"Attitudinal but focussed, an epically proportioned mind-fuck of rock acidity that says bollocks to musical conformity and sets new standards for musical diversity."
"Shapes are different, Shapes are challenging, Shapes are bloody good!!"
'Get Your Learn On' is six tracks of blatant musical exceptionalism"
toxicpete.co.uk
"it is Shapes' ability to confuse, while sheering songs together with slices of