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Italy's Be Forest released new LP, covered Beat Happening, touring w/ Tennis System after CMJ (dates, streams)

by Bill Pearis

Be Forest

Italian trio Be Forest are masters of mood, making swoony dreampop informed by the classics but very much in the now. The band (who share a member with Brothers in Law) released their second album, Earthbeat, earlier this year via We Were Never Boring and you can stream the whole thing below. If you like Slowdive, ’80s-era 4AD and modern stuff like The xx, you definitely should. The band also just released a cover of Beat Happening’s “Indian Summer” which makes its premiere in this post. There are no shortage of covers of this song, but Be Forest really make it their own. Listen below.

Be Forest will be making their first trip to North America next month for a coast-to-coast tour. That starts in NYC for CMJ where they currently have two shows lined up: A day show at Cake Shop on October 22 (lineup TBA) and then a show at DROM later that night. More CMJ shows might be announced, stay tuned.

West Coast dates of their tour are with Los Angeles band Tennis System whose new album, Technicolor Blind, is out October 21. You can stream a track from that below. The band will also be here for CMJ, playing October 24 at Lit Lounge and other shows TBA.

All Be Forest and Tennis System tour dates are listed, along with song streams, below…

Be Forest – Indian Summer (Beat Happening cover)

Be Forest – 2014 Tour Dates
10/22 – New York @ Cake Shop (12:30)
10/22 – New York @ CMJ – DROM (20:15)
10/27 – Philadelpha @ Milkboy
11/2 – Cincinnati @ The Rake’s End w/JERK
11/3 – St. Louis @ Plush
11/4 – Chicago @ Empty Bottle
11/5 – Milwaukee @ Quarters Rock ‘n Roll Palace w/Sat. Nite Duets
11/6 – San Diego @ The Hideout w/ Tennis System
11/7 – Tucson @ Solar Culture w/Tennis System
11/8 – Phoenix @ Rips Bar – Obscura w/ Tennis System
11/10 – Los Angeles @ KXLU – Part Time Punks
11/11 – Los Angeles @ Los Globos w/Tennis System
11/12 – Oakland @ Night Light w/Tennis System
11/13 – San Francisco @ Knockout w/Tennis System
11/15 – Sacramento @ Witch Room w/ Tennis System
11/16 – Portland @ Rontom’s w/Ghost to Falco
11/18 – Seattle @ KEXP
11/19 – Coeur d’Alene @ Hanging Dcuk w/ Tennis System
11/21 – Seattle @ Hollow Earth w/ Tennis System
11/22 – Arcata @ The Alibi w/ Tennis System

Tennis System – 2014 Tour Dates:
10/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ La Cita
10/11 – Tempe, AZ @ Fifty One West
10/13 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
10/14 – Austin, TX @ Cheer Up Charlie’s
10/17 – Atlanta, GA @ Mammal Gallery
10/19 – Washington DC @ Velvet Lounge
10/20 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary
10/24 – New York, NY @ Lit Lounge (CMJ)
10/26 – Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
10/27 – Chicago, IL @ The Burlington
10/28 – St. Louis, MO @ The Demo
11/06 – San Diego, CA @ The Hideout ^
11/07 – Tucson, AZ @ Solar Culture ^
11/08 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rips Bar/Obscura ^
11/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Los Globos ^
11/12 – Oakland, CA @ Night Light ^
11/13 – San Francisco, CA @ Knockout ^
11/15 – Sacramento, CA @ Witch Room ^
11/16 – Portland, OR @ Rontom’s ^
11/17 – Olympia, WA @ The Guest House
^ w/ Be Forest