The Shore

The Shore is an American rock group founded in Silver Lake, CA by current frontman Ben Ashley. The Shore are heavily influenced by psychedelic bands like The Byrds, The Beatles, Coldplay, [ [http://www.filter-mag.com/artists/interior.78.html filter magazine - artists to watch - The Shore ] ] and The Beach Boys as well as Britpop groups Oasis and The Verve.

Biography

In the spring of 2002, Ashley wrote a series of songs with producer Rick Parker. Parker assembled a group of local musicians, including Kyle Mullarky (bass), Cliff Magreta (guitar), and John Wilmer (drums), to record a series of demos. The demos came to Scott Austin, who is a (Maverick A&R Executive), and the band was given a major contract only a few months after their initial recordings. The Shore returned to the studio with Parker to record their first album. The Shore recorded the album over a period of three months. "The Shore EP" was released on New Year's Day of 2003. Their full length album, "The Shore", was released in August 2004. [ [http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/shore_1_/artist.jhtml#bio The Shore | Music Artist | Videos, News, Photos & Ringtones | MTV ] ] After guitarist Wayne Faler toured with the band, he was added as a permanent member in December 2005. It was about this time that The Shore parted ways with Maverick Records to pursue a better record deal.

The Shore recently announced on their Myspace page that their new album, entitled "Light Years," is scheduled to release on October 20, 2008. It will be a digital-only release available on outlets such as Amazon, iTunes, eMusic, Napster, Rhapsody and a few other sites. As of now, no formal cd release is planned.

A song by The Shore's, "Coming Down", was featured on the Long Way Round soundtrack, a documentary detailing the journey of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman from London to New York on motorcycles.

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Filter magazine describes the band as having "Rock solid songwriting" and credits it with a "passionate commitment to music." [ [http://www.filter-mag.com/artists/interior.78.html filter magazine - artists to watch - The Shore ] ] According to Spartan Daily, "the band portrays a very neo-psychedelic pop sound and mixes it up with lush keyboards to have a modern sound." [ [http://media.www.thespartandaily.com/media/storage/paper852/news/2004/09/03/UndefinedSection/The-Shore.Makes.Waves.With.Rock.And.PsychedelicInfluenced.Debut-1499181.shtml The Shore makes waves with rock and psychedelic-influenced debut - Undefined Section ] ]

Discography

ingles and EPs

*2003 - "The Shore EP" (Maverick)

Albums

*2004 - "The Shore" (Maverick)

References

External links

* [http://www.theshoremusic.com Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/theshore Myspace page]