Greetings, friends! We are excited to share some updates for SHAPERS' Little, Big record release show, which will take place on Thursday, March 11 at The Hideout. Friends and fellow Chicago bands Old Fake and Driftless Pony Club will be joining us on the evening's bill--both are super amazing and a privilege to play with (that sounds like something your mom would say, but it's true). The show starts at 9pm, and is only $5.
Little, Big will be officially released on Tuesday, March 9 (12" LP and digital). The first 250 record jackets were lovingly hand screen-printed by us; unique snowflakes, each and every one. We'll have copies available for purchase at the show.
If March seems too far away, you can PRE-ORDER the new 12" LP for $15 postpaid. It comes with a free download card for mp3s of the album, PLUS we'll mail it out to you early-to-mid-February.
Click here to download hi-res photo Photo credit: Joe Carsello
Click here to download hi-res photo Photo credit: Joe Carsello
Click here to download hi-res photo Photo credit: Joe Carsello
Click here to download hi-res photo Photo credit: Joe Carsello
Click here to download hi-res photo Photo credit: Joe Carsello
Click here to download hi-res photo Photo credit: Joe Carsello
PRESS
"Little, Big is a sweet heap of artful krautrock...and its nine songs cover an interstellar range: the pulsing ambience of 'When I Was a Zygote,' the backward thunderclaps and jaunty percussion of 'Hot Gravy Available,' the 15-minute synth-psych master jam 'Mothership Sequins.'" — Chicago Reader
"[Shapers'] songs go through curious phases and spastic turns, yet all the disparate parts come together in one ecstatic whole. Unconventional and inspired." — Chicago Tribune
"A Chicago 4-piece with a hazy, amorphous, art-rock sound—these guys have been invigorating and confusing listeners for about a year now—and I just can't get enough." — Phrequency "Throbbing garage rock instrumentals… endearing rants perfectly coinciding with synthy, spaced-out jams" — TimeOut Chicago
"Well-orchestrated noise that shines live" — Chicagoist
"Atmospheric, ambient, and, in the case of 'Proboscidean,' unafraid of shredding guitars" — The Onion AV Club
"Moods and intricacies that continue to unfold with each listen." — Windy City Rock