No cruzamento do indie rock, post-rock, emo e post-hardcore chega-nos uma locomotiva sonora oriunda de Nashville (EUA) chamada Shell of a Shell. Away Team é o seu disco de estreia editado em Fevereiro deste ano.
As guitarras tanto demolidoras como serenas elevam-nos para um patamar de frequências sónicas que não obstante serem melódicas, possuem a sua dose única de criatividade e experimentação, talvez não longe de uns Fugazi ou primórdios de Sonic Youth.
As melodias dinâmicas são sustidas até ao auge e explodem freneticamente, nunca sabendo o que podemos esperar no segundo seguinte. Away Team atinge-nos com o seu imediatismo emocional e urgente de emo old-school que se une a passagens serenas e logo explosivas de post-rock, especialmente nos dois temas mais longos do disco, Don’t Expect e Seems Like.
Cativante, melódico e surpreendente é assim a estreia em longa-duração dos Shell of a Shell composta por Chappy Hull (também guitarrista de Pile e Gnarwhal), Dylan Liverman, Noel Richards e Ian Sundstrom. Perguntámos-lhes as suas escolhas para 5 livros, 5 discos, 5 filmes/séries e aqui estão elas:
Chappy (guitarra/voz)
Livros:- Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron, Daniel Clowes
- Requiem for a Dream, Hubert Selby
- Black Hole, Charles Burns
- Ubik, Philip K. Dick
- Justice League: The New Frontier, Darwyn Cooke
Discos:
- You and Me, The Walkmen
- Yank Crime, Drive Like Jehu
- Choirs of the Eye, Kayo Dot
- Aquemini, Outkast
- Another Green World, Brian Eno
Filmes/Séries:
- Being John Malkovich, Spike Jonze
- Barking Dogs Never Bite, Bong Joon Ho
- Hellraiser, Clive Barker
- Inside Out, Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen
- The Simpsons, James L.Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon
- The Wire, David Simon
Noel (baixo)
Livros:
- The Sea-Wolf, Jack London
- Tortilla Flat, John Steinbeck
- Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy
- Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman
- Where The Red Fern Grows, Wilson Rawls
- Superunknown, Soundgarden
- Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow
- Beast of the East, Phyllomedusa
- Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, Marty Robbins
- Underground Vol.1, Three Six Mafia
Filmes/séries:
- Life of Brian, Terry Jones
- Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg
- Squidbillies, Dave Willis, Jim Fortier, Matt Maiellaro
- Detroit Rock City, Adam Rifkin
- King of the Hill, Greg Daniels, Mike Judge
Filmes/séries:
- Life of Brian, Terry Jones
- Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg
- Squidbillies, Dave Willis, Jim Fortier, Matt Maiellaro
- Detroit Rock City, Adam Rifkin
- King of the Hill, Greg Daniels, Mike Judge
Dylan (guitarra)
Livros:
- The Circular Ruins, Jorge Luis Borges
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
- White Noise, Don DeLillo
- Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
- Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche
Discos:Livros:
- The Circular Ruins, Jorge Luis Borges
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
- White Noise, Don DeLillo
- Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
- Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche
- Snowflakes are Dancing, Isao Tomita
- Heaven Up Here, Echo & the Bunnymen
- We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves, John Maus
- Jessica Pratt, Jessica Pratt
- Music Has the Right to Children, Boards of Canada
Filmes/Séries:
- Wings of Desire, Wim Wenders
- Mother Joan of the Angels, Jerzy Kawalerowicz
- Adaptation, Spike Jonze
- Akira, Katsuhiro Ôtomo
- Carnival of Souls, Herk Harvey
- Wings of Desire, Wim Wenders
- Mother Joan of the Angels, Jerzy Kawalerowicz
- Adaptation, Spike Jonze
- Akira, Katsuhiro Ôtomo
- Carnival of Souls, Herk Harvey
Ian (bateria)
Livros:
- Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X/Alex Haley
- Naked, David Sedaris
- Mother Night, Kurt Vonnegut
- American Prison, Shane Bauer
- The Stinky Cheeseman And Other Fairly Stupid Tales, John Scieszka
Livros:
- Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X/Alex Haley
- Naked, David Sedaris
- Mother Night, Kurt Vonnegut
- American Prison, Shane Bauer
- The Stinky Cheeseman And Other Fairly Stupid Tales, John Scieszka
Discos:
- Bad Reputation, Thin Lizzy
- Black Sea, XTC
- Red Medicine, Fugazi
- There's a Riot Goin' On, Sly and The Family Stone
- Hounds Of Love, Kate Bush
- Life Of Brian, Terry Jones
- Brazil, Terry Gilliam
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Robert Zemeckis
- Seinfeld, Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld
- Ren & Stimpy, John Kricfalusi, Bob Camp
At the railroad crossing of indie rock, post-rock, emo and post-hardcore a sonic locomotive arrives coming from Nashville (USA) called Shell of a Shell. Away Team is its debut album released in February this year.
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At the railroad crossing of indie rock, post-rock, emo and post-hardcore a sonic locomotive arrives coming from Nashville (USA) called Shell of a Shell. Away Team is its debut album released in February this year.
