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Shannon & The Clams

The Moon Is In The Wrong Place

    The Moon Is In The Wrong Place is an upbeat, yet poignant narrative on grief and resilience from Shannon & The Clams. Woven from the threads of devastating loss and communal ties in the aftermath of profound loss – the sudden passing of Shannon's fianceé just months before their wedding – this record unfolds as the Clams' most introspective to date. With Dan Auerbach's production, the album delves deep into themes of heartache and healing, and showcases the band's trademark wry psychedelia, energetic nostalgia, and flourishes of retro beauty. It's a tribute to the power of art and community to triumph over tragedy, and a milestone in Shannon & The Clams' venerable oeuvre.

    TRACK LISTING

    CD TRACKLIST

    1. The Vow
    2. The Hourglass 
    3. Big Wheel 
    4. Oh So Close, Yet So Far 
    5. UFO
    6. What You're Missing 
    7. Real Or Magic 
    8. The Moon Is In The Wrong Place 
    9. So Lucky
    10. Dalí's Clock
    11. Bean Fields
    12. In The Grass 
    13. Golden Brown 
    14. Life Is Unfair

    VINYL TRACKLIST

    SIDE A

    1. The Vow
    2. The Hourglass 
    3. Big Wheel 
    4. Oh So Close, Yet So Far 
    5. UFO
    6. What You're Missing 
    7. Real Or Magic 

    SIDE B

    1. The Moon Is In The Wrong Place 
    2. So Lucky
    3. Dalí's Clock
    4. Bean Fields
    5. In The Grass 
    6. Golden Brown 
    7. Life Is Unfair

    Shannon & The Clams

    Year Of The Spider

      Year Of The Spider was written and recorded in Nashville with GRAMMY® Award winning Producer of the Year, Dan Auerbach, at his legendary Easy Eye Sound studio this past year, fronted by Shannon Shaw and Cody Blanchard on lead vocals. It is an endlessly vivacious, ebullient, and clever album from the kings and queen of the Bay Area garage punk scene. Fresh off of their supporting tours with the likes of The Black Keys and Greta Van Fleet, they returned to the studio with their unique vintage sound that incorporates wonderfully strange elements of doo-wop, classic R&B, garage psych and surf rock to produce this timeless gem from these perennial favourites.



      TRACK LISTING

      1. Do I Wanna Stay
      2. All Of My Cryin'
      3. Midnight Wine
      4. I Need You Bad
      5. Year Of The Spider
      6. In The Hills, In The Pines
      7. Godstone
      8. Snakes Crawl
      9. Mary, Don’t Go
      10. Leaves Fall Again
      11. Flowers Will Return
      12. Crawl
      13. Vanishing

      Shannon & The Clams

      Onion

        Shannon & The Clams will release their fifth studio album, Onion, via Dan Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound label. The album features the lead single, ‘The Boy’, with a video directed by Ryan Daniel Browne, described by Noisey as ‘a sparkling, hook-laden track that immediately gets under your skin with its wall-of-sound chorus, rife with crisp guitar strums, cascading riffs, and raw harmonies led by vocalist-guitarist Cody Blanchard.’ Onion, produced by The Black Keys front man Dan Auerbach at his Nashville studio, finds a finely tuned and tour-tested band stretching out from the 60s-inspired, surf inflected rock that has defined their previous releases, and delves into genres including soul and psychedelic pop. On their new LP, the band explores themes of origin and self-determination, loss and recovery, and the power of community to heal after tragedy. “It’s okay for people to interpret the songs,” Shannon Shaw says. “You can put your own story into it if that helps you heal. I just want people to feel something, whatever it is.” Recently, the band has been confirmed as openers for the 20-date Easy Eye Sound Revue Tour, with Dan Auerbach, Shannon Shaw, and Robert Finley.

        ‘Shannon Shaw and Cody Blanchard trick out warped Fifties-Sixties rock driven by space-age thrift-shop keyboards, shimmy-shake dance grooves and sexy moonlit vocals – Shaw's woozy Amy Winehouse-isms are backlit by Blanchard's shrieky falsetto.’ – Rolling Stone.

        ‘Shannon Shaw’s star is certain to ascend dramatically in 2018.’ – Mojo.


        TRACK LISTING

        1. The Boy
        2. It's Gonna Go Away
        3. Backstreets
        4. If You Could Know
        5. I Never Wanted Love
        6. Onion
        7. Did You Love Me
        8. Love Strike
        9. I Leave Again
        10. Tryin'
        11. Tell Me When You Leave
        12. Strange Wind
        13. Don't Close Your Eyes

        Shannon & The Clams

        Gone By The Dawn

          Gone by the Dawn, the newest Shannon and the Clams album, is their best work to date. The music is complex, the lyrical content is emotionally raw and honest, and the production is the strangest it’s ever been. The album was written as one member was recovering from a serious breakup and another was deep in one. The lyrics reflect it, and the entire album is dripping with sadness, pain, and introspection.

          For Gone by the Dawn, the Oakland trio hooked up with studio wizard and renaissance-man Sonny Smith to record the album at Tiny Telephone Recording in San Francisco. Best known as the driving force behind San Francisco’s beloved Sonny and the Sunsets, Smith uses his refreshing production techniques to create an engaging sonic landscape without compromising the Clams’ signature Lou Christie-meets-The Circle Jerks sound. The Clams have evolved: their skills are sharper, their chops are tighter and weirder and they’ve added new instruments to the mix. A whole new dimension of the Clams has emerged.

          Nowadays, it’s exceedingly rare for a two-and-half minute rock song to have raw emotional power, but with Gone by the Dawn Shannon and the Clams have gifted us an entire album of them.

          "[Shannon] Shaw and [Cody] Blanchard have learned how to disassemble the parts and rebuild them in a way that sounds both classic and wild at the same time." - Pitchfork.

          "A mélange of rhythms and harmonies from classic '50s pop salted with thick layer of East Bay grit." - SF Weekly.

          "Shaw’s seemingly uncontrollable voice...steals the show, finding powerful moments even in stale formats." - Consequence of Sound.

          "A nice balance of gritty, angry tunes...as well as cheerful jams for tearing up the dance floor." - BUST.



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