Five Minutes With: Montréal Folk Band Oliver Forest

Oliver Forest (all of our forest) is a fusion of folk, pop, and rock. The band’s sound is a testament to its artistry and creativity, blending powerful melodies and rich instrumentation into a truly unique listening experience.

Oliver Forest

Name:

Oliver Forest

Genre:

Indie Alternative Rock

Founded:

2017

# of Albums:

3

Latest Album:

Anything But You

Latest Single:

Trouble

Latest Video:

Favourite musician growing up:

Meg: Mika (Everybody’s gunna love today, gunna love today…), Josh: Linkin Park

Favourite musician now:

Robin: Blaze Foley, Josh: The 1975

Guilty pleasure song:

Robin: Bet on It (Troy Bolton, High School Musical)

Live show ritual:

1. An occasional 5 minute meditation with the lights off :’)
2. Yelling “Remeber me” (a spelling mistake printed on our first CDs)

Favourite local musician:

Jon: probably the bands Moist and Arcade Fire

EP or LP?

Meg: EP because I have no attention span

Early bird or night owl?

Robin & Josh: Night owl

Road or studio?

Robin: Studio. Josh: Both

Where can we follow you? 

YouTube | Tiktok | Instagram | Spotify

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Rapid Fire Local Questions:

What is your favourite local restaurant?

Meg and Josh: Kanbai Yunnan Noodles!!!!!!! So good (if you’re not a vegetarian/vegan)

What is your favourite street in your city and why?

Robin: My favourite street is mine because I live on it and if I’m on my street I can run back to my house instantly if danger occurs. Josh: Wellington ‘cause it’s pedestrian-only 😉

What is your favourite park in your city and why?

Rob: The Angrignon Park for its beautiful trees, abundance of space, lake and trails…

What is your favourite music venue in your city?

Jon: I’ve grown to quite enjoy Petit Campus and Le Ministère. Josh: MTelus Meg: Corona all the way babyyy (now known as Beanfield)

What is your favourite music store in your city?

Long & McQuade