Ecce Shnak kicks off tour with EMF & Spacehog, sharing 'Craig’s List Jawn: ¡Nay! / ¡Yay!'. New 'Backroom Sessions' EP is out now
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'Craig’s List Jawn: ¡Nay! / ¡Yay! (Live)' vieo https://youtu.be/R38iHHTDYCE
'Backroom Sessions' EP https://ditto.fm/backroom-sessions
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'Fight Song (Live)' video https://youtu.be/iefg1KKwcho
'Prayer On Love (Live)' video https://youtu.be/f9DeqsuXdzA
'Jeremy, Utilitarian Sadboy' video https://youtu.be/5Refo7EwwgU
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Bandcamp https://ecceshnak.bandcamp.com/album/shadows-grow-fangs-2
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'Stroll With Me' video https://youtu.be/FlwKyWgFLOw
'Shadows Grow Fangs' video https://youtu.be/-WzdmYBVA0Y
'The Internet' video https://youtu.be/ZYg12iOdTeg
'Prayer on Love' video https://youtu.be/6WcIpHkadOk
'Jeremy, Utilitarian Sadboy' video https://youtu.be/Kn3ALhMULbo
"Both jarring and exhilarating... powerful and anthemic. Mind blown!" ~ The Spill Magazine
"On the surface, you are faced with solid salvos of mathy rock ornateness, sub-metal weight, and prog-infused punk— the perfect attraction of opposites. But stand back a bit and contemplate further, and you will find pop infectiousness, classical grace, and even hardcore aggression all working in harmony" ~ Big Takeover Magazine
"Defies pigeonholing – art/alt rock is a good starting point but with varied twists of punk, chamber pop, new wave, experimental rock and more besides, there is never a predictable moment in sound or design" ~ Black Noise Zine
NYC art-rock quintet Ecce Shnak presents 'Craig’s List Jawn: ¡Nay! / ¡Yay! (Live)', the latest audio-visual offering from their latest 'Backroom Sessions' EP, released via Records, Man Records, as they kick off their West coast tour with platinum-selling legends Spacehog and EMF.
Recorded at Backroom Studios in Rockaway, NJ, the 'Backroom Sessions' EP is a 4-song live set that also includes the raucous 'Fight Song' (Live), a hard-hitting track that offers an ironic take on violence and addressing today's rampant spread of hate-filled vitriol, as well as their groove-inducing opus 'Prayer On Love' (Live) and mind-blowing rock-opera 'Jeremy, Utilitarian Sadboy'.
Ecce Shnak (pronounced Eh-kay sh-knock) is David Roush (composer, bassist and one of two singers), Bella Komodromos (vocals), Chris Krasnow (guitar), Gannon Ferrell (guitar), and Henry Buchanan-Vaughn (drums). Where fervent brilliance blurs into absolute, uncontainable madness, there resides Ecce Shnak, balanced precariously upon an illuminated sonic high wire.
About the new EP, David Roush explains, "While we originally filmed these performances for our YouTube channel, we felt the audio worked as a thrilling scamper through old material and new material alike. In addition, we are finishing a new full-length album and wanted to have something to tide you over, dear Shnak’iversian, until its release next Spring. So until we can share 'Dandy Variances' with you all, here are the “Backroom Sessions.” We so hope you love them tremendously!"
About this tour, he adds, "It is quite surreal. I heard and loved their big radio hits around 10 years old. We are absolutely honored to play with them and have immense gratitude to them for taking us on. Our set list is a mix of the dancey and fuzzy/psychedelia parts of our catalogue, so we are confident EMF and Spacehog fans will shnak out to Ecce Shnak and also feel joyfully reintroduced to the bands they’ve been hoping to see for the better part of two decades.".
Rejecting conventional aesthetics, Ecce Shnak whimsically incorporates diverse artistic expressions, tackling profound subjects and intriguing minutiae with remarkable clarity. Building on their recently-released debut 'Shadows Grow Fangs' EP, which showcases incomparable ingenuity and limitless invention, the band continue to blend art-rock and punk energy with some unexpected twists.
Between its title track, web-mocking 'The Internet', sensual 'Prayer on Love', folk ballad 'Stroll With Me', and 150-second hammering lead track 'Jeremy, Utilitarian Sadboy', Ecce Shnak presents a powerful debut effort that is intricately constructed, methodically fashioned, undeniably offbeat and truly entertaining.
Recorded and produced by Jeff Lucci at the Art Farm (NY), this EP was mixed by Nicholas Vernhes (Animal Collective, Deerhunter, Wild Nothing, The War on Drugs) and mastered by Grammy award-winning engineer Joe LaPorta (David Bowie, The Weeknd, Foo Fighters, Vampire Weekend).
The 'Backroom Sessions' EP is out now,available from fine digital music platforms, includingSpotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and Bandcamp. Tickets for the Spacehog / EMF / Ecce Shnak tour are available now.
TRACK LIST
1. Fight Song (Live)
2. Jeremy, Utilitarian Sadboy (Live)
3. Craig’s List Jawn: ¡Nay! / ¡Yay! (Live)
4. Prayer on Love (Live)
CREDITS
Music written / composed by David Roush
David Roush - vocals, classical guitar, drum kit, keyboard
Jeff Lucci - electric guitar, electric bass
Isabella Komodromos - vocals
Recorded at the Backroom Studios in Rockaway, NJ
Mixing Engineer: Chris Krasnow
Released byRecords, Man Records
EP cover artwork & artist photos byTommy Krause
A&R: Beth Narducci forYou + Me Entertainment
Publicity by Shauna McLarnon forShameless Promotion PR
TOUR DATES (with EFM and Spacehog)
Jun 14 San Jose, CA - The Ritz
Jun 15 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
Jun 17 Portland, OR - Star Theater
Jun 18 Seattle, WA - The Neptune
Jun 20 Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall
Jun 21 Denver, CO - Oriental Theater
Jun 23 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
Jun 24 San Diego, CA - Music Box
Jun 26 Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
Jun 27 Los Angeles, CA - The Regent
Jun 28 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
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