Press from SF Station’s Pulse music blog
We’re featured on Pulse today, SF Station’s music blog, with a really nice article & interview with Skip by Phil from BAMM.tv. They posted a video plus a stream of the song Brother, which features our pal Ralph Carney (Gaucho, Tom Waits, Black Keys) on brass!
As an individual, The Shants’ lifespan is minuscule and impressive. In 2009, Allums teamed up with Sam Tokheim (pedal steel), Adam Burstein (drums), and Carver Cordes (bass) to record the EP, Russian River Songs (High Scores & Records). As any of us who have started a band expect (but very few experience) the EP was immediately praised by Filter and No Depression. With their full length debut, Beautiful was the Night, set for release September 27, the band is about to garner more praise.
The album maintains the haunting, meandering sound from the EP that made me want to root for The Shants, but tracks like “Brother” (available for stream at the top of the article) and the closer “(I’m Not) Gonna Waste Another Song on You” reveal a brass swagger. This swagger is a conversation-changer. Before the album I might say, “Check out The Shants,” if someone was looking for some new local music. After hearing Beautiful was the Night, I am initiating the conversation. And that’s the difference between a good band destined to stagnate and a great band that’s on the move.
Read the rest here!
