Kevin Bronson on April 1st, 2016

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Young guitar-slingers the Shelters arrived last fall almost fully formed, with a debut EP beholden to no specific era of rock ’n’ roll, or maybe belonging in all of them. The foursome — Chase Simpson, Josh Jove, Sebastian Harris and Jacob Pillot — announced today that their self-titled debut, co-produced by Tom Petty, would be out June 10 via Warner Bros. They also unveiled the single “Rebel Heart,” a hooky, old-school earworm with a little bit of Stones swagger. It’s the Shelters at their most concise, but if you’ve seen them live (where they’ve put on beyond-their-years displays of pyrotechnics), you know they are not to be pigeonholed. All hail the electric guitar.

||| Stream: “Rebel Heart”

||| Live: The Shelters’ tour supporting the Wild Feathers kicks off tonight (and includes an April 6 date at the Troubadour). They also open for Tom Petty’s pre-Heartbreakers band, Mudcrutch, on June 25 and 26 at the Fonda Theatre.

||| Previously: Ears Wide Open; debut EP; live at Tarfest.