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shady bard
Indie / Latin

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Birmingham
United Kingdom

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Member Since11/20/2005
Band Websitewww.shadybard.co.uk
Band MembersLawrence - guitars, vocals, piano, saxophone, production

Jasmin - violin, vocals, casiotone, French horn, samples

Aidan - guitars, harmonica, clarinet, vocals, bass, programming

Alex - cello, piano, vocals

With guests:

Sophie - trumpet

Nick Gosling - drums

InfluencesThe sounds of Spiritualized, Sparklehorse, SFA, Sigur Ros, Pulp, Broken Social Scene, Sufjan Stevens, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Blur, Beck, Mogwai, Grandaddy, Elliot Smith, Mercury Rev and Elgar. The films of Sophia Coppola, Tim Burton and Sergio Leone. The pages of Teletext, The Ecolinguistics Reader and Debrett's Heraldry.
Sounds LikeA band it would be easy to fall in love with...dazzling.
The Sunday Times

The spoken word symphonies of iLiKETRAiNS and the evocative harmonies of Low...A record that becomes more engaging with every listen. 9/10
Drowned in Sound

Beguiling...file next to the Beta Band and Tindersticks
Q

Nothing short of spectacular...Don't miss what could be this year's best debut...5/5
Alternative Ulster

A thrilling record...Exceptional...5/5
The Birmingham Post

Touching tales of our polluted world…
UNCUT

Songs alive with quiet texture and glowing colour...An album to sink yourself in for hours and hours...Beautiful.
Organ (Album of the Week)

Utterly captivating and magically melancholic…A psychedelic pop marvel…9/10. Music Mart

Delicate songs...cracked hope...a marvel...8/10
Channel 4 Teletext - Planet Sound

From The Ground Up is simply beautiful.
Losing Today

A strong and satisfying introduction…Melodic and thoughtful.
Music Week

Apo ta pio omorfa debouta this chronias...mousiki lo-fi pou akougetai excharista kai ginetai ap'tin proti akroasi agapimeni sou.
Lifo (Greece)

Stunning...Listen, and hear the humanity.
Tune Tribe

AND PREVIOUSLY...

Ambition and beauty resonate from every note...Beautifully tender while rocking like Lost's polar bears.
Channel 4 Teletext - Planet Sound

Penguins possesses the frailty of early Arab Strap, the mercurial astuteness of Radiohead and the tormenting stature-forming radiance of Godspeed.'

Losing Today

shady bard sound out of place…They’re so …pro-f*cking-fessional. Not a note out of place. Every instrument swap as efficient as a Mariah Carey costume change…string parts so anaemic that only an academic would enjoy it. Music for sexually repressed librarians to drink green tea to whilst leafing through the Guardian Guide and dreaming of a social life.
Rant Magazine

Record LabelPreviously: Static Caravan (UK), XTAL (Japan)
Type of LabelIndie


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PUBLISHING & SYNC: Paul Harris at Reverb Music.

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shady bard are currently putting the finishing touches to their second full length studio album.

Their debut album, From The Ground Up, was released in the UK on Static Caravan and in Japan on XTAL.

Described as 'wonderful' by Word and 'dazzling' by the Sunday Times, the album also received praise from the likes of Drowned in Sound (9/10), Q, Music Week, Organ (album of the week) and Uncut as well as radio plays from Steve Lamacq, Phill Jupitus, Marc Riley and XFM. Their arrangments combine pianos, guitars, strings and horns, building from fragile folk-pop to cinematic post-rock crescendos. Over the past year, their music has been regularly featured on ABC’s award-winning Grey’s Anatomy, winning the band a new following in the US. Tracks have also been used by the BBC and by MTV, who selected Treeology to soundtrack their climate change campaign broadcast across the world.

