The Lonely Forest makes friends with a record deal

Anacortes-based indie rock heroes, The Lonely Forest, have just signed on with Chris Walla's new label Trans. Walla, known famously as the guitarist for Death Cab for Cutie, has produced numerous local indie acts and the Lonely Forest will be the first to his new label (Megan Seling at The Stranger has details on Walla and Atlantic). 

The Lonely Forest has seriously had this coming. The band has been a local favorite for the last couple of years, with many Web sites and publications offering some variation on the theme: "Why aren't these guys famous?" In fact, in one of the last issues of Sound magazine (before merging with City Arts) the band was featured on the cover, along with the tag line: A Band on the Brink.

Read "Rise of the Lonely Forest"

Also, last year, John Van Deusen played The Song Show and spoke with Sound editor (and now City Arts editor) Mark Baumgarten about his music:

John Van Deusen from on Vimeo.

The Lonely Forest is undoubtedly going to gain even more fans and earn greater industry respect. With the signing out of the way, that's now just a matter of time.