The guitars that are as demolishing as serene elevate us to a stage of sonic frequencies that are extremely melodic but also have a fair amount of creativity and experimentation, maybe not so far from bands like Fugazi or early Sonic Youth.
The melodic dynamics are brought to a higher level and then explode and we never know what to expect in the next second. Away Team strikes us with its emocional urgency of old-school emo that unites to calm and then explosive passages of post-rock, especially in the longer themes of the record, Don’t Expect and Seems like.
Captivating, melodic and surprising can describe Shell of a Shell’s debut composed by Chappy Hull (also a guitar player in Pile and Gnarwhal), Dylan Liverman, Noel Richards and Ian Sundstrom. We asked their choices for 5 books, 5 records, 5 films/TV Shows and here they are:
Chappy (guitar/vocals)
Books:
- Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron, Daniel Clowes
- Requiem for a Dream, Hubert Selby
- Black Hole, Charles Burns
- Ubik, Philip K. Dick
- Justice League: The New Frontier, Darwyn Cooke
Records:- Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron, Daniel Clowes
- Requiem for a Dream, Hubert Selby
- Black Hole, Charles Burns
- Ubik, Philip K. Dick
- Justice League: The New Frontier, Darwyn Cooke
- You and Me, The Walkmen
- Yank Crime, Drive Like Jehu
- Choirs of the Eye, Kayo Dot
- Aquemini, Outkast
- Another Green World, Brian Eno
Films/TV Shows:
- Being John Malkovich, Spike Jonze
- Barking Dogs Never Bite, Bong Joon Ho
- Hellraiser, Clive Barker
- Inside Out, Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen
- The Simpsons, James L.Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon
- The Wire, David Simon
Films/TV Shows:
- Wings of Desire, Wim Wenders
- Mother Joan of the Angels, Jerzy Kawalerowicz
- Adaptation, Spike Jonze
- Akira, Katsuhiro Ôtomo
- Carnival of Souls, Herk Harvey
Films/TV Shows:
- Life Of Brian, Terry Jones
- Brazil, Terry Gilliam
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Robert Zemeckis
- Seinfeld, Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld
- Ren & Stimpy, John Kricfalusi, Bob Camp
Noel (bass)
Books:
- The Sea-Wolf, Jack London
- Tortilla Flat, John Steinbeck
- Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy
- Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman
- Where The Red Fern Grows, Wilson Rawls
Records:
- Superunknown, Soundgarden
- Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow
- Beast of the East, Phyllomedusa
- Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, Marty Robbins
- Underground Vol.1, Three Six Mafia
Films/TV Shows:
- Life of Brian, Terry Jones
- Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg
- Squidbillies, Dave Willis, Jim Fortier, Matt Maiellaro
- Detroit Rock City, Adam Rifkin
- King of the Hill, Greg Daniels, Mike Judge
Books:
- The Sea-Wolf, Jack London
- Tortilla Flat, John Steinbeck
- Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy
- Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman
- Where The Red Fern Grows, Wilson Rawls
Records:
- Superunknown, Soundgarden
- Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow
- Beast of the East, Phyllomedusa
- Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, Marty Robbins
- Underground Vol.1, Three Six Mafia
Films/TV Shows:
- Life of Brian, Terry Jones
- Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg
- Squidbillies, Dave Willis, Jim Fortier, Matt Maiellaro
- Detroit Rock City, Adam Rifkin
- King of the Hill, Greg Daniels, Mike Judge
Dylan (guitar)
Books:
- The Circular Ruins, Jorge Luis Borges
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick
- White Noise, Don DeLillo
- Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
- Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche
Records:
- Snowflakes are Dancing, Isao Tomita
- Heaven Up Here, Echo & the Bunnymen
- We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves, John Maus
- Jessica Pratt, Jessica Pratt
- Music Has the Right to Children, Boards of Canada
- Wings of Desire, Wim Wenders
- Mother Joan of the Angels, Jerzy Kawalerowicz
- Adaptation, Spike Jonze
- Akira, Katsuhiro Ôtomo
- Carnival of Souls, Herk Harvey
Ian (drums)
Books:
- Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X/Alex Haley
- Naked, David Sedaris
- Mother Night, Kurt Vonnegut
- American Prison, Shane Bauer
- The Stinky Cheeseman And Other Fairly Stupid Tales, John Scieszka
- The Stinky Cheeseman And Other Fairly Stupid Tales, John Scieszka
Records:
- Bad Reputation, Thin Lizzy
- Black Sea, XTC
- Red Medicine, Fugazi
- There's a Riot Goin' On, Sly and The Family Stone
- Hounds Of Love, Kate Bush
- Bad Reputation, Thin Lizzy
- Black Sea, XTC
- Red Medicine, Fugazi
- There's a Riot Goin' On, Sly and The Family Stone
- Hounds Of Love, Kate Bush
Films/TV Shows:
- Life Of Brian, Terry Jones
- Brazil, Terry Gilliam
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Robert Zemeckis
- Seinfeld, Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld
- Ren & Stimpy, John Kricfalusi, Bob Camp