Survival

Forest Fire's debut album Survival was recorded over an eight-month period in Brooklyn, New York, and Portland, Oregon. The tracks are littered with out-of-tune horns, vibrant bursts of guitar, and layers of screeching electronics. Nathan Delffs' frantic guitar work threads throughout dark and carefully executed harmonies by Sharon Van Etten, Myisha Battle, and Nick Delffs (Shaky Hands).

Ghostly synthesizers, arresting vocals, and loose percussion are woven together under Adam Spittler's glimmering production. Survival was named La Blogotheque's (of Take Away Shows fame) 2008 Album of the Year, beating out year-end-list heavyweights Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, and the like!