Skip Peri - Vocals & Guitar
Evan Brubaker - Bass
Sean Siner - Drums
Influences
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Prince Elvis Costello Duran Duran Bobby Womack The Smiths Jeff Buckley Al Green Rolling Stones Audioslave George Michael Ben Harper David Bowie Lisa Stansfield The Clash Lenny Kravitz U2 Sam Cooke Maroon5 Van Hunt the good jams from the '80s
JOIN THE SHIMMER FAN GROUP!!!"You'd be hard-pressed to find a better, freer, more gratifying summer album this year. The trio seemlessly interweaves Soul, Rock, Pop, and occassionally Blues into an energetic and tidy package." - RockReviews.net
Shimmer's Soul-Rock recalls the bygone era when pop wasnt just marketing and rock wasnt just posturing. With soulful vocals and tightly crafted, hook-laden songs, Shimmer takes the stage in the old school tradtition of bands like Zeppelin and The Stones; a band that simply gets up and lays it down. Shimmer's forceful, rockin beats give rise to a roll your windows down sexy dance-rock romp. With nods to the likes of Soul greats Al Green and Prince and Pop icons Bowie, Costello, and Michael, at its core Shimmer just sounds like a great beat and a guy singing his ass off.
Shimmer started with singer/songwriter Skip Peri. Peri has been praised by the finicky Seattle music press as Seattles next worldwide export. Possessing a voice that shifts effortlessly from an angry dismissal to a suggestive come-on, Peri did not spend long unsigned. Comparisons to Jeff Buckley and Prince only fueled the fire. His first album naked (2001, Cake/Exact) was a critical success, making good on his best kept secret promise.
When Peri entered the studio to begin his sophomore release for Cake something changed. He picked up the electric guitar, partnering for the first time with bassist Evan Brubaker and drummer Sean Siner. A natural chemistry occurred, inspiring a writing and recording binge that led to nearly 2 albums of new material in just a few sessions. The result has spawned not only a striking indie debut album but covers of Shimmer songs by major label artists to be released later this year. JOIN THE CAKE MAILING LIST:Join our Street Team! Message Cake Records for more information.
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Hey you. Hope you are well. I haven't posted here in a minute. Just wanted to share with you my latest song which I posted on my page. Take a listen and please send me a comment and tell me your thoughts, ok? I'd love to hear from you.
Listen here and add it to your profile!!! That would make me sooo happy. =)
thanks for being our friend! :D
if you have a chance, please vote for us at http://bands.bestmusiconcampus.com/benjikay to help us win a contract with drive-thru records. you can vote as many times as you like!
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IT'S DOWN TO TWO BANDS in STL now for the Coblat battle of the bands, we need everyone to go to the site and vote for Modern Red...it only takes 20 seconds. If we win our song will be a car commercial!!Thanks...here's the link...
http://www.ourcobalt.com/c-StLouis-10.aspx
plus you can get free ringtones!!
Just passing through 2 say hello and c how ur doin and Ive also got some news...the debut album is now available to buy from cdbaby and downloadable from itunes - link straight there from my page...take it easy, JR xx
Hey mun, just thought since you were on my freinds list I would say "HI". Stop by sometime and leave some funny shit or meaningless jargon in my comments! :) - Bro Luke.
I wanted to let you know that we just put up ‘Medication’ from our newest EP ‘Curtain of Stars.’ We’re super excited about it! Also, you may or may not know that we recently changed our name from Fourth of July to July Fourth. Not a big deal, we’re the same band, just with a slightly different name. That’s it yo! Next week we’ll release another song from Curtain of Stars and tell you a secret!! Till then, be good to eachother! XO, David
Wanted to let you know that our EP, Curtain of Stars, should be out mid January. We have two songs on MySpace that we're super excited about! Seriously stop by and listen if you haven't already! XO, David
