aaamusic | On 06, Mar 2012

Euphonios Records are delighted to announce the first full

independent release from Newcastle band SHIELDS.

Their new single ‘ALL I KNOW’, mixed by Adrian Bushby,

will be released as a limited edition 7” & digital download on the 7^th May 2012

Confirmed  live dates :

on tour with DISPATCH

 

21^st March – Shepherd’s Bush Empire – London

26^th March – Huxley’s Neue Welt – Berlin

27^th March – Live Music Hall – Koln

28^th March – Melkweg – Amsterdam

Club & Festival Shows

 

9^th March – The Cluny w/ Polarsets– Newcastle

6^th April – Hoults Yard w/ Frankie & The Heart Strings – Newcastle

7^th April – TROF – Manchester

12^th April – New Slang @ The Hippodrome – Kingston

16^t April – SOYO – Sheffield

5^th May – Live At Leeds Festival @ The Well – Leeds

12^th May – The Great Escape ’Sticky Mikes’ – Brighton

18^th May – Liverpool ‘Sound City’ Static Gallery – Liverpool

“Reminiscent of The Police in the early days running into the more recent indie-pop of Two Door Cinema Club, Shields recorded their first demos in the spring of 2011 wanting to create “innovative beat-driven pop;” and they definitely manage just that. Their sound is distinctive and catchy – once you hear a track, you’re guaranteed to be humming along for the rest of the day. ”

Counteract Magazine

“Shields (who have already grabbed praise from Zane Lowe might I mention), are built on the core basics of Rock. Guitar, bass, and drums are all the group needs to turn their tracks, “Spires”, “White Knuckle Tight Grip” and their newest work, ”All I Know” into hard running art-pop catches. With a slight flair towards Battles‘ Math Rock, and the sweet Pop-ish guitar licks of Two Door Cinema Club, Shields are carrying the full package here — all you have to do is, open it.”

IndieCurrent.com

 

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