Sure, you've already survived Shark Week. But can you ignore Shark? Summer?
As usual, I have no idea why this Brooklyn group struck my holiday fancy. But they did. Shark?'s sound is what I generally call (for my own head) post-apocalyptic. It's really more off an Indie Alt Rock deal, with some elements of post punk and garage. But, now, here's the problematic part. "Christmas (Beat Happening Cover)" is included on the band's free download EP "Truly Wasted", which was posted last month on Bandcamp. I listened and thought, yeah, I dig it. Very cool. Not sure if I'd pay a dollar for it, but.... But, after entering my e-mail for the download, I looked to the right and saw the "Official Christmas Record". The Shark? "Official Christmas Record" from December 2011 contains both the cheerfully depressing "Christmas", but also the jangly and even more cheerfully depressing "My Electric Elf". And, together...hell yeah I bought that record! Well, download. But I bought it. And I suspect that, if you're the kind of person who will dig"Christmas (Beat Happening Cover)" for free, you're probably the kind of person who will dig that and "My Electric Elf" for two bucks. But that's your call entirely and, as always, your mileage may vary.
So, just to be clear...FREE SHARK? EP here and $2 OFFICIAL CHRISTMAS SINGLE here.
As usual, I have no idea why this Brooklyn group struck my holiday fancy. But they did. Shark?'s sound is what I generally call (for my own head) post-apocalyptic. It's really more off an Indie Alt Rock deal, with some elements of post punk and garage. But, now, here's the problematic part. "Christmas (Beat Happening Cover)" is included on the band's free download EP "Truly Wasted", which was posted last month on Bandcamp. I listened and thought, yeah, I dig it. Very cool. Not sure if I'd pay a dollar for it, but.... But, after entering my e-mail for the download, I looked to the right and saw the "Official Christmas Record". The Shark? "Official Christmas Record" from December 2011 contains both the cheerfully depressing "Christmas", but also the jangly and even more cheerfully depressing "My Electric Elf". And, together...hell yeah I bought that record! Well, download. But I bought it. And I suspect that, if you're the kind of person who will dig"Christmas (Beat Happening Cover)" for free, you're probably the kind of person who will dig that and "My Electric Elf" for two bucks. But that's your call entirely and, as always, your mileage may vary.
So, just to be clear...FREE SHARK? EP here and $2 OFFICIAL CHRISTMAS SINGLE here.
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