BUY THE UK ALBUM (VAN134) HERE:

Cargo Records / Amazon / HMV / Play / Rough Trade / Boomkat / Norman Records*

BUY THE JAPAN ALBUM (XTAC006) HERE:

Tower Records Japan / HMV Japan / diskunion / Shinseido / Tsutaya

XTAL Records website / XTAL Records myspace

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Dan @ Twotto.org

Dan Wilson



Mar 20 2010 10:44 AM

Hi shady bard, thanks for being a friend.
Amyz

Amy Tudor



Feb 23 2010 12:27 PM

Hey guys
Thanks for the add!
Really good supporting Animal Kingdom on Wednesday really enjoyed your set :D
Amy x
whoa, lexie.©

whoa, lexie.©



Feb 18 2010 7:32 PM

I love your song, Dust! <3
Robert George Saull & The Purgatory Players

Robert George Saull & The Purgatory Players



Jan 22 2010 12:46 PM

Hi Lawrence, how's things?

Just to let you know how much I'm looking forward to the new record! Hopefully see you live again soon.

Bob (ex- Patricians)
Clo

Claudia Bordoli



Jan 22 2010 12:46 PM

Hi! Thanks for the add! If you have time check out my page and let me know what you think! :-)
Postcards From Places That Don't Exist

Postcards From Places That Don't Exist



Dec 21 2009 11:43 AM

Beautiful,brilliant sound,guys!
Jean-Philippe ICHARD

Jean-Philippe ICHARD



Dec 21 2009 11:42 AM

Hi! Thanks for your friendship Greetings from PARIS Jean-Philippe
Emma Bunton Fan

Emma Bunton Fan



Dec 21 2009 11:42 AM

Hey guys,
I really like your music.
Best wishes.
xx
Halvard Vebjörnsson

Halvard  Vebjörnsson



Oct 17 2009 9:22 PM

Best Band ever!
Asperger

Asperger



Oct 17 2009 9:22 PM

excellent sounds, many thanks for the add guys
Thirty Steps to Forward

Thirty Steps to Forward



Oct 2 2009 10:00 PM

Thank you for the friendship.

If you have time please come listen to a couple of our songs from our debut album.

Peace
scott

scott



Sep 27 2009 6:54 PM

I listened to your album fully for the first time today. It is absolutely stunning. Not a poor track on it and difficult to pick a highlight as each song has its merits.

Thank you for the music so far and all the best.
Dear Sigmund

Dear Sigmund



Sep 27 2009 6:54 PM

This music is amazing.

Well done :)
Ödland, first album

Ödland, first album



Aug 10 2009 8:30 PM

Thanks for the add.
Merci pour l'ajout.
Robert Lipfriend

Robert Lipfriend



Aug 10 2009 8:30 PM

Many thanks for the add!
Great sounds...
All the best
R
Brittany [HAF]

Brittany Roos



Aug 10 2009 8:30 PM

treeology is such a beautifully written song, please come to canada! :)
STEARICA

STEARICA



Jul 22 2009 7:35 PM

STEARICA - Sky Smokes Clouds - new video out now _ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZrRZo4l8bA
Maren

Maren F.



Jun 21 2009 7:01 PM

Hey guys! =)
Your music is simply amazing!
I LOVE it! =D
greetings from germany. =)
Official Secrets Act

Official Secrets Act



Apr 6 2009 4:35 PM

Hello gents,

We're coming to the Barfly tomorrow night. Come down and say Hi, be great to see you.
XX
Miss Tangerine®

Miss Tangerine®



Mar 14 2009 4:00 PM

Hiya! cheers for the friendship! xx
Rondamones

Rondamones



Mar 7 2009 8:45 AM

Nice sounds!! greetings from Argentina!!


Rondamones
The Follys

The Follys



Feb 7 2009 9:58 PM

Also, is it an iceage? is it global warming?!! we're unsure
The Follys

The Follys



Feb 7 2009 9:56 PM

hey shady bard, how are you? James said about a side project he was filling in for? when's that.. cheers Trev Folly
Michele Millet Songs

Michele Millet Songs



Feb 7 2009 8:37 PM

Thanks for listening!
Great sound :-)
Wish you love <3
Michele
Little Eskimos

Little Eskimos



Jan 22 2009 6:56 PM

Hey guys. Really like the songs. Thanks for adding us back. Liam - LE
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