Silver Shadows - Cold Plastic LP (Limited Edition, Blue Colored Vinyl)

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Silver Shadows seem so-named because, since forming in 2013, they've illuminated and charged dark places — Oakland squats and warehouses, dim-lit San Francisco basements — with kin etic streaks of melody and beaming vocal harmonies. Cold Plastic, the group’s debut full-length, captures and vivifies the dark luster, fidgety propulsion, and circuitous melodies that distinguish Silver Shadows as a live band. Touchstones include the enveloping choral sensibility of Grass Widow, plus the texture and introspection of Pacific Northwest outfits such as Broken Water. 4AD flag bearers loom in the narcotic murk, though not much more than the homespun pop groups on Flying Nun. Which is to say, comparisons fall short. The choppy post-punk disjunct of “Crowned” and “Own the Night” abuts intermingling expanses of guitar and keyboard on “Fragile Dawn.” “Concrete Miles” is frenetic and incisive. “What’s the Reason,” a simmering slow burn. The lyrics, delivered by three lead vocalists within the group, are fittingly allusive, embedding evocative imagery within sci-fi themes (among their influences is the writer Ursula K. LeGuin). The instrumentation is dense and saturated, glinting aurora-like at all times though not at the expense of melodic invention. released January 15, 2017Recorded by Evan Hashi and Brian Tester at New Improved Recordings (Oakland, CA) in January 2016.Mixed by Brian TesterMastered by Myles BoisonFaultlines recorded and mastered by Josiah Mazzaschi at The Cave Studio in Los Angeles, CA for Part Time Punx.Art by Megan LowDesign by Teresa YnColleen Johnson - bass, vocalsMargaret Rhodes - guitar, vocalsMegan Low - synth, vocalsChase Kamp - drums Show more