London-based alt/folk newcomers aforest are proud to reveal their debut single ‘Something I Need’, set for release on 24th March 2026 via Wipe Out Music, following an exclusive first play from Daniel P Carter on the BBC R1 Rock Show last night.

The track is the first to be taken from their forthcoming debut EP, set for release at the end of 2026, with further details to be announced over the coming months.

Already booked to appear at 2000trees Festival this summer, aforest will be announcing further live dates in the near future.

A song that details the difficulty of processing big information and emotions inspired by receiving “bad calls”, the single is a promising glimpse of just one facet of what’s to come from the debut collection.

“This first single had a working title of ‘Bad Call’ for maybe four years, but it seemed a bit too on the nose,” says front man Matthew Hughes of the track. “I think when writing the music for the EP, this was always going to be the first thing I released. It’s perhaps a bit more rock influenced than a lot of the music from a forest, but as a statement, musically and lyrically, it’s perfect. As much as originally in my head, I wanted the whole thing to sound as bleak as ‘Nebraska’ by Springsteen.”