Future of Forrestry New Album Series – Part 1: Traveler

Future of Forestry has not one new album, but four new albums coming soon. The first? Travel. Wait, it gets better: you can download the new song, Traveler’s Song, for free!

Previously named “Something Like Silas”, the band was signed and decided to rebirth under the name “Future of Forestry” after a C.S. Lewis poem entitled “The Future of Forestry.” Twilight (buy it) marked their first full length album, and it was absolutely excellent making my Top Albums of 2008 (even though it was released in 2006).

Hailing from San Diego, CA, they’re automatically cooler than most of us. But unlike many So Cal bands, their music has substance, soul, and depth. Lyrically provocative, filled with rich harmonies, and a displaying a damn good use of digital delay, it’s just really good stuff.

Their new album, Travel, is actually the first in a four part album series. Sort of like that time your parents decided to give you four small gifts instead of one big one…hopefully this works out better…

Travel will be released on May 5th (yes, Cinco de Mayo) and will contain 6 tracks. Until then, Future of Forestry will be releasing a new track each week on their MySpace page. At the time of writing, there are three tracks up (Traveler’s Song, Colors in Array and This Hour) on their page. Leading up to the album release, you can also download Traveler’s Song from Future of Forestry’s store. Check it out, it’s a rad song:

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And check them out on Twitter.