One of my favorite albums of the past month has been the debut release from A Shoreline Dream. This Denver band is set to release one of the finest examples of shoegazer inflected rock I've heard this Tuesday on Latenight Weeknight Records. The album itself sounds much like the band's moniker. Wispy, ethereal, hazy. Those adjectives would not be out of place in describing the wall of sound that floods the listener's ears on this album. However, that being said, tumultuous, inspiring and euphoric are also on the tip of my tongue as well. The sound is like a distant wave that builds until it crashes on the shore; this album has quite a bit in common with the ebb and flow of tidal surf as one can find themselves swept away by the rising swells and troughs of the band's layered, post-rock meet shoegaze sound. For band comparisons, I can think of no finer ones than Explosions and Godspeed, mixed with the finer points of Ride. If that description doesn't make you want to hear them, I've sincerely failed at what I do here, and the band as well, as they are far better than the sound I attribute to them. Try out a couple tracks, I guarantee you'll want to hear more from them. Go here to the Filter website to order your copy of Avoiding the Consequences. It'll be the best thing you do all I week, I swear.
Here's a couple songs to hopefully help you understand how majestic their sound is:
MP3: A Shoreline Dream - Love is a Ghost in America (my personal fave, at least for today...)
MP3: A Shoreline Dream - Saturday Morning
Check them out on myspace and sign up as a friend, their homepage is here and if you happen to be in Portland on the 19th, come out to the listening party at Towne Lounge. For those who are lucky enough to be in a city they will be playing soon, here's the dates for the West Coast tour:
Sep 19 2006 8:00P Towne Lounge - LISTENING PARTY Portland, OR
Sep 19 2006 9:00P Lipstick @ Inside Old Ironsides - LISTENING PARTY Sacramento, CA
Sep 19 2006 10:00P Transmission @ Hexagon Bar - LISTENING PARTY Minneapolis, MN
Sep 20 2006 9:00P Comet Tavern - LIVE PERFORMANCE Seattle, WA
Sep 25 2006 8:00P Star Shoes - LIVE PERFORMANCE Hollywood, CA
Sep 29 2006 9:45P Panic! @ Andersons 5th Estate - LIVE PERFORMANCE Scottsdale, AZ
Oct 6 2006 9:00P Hi-Dive - OFFICIAL CD RELEASE PARTY!!!! Denver, CO
Nov 9 2006 9:00P Darkroom - LIVE PERFORMANCE! Chicago, IL
As you can see, I only get a listening party, so those of you who do get to see the band should make plans now so as not to miss out.
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