Popular OurStage quintet Shorelines End is celebrating their new EP Cold Summer Night with an all ages CD release show this Saturday in Plano, Texas. Cold Summer Night offers five new tracks from the Dallas, Texas-based band—each song showcasing the polished yet rocking sound that’s helping the band gain a solid stream of media attention.
Over the past few years, the band’s profile has steadily risen thanks to a front page feature on PureVolume, an invitation to play a label showcase as part of the Amplify Music Conference and, of course, an AOL Music feature from OurStage. Shorelines End may garner even more interest as they switch things up with their EP release strategy. Unlike Michael Zapruder, the band is releasing their disc before the digital album is available for download in mid-June, and this could very well be the key to get fans to forgo downloading since the CD is the only purchase option.
Make no mistake, Shorelines End totally own their sound, spanning genres from Pop to Alternative to Modern Rock. It’s the perfect mix to kick off a summer party, or to get you pumped up for one of Shorelines End’s
upcoming shows.
Plushgun started like a lot of other musical projects: Singer Dan Ingala writing songs on his acoustic guitar in his “overpriced and undersized ‘bedroom’ in New York City”. He decided to go in a new direction from that point by adding edgy synthesizers to his songs. Now armed with catchy tunes and innovative instrumentation, Ingala sought out to find gigs to play. He then hooked up with the rest of the band to fill out his sound (Taylor Armstrong-Guitar/Vocals and Matt Bogdanow- Drums/Vocals).
Plushgun’s debut full-length album is as catchy as it is unique. The album starts with an ambient fade in, and ends just the same. But don’t let that fool you the “gun” is just as much present in this album as the “plush”. Songs like “How We Roll” and “Union Pool” add a harsher punch to the smoothness of a lot of the melodies. Even within the first song, “Dancing in a Minefield,” after the first few lines, you suddenly get hit with a barrage of driving synth tracks and quickly delivered lyrics. The CD peaks around “Union Pool” and ends in a decently subtle “ballad” with “An Aria“.
This isn’t the first time that Plushgun is making an appearance on OurStage as a feature, nor is it their first time in this blog. Having been in the top 10 in numerous channels for a total of over 10 months as well as gaining notable awards such as the Noise Pop critics choice and CMJ showcase, this band’s new album isn’t the first news piece about them. In fact, they have recently been featured over at AOL. Plushgun’s new album “Pins and Panzers” drops February 17th, and you can download it from iTunes or pick it up at one of their shows. In fact, they have a couple of release parties planned: February 18th, at Fontana’s in New York, NY and Febuary 19th, at Harper’s Ferry in Boston, MA. Keep an eye on this band as they are on the rise and check them out next time they’re in your area!
