Interview: Join Forest Mountain Lion as They Chart New Pathways in Animist Folk

In this interview, the Oregon-based artist, Forest Mountain Lion, unpacks the deeply personal threads woven through their upcoming LP, Love and Other Acts of Subversion, discussing how their connection to the natural world and resistance to exploitative systems set the tone for both the lyrics and arrangements. With candid reflections on emotional honesty, the technical slog of home recording, and the communal energy shared with vocal collaborators, Forest Mountain Lion invites readers to experience the album as an act of reclamation—one that doesn’t shy away from hardship or hope. The conversation also explores the merging of visual art and music, promising an immersive album experience shaped by the wild Oregon landscape and radical intention. Welcome to A&R Factory, Forest Mountain Lion. It’s a pleasure to have you with us as we explore the depth and intention behind your latest album. How did your relationship with the natural world find its way so prominently into the heart of Love and Other Acts of Subversion, both lyrically and sonically? Music is one of the most powerful forces in our world because it can help us feel things we can’t process alone. These songs simultaneously mourn our exploitative relationship with the natural world […]

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