New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The Guardian features chillwave/dreampop band, Shades, on their latest Monday playlist. They present a call to action for chillwave fans stating, "Step this way if you miss Neon Indian, Millionyoung and those other purveyors of echo-drenched chillwave/glo-fi from the class of 2009 to 2010."
Shades has captured the attention of established music outlets like Stereogum and has been featured in Paste Magazine's "10 Idaho Bands You Should Listen to Right Now." The synth-driven pop band based out of Boise, Idaho formed in 2011 by friends Louie Bash (synthesizers, sampling), David Mikkelson (lead vocals), Nathan Hope (drums), and Tom Racine (guitar). Shades live shows highlight their color and sound concept.Shades releases their upcoming self-released album Common Desire on July 31, 2015. The lush melodic arrangements of the band have been categorized into some of the more recently forged genre scaffolds such as electronica, chillwave, and dream pop.
Listen to the first single (approved for mp3 download) "Time Back" off their upcoming release:
Common Desire - Release Date: July 31, 2015
Tracklisting:
Fragile
Balloon
Gasp
No Other Way
Feel
No Pressure
Time Back
Brief Escape
Dark Tide
Desert Eyes
Lost Kids
Smoke Screen
Still Moons
Wrive
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