Forest | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 38 mins | 88 MB | |||||
| 38 mins | 286 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heather Campbell | Layout Design |
| 2 | Joel | Bass |
| 3 | Shawn Johnson | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer |
| 4 | Nick Kizirnis | Guitar (Steel) |
| 5 | Ed Lacy | Organ |
| 6 | Morella's Forest | Primary Artist |
| 7 | Jesse Sprinkle | Cover Photo, Drums, Engineer, Photography, Producer |
| 8 | Sydney | Vocals |
| 9 | Andy Valeri | Executive Producer, Layout Design |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |