Biography

Contact Info:
Paula Hersom - Horizontal Trees, LLC
horizontaltllc@gmail.com
207-837-0608


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Release date: October 2019

The Minutes and the Mistress was recorded at sessions in late 2017 and early 2018 at Yellow Dog Studios in Wimberly, Texas (near Austin) with award-winning producer David Percefull. The album’s nine songs are a mix of rock ‘n roll, hard rock, Americana, country, and some powerful hybrid sounds that are as rugged and individualistic as Foster. “I’ve always believed you can become anything you want to be,” he says. “I don’t put labels on things, and I put no boundaries on music either.” Fittingly, he cites diverse influences and favorites including Jimmy Page, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Corrs, Alice In Chains, Bob Seger, Georgia Satellites, and Sara Bareilles.

In creating songs, Foster – an English honors student in his school days – says he likes to write short stories and set them to music. He adds, “But, as a producer once told me, a short story is supposed to be just that, don’t put too much information in.” Foster’s spare narratives are packed with powerful emotions, though, and his always
heartfelt delivery.

All these “short stories” are both introspective and emotionally vulnerable, offering an authentic human connection for listeners. Foster aims to search for the honesty and truth in things, a quest that flows naturally through all his endeavors – his stewardship of the forests of Maine, and the creative expression that is tapping into his equally deep dedication to be an artist making music that moves and matters.

“To the fans: Live as if your life depended on it” -Allen Foster

Allen Foster: Vocals, Guitars
Josh Center: Drums
Adam J Odor: Bass
J. Meridian: Backing Vocals
Donny Wynn: Drums
Glenn Fukunaga: Bass
Bukka Allen: Hammond Organ
Steve Littleton: Hammond Organ




1.Believing Now (3:39)

Click here to go to the Believing Now Music Video

Songwriter, Publishing & PRO:
Allen Foster Higgins / Horizontal Trees LLC / BMI

“Believing Now,” a rocker that Foster says is “about someone on their worst day, hopefully tomorrow will be better. We’ll get through it.”

ISRC Code: QZ CUU 14-00004

Allen Foster: Vocals, Guitars
Josh Center: Drums
Adam J Odor Bass
J. Meridian: Backing Vocals


2.Adriana (4:05)

Click here to go to the Adriana music video

Songwriter, Publishing & PRO:
Allen Foster Higgins / Horizontal Trees LLC / BMI

“Adriana,” which speaks to the essence of The Minutes and the Mistress – Foster sings about being captivated by someone, with eyes that hold you even if you try to run away. “It’s not really about the woman, it’s about music.”

ISRC Code: QZ CUU 17-00005

Allen Foster: Vocals, Guitars
Josh Center: Drums
Adam J Odor Bass
J. Meridian: Backing Vocals


3.Heart Of Mine (4:23)

Click here to go to the Heart Of Mine lyrical video

Songwriter, Publishing & PRO:
Allen Foster Higgins / Horizontal Trees LLC / BMI

ISRC Code: QZ CUU 18-00006

Allen Foster: Vocals, Guitars
Josh Center: Drums
Adam J Odor Bass
J. Meridian: Backing Vocals


4.Broken Home (3:18)

Click here to go to the Heart Of Mine music video

Songwriter, Publishing & PRO:
Allen Foster Higgins / Horizontal Trees LLC / BMI

ISRC Code: QZ CUU 17-00007

“Broken Home,” another heartbreaker about which Foster says, “Sometimes you just have to sling your stuff in the truck and get gone.”

Allen Foster: Vocals, Guitars
Josh Center: Drums
Adam J Odor Bass
J. Meridian: Backing Vocals


5.Land Beyond (6:15)

Click here to go to the Land Beyond music video

Songwriter, Publishing & PRO:
Allen Foster Higgins / Horizontal Trees LLC / BMI

ISRC Code:QZ CUU 17-00008

The beautiful and elegiac “Land Beyond,” with lyrics from the point of view of a woman with a new baby who lost her husband on 9/11 on the flight that went down in Pennsylvania. The haunting acoustic outro underscores the sense of loss.

Allen Foster: Vocals, Guitars
Josh Center: Drums
Donny Wynn: Drums
Adam J Odor: Bass
Glenn Fukunaga: Bass
J. Meridian: Backing Vocals
Bukka Allen: Hammond Organ


6.Time Of The Year (3:15) (Single)

Click here to go to the Time Of The Year music video

Songwriter, Publishing & PRO:
Allen Foster Higgins / Horizontal Trees LLC / BMI

ISRC Code:QZ CUU 17-00009

“The rootsy “Time of the Year” is about honesty and commitment, and considers the struggles related to staying true to love – and to music – and the time and resources required to do so.

Allen Foster: Vocals, Guitars
Donny Wynn: Drums
Glenn Fukunaga: Bass
J. Meridian: Backing Vocals
Steve Littleton: Hammond Organ


7.My Own Prison (4:34)

Click here to go to the My Own Prison music video

Songwriter, Publishing & PRO:
Allen Foster Higgins / Horizontal Trees LLC / BMI

ISRC Code:QZ CUU 17-00010

“My Own Prison” has a driving beat and continues the ruminations over the commitment to music – and to forestry – and the expenses that mount.

Allen Foster: Vocals, Guitars
Donny Wynn: Drums
Glenn Fukunaga: Bass
J. Meridian: Backing Vocals
David Percefull: Hammond Organ


8.Run Out Of Time (4:45)

Click here to go to the Run Out Of Time music video

Songwriter, Publishing & PRO:
Allen Foster Higgins / Horizontal Trees LLC / BMI

ISRC Code:QZ CUU 17-00011

“Run Out of Time”, the album’s one duet, again confronts a mountain of doubt, but allows a slice of hope that things will get figured out and brighter days are ahead.

Allen Foster: Vocals, Guitars
Donny Wynn: Drums
Glenn Fukunaga: Bass
J. Meridian: Backing Vocals
Bukka Allen: Hammond Organ


9.Broken Toys (4:04)

Click here to go to the Broken Toys music video

Songwriter, Publishing & PRO:
Allen Foster Higgins / Horizontal Trees LLC / BMI

ISRC Code:QZ CUU 18-00012

“Broken Toys,” an acoustic, Americana inflected track written from the perspective of playthings that have been cast aside. Full of bittersweet charm, the song was written for Paula’s grand kids, who live with them.

Allen Foster: Vocals, Guitars
Josh Center: Drums
Adam J Odor: Bass
J. Meridian: Backing Vocals




Allen Foster is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist from Brunswick, Maine, whose work has been embraced by respected artists and applauded by loyal fans across multiple genres.

His music is grounded in the deep roots of country and rock, and his songs are already known for their ability to stir hearts and rattle souls across genres and generations. As a professional musician, he’s a self-proclaimed late-bloomer, but truth be told, his musical work is the product of a long-simmering passion that’s now primed and ready to blow the music world wide open.

The timing couldn’t be better for listeners who’ve been longing for someone of such caliber to emerge with powerful rock and Americana sounds again. And with early recognition that’s thrown him into the spotlight from the Northeast to Nashville, he’s got the momentum.

Foster is motivated by the ideals and events of everyday life in America; chief among them is celebrating and supporting his peers in the forestry/logging industry who risk their lives to supply the world with forest products. Logging, like music, has connections to nearly every part of life, but for Foster, it IS a way of life.

“He has a pure, no-nonsense attitude about music, forestry, and genuine hard work,” said longtime music industry professional Paula Hersom, who is Foster’s partner in business and life. “It’s great to see him embrace this part of his life. It’s always been about hard-work days and long nights, but now he gets to share the sounds that come from it — from working within the rhythms that are born in the woods of Maine.”