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“I can’t avoid the haze,” sings The Shacks’ Shannon Wise in the opening track of the band’s new record, Haze, as her breathy voice emanates with tender nonchalance. It’s as if she is leaning forward to share a secret—a not-so-well-kept secret, as Wise and bandmate Max Shrager have been setting the scene ablaze since their... Continue Reading →
If you aren’t yet familiar with Brooklyn-based duo The Shacks, you should be; the band formed in a studio in Queens, New York in 2014, when musical wunderkind Max Shrager, who was playing guitar on a Leon Michels (El Michels Affair) track, brought Shannon Wise to provide vocals—a first time experience for the young... Continue Reading →
El Michels Affair, the perennial purveyors of cinematic soul who have been churning out records for the likes of Lee Fields, The Arcs, The Shacks, and more, are back with Return To The 37th Chamber, the band's highly anticipated follow up to 2009's underground cult classic Enter the 37th Chamber. The album will be released April 14th via Big Crown Records. Producer... Continue Reading →
