Shiny Around The Edges - Ride EP
ARTIST.....: Shiny Around The Edges
TITLE......: Ride EP
LABEL......: n/a
URL........: www.shinyaroundtheedges.com
RIP DATE...: Mar-07-2005
STORE DATE.: Sep-00-2004
GENRE......: Lo-Fi
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 19,8 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Ride 03:30
02 - David Bowie 04:29
03 - In The Heart Of The Heart 05:02
04 - The Needle And The Damage Done 03:17
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16:18 min
Release Notes:
Residing in Denton, Texas, Shiny Around the Edges is an
atmospheric band that enjoys libraries, wide-open prairie spaces,
NPR, Sonic Youth bootlegs, Billie Holiday records, and rainy days.
The band strives to create songs that serve as tone poems amongst
the high grasses and wildflowers that make the North Texas prairie
a pastoral wonderland.
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All songs (c)2004 Shiny Music (ASCAP)
Except "The Needle and The Damage Done" by Neil Young
(c) 1972 Warner Bros. Records
Shiny Around The Edges are:
Jennifer - vocals, guitar
Michael - guitar, vocals, xylophone
Recorded in Denton, Texas at
Satisfactory Recording by Justin Collins
Songs 1, 2 & 4 include substantial samples from If Thousands'
discography. The source information is as follows:
1. "He Had The Smell of Wyoming Sagebrush" Lullaby Silber Records
2. "And The Scent of The Trees" Lullaby Silber Records
4. "We Sent H.L.R.E." Yellowstone Chairkickers Music
(c) 2002 p.a.w.h.o. music
www.ifthousands.com
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Publication: Venues
Reviewer: M. Alex Goldman
On this 4-song EP, Denton's dual-guitar wunderkinds Shiny Around
the Edges put together an impressive soundtrack to the apocalypse.
The first two songs, "Ride" and "David Bowie," sound like they
were recorded in the same bad dream that spawned Sonic Youth's
chiller "Protect Me You." The latter two shift dramatically in
tone, with "In the Heart of the Heart," a simple melody consisting
of undistorted guitar, two sleepy voices and lots of reverb, and
an overwrought, fuzz-heavy rendition of Neil Young's "The Needle
and the Damage Done." While these minimal, caterwauling gems might
not be for all tastes, this brief, and beautifully packaged EP is
a success. Before the mainstream press jumps all over them, allow
me to be the first to say that Jennifer and Michael of Shiny
Around the Edges are this decade's Mecca Normal.