Ears Wide Open: The Shelters
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The first single from L.A. garage-rockers the Shelters recalls the swagger of the Replacements and the saw-toothed riffage of tragically overlooked power-poppers like the Velvet Crush. “Birdwatching” is the work of the new trio of Chase Simpson, Josh Jove and Sebastian Harris, who had played in the L.A. band Automatik Slim. The former two have small credits Tom Petty’s 2014 album “Hypnotic Eye,” with Jove adding “fuzz guitar” on the song “Forgotten Man.” There’s certainly no shortage of crackle or bite on “Birdwatching,” and the trio has more music on the way.
||| Stream: “Birdwatching”
||| Live: The Shelters play Monday night at the Satellite as part of the Crash Kings’ residency.
[…] (the former two having played bit parts in Petty’s album “Hypnotic Eye”) — debuted in June with the garage-rocker “Birdwatching.” But they are much more, in sophistication and skill, than a garage band. They meld the spacey […]