When Holly Forrest decided to travel half a world away to Canada to pursue a career in music, she never expected her artistic dreams to come true so quickly and so completely.
Twelve hours after landing at Toronto’s Pearson airport, the Australian native met the person who not only helped her accomplish this epic creative quest but who would also become her music partner and confidente, Toronto singer/songwriter Matt Fuentes. The serendipitous meeting was the beginning of an exciting and fulfilling collaboration which they aptly named FXRRVST (pronounced forest).
Since that life-changing, summer day in 2015, the soft-spoken, low key creative duo behind the masterfully composed songs continue to be as approachable and relatable as their music, as evidenced by the success of their 2017 debut release, May XXVI.
The momentum has continued unabated through to the early days of 2020, as the anticipation for the upcoming release of the new FXRRVST EP, “Dear Friend; (Side A)” (available April 10) has become incandescently hot. The first single, Bad Things, is palpably buzz-worthy for how compelling and memorable the song is, and for the depth and evocative nature of the story behind it.
“Bad Things is about having someone or something to help you. One of my school counselors would always use the metaphor where I am in a hole and I can’t get out on my own, so she gives me a rope. I want people to understand that it’s okay to reach out for help if you need it. It’s really a song that’s just saying that it’s okay to not be okay,” she explained.
The band enlisted the help of some of the most famous Toronto-based Instagram dogs – @HortonScsnorto, @HazelMcSnorton, @Kimchithecorgi, @dawson_s_creek, and some additional four-legged extras for the video.
“We decided to use the pups in the video because from personal experience, no matter how down you are, dogs make everything better,” said Fuentes.
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