December 2009
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EP review on Common Folk Meadow
A really warm reception of our EP on Common Folk Meadow:
“Recorded live and in only two sessions adding a nice campfire atmosphere to the tracks. And saying campfire atmosphere, it is just the right word to express all the other aspects of Russian River Songs. That is: the overall dark character of the music with the haunting but very mellow lap steel melodies, the cozy acoustic guitar play...
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New review from Hyperbolium on No Depression
This was a really nice holiday gift… a review of our EP, which you can buy from us directly via PayPal for $5. Just drop us an email!
“…these tracks were recorded in a cabin near the Russian River, and the first- and second-take demos are rustic and subdued, like the scant, heavily muted light that finds its way to the floor of a redwood grove. Their biography mentions...
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Wolf Magazine review
Another really nice review from this UK art & music mag, Wolf:
“Musically The Shants are the equivalent of dinner with friends rather than dining out. It isn’t flashy and slick but it is almost infinitely more enjoyable. There is very little spectacle to their music, which instead will nest itself quite happily in your head for hours after a few spins, bringing with it a sense of...
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Clatter review
Our demo just got a really nice review on Clatter:
“The Shants & my iPod have been carrying on a torrid little dalliance for a few days now. & I’m surprised to find myself getting actually kind of infatuated with these here Shants. Submitted for our consideration is an 8-song EP entitled Russian River Songs, evidently recorded live in a cabin among the redwoods. & it feels like...
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