The Blind Shake ‘Fly Right’ Album / Out April 14th Through Slovenly Recordings / Slayed SXSW / Head To Europe For April Tour
The Blind Shake “Fly Right” Album Out April 14th
Through Slovenly Recordings
Minneapolis bald-headed freaks knock out bold garage wail/spaghetti western-tinged surf punk with viscerally dramatic scare tactics
Slayed SXSW
Head to Europe for April tour
Slovenly Recordings is hyped as hell to announce their inevitable teaming with Minneapolis, MN bald-headed freaks, THE BLIND SHAKE. This intense trio led by The Brothers Blaha (Jim and Mike, plus drummer/brother from another, Dave Roper) has been plowing through massive waves of reverberation since 2003, releasing a heap of deep records along the way, including a few collaborations with legendary space-punk, MICHAEL YONKERS.
Taking a more melodic approach than on previous releases, this 9-cut “Fly Right” 12 inch mini-LP is another sonic hurdle for the band, steadily alternating between bold, phaser-heavy garage wail (“Tar Paper”, “Holy Road”), trippy, spaghetti-western tinged surf-punk (“A Clock, A Window, A Pyramid”, “Diamond Days”) and viscerally dramatic scare tactics (title track “Fly Right”). The Blind Shake has forged a unique concept with their bizarre visual assault, instigating onstage behavior and a seemingly bottomless well of haunting songs. They recently completed a US tour with San Diego guru/legend SWAMI JOHN REIS, in support of the collaborative “Modern Surf Classics” album, and now focus on the new record, with a tour of Europe upcoming in April. US shows to be announced later.
‘‘Wish You Were There’/NPR SXSW coverage – photo by Adam Kissick for NPR
Noisey/SXSW coverage – photo by Steven Ruud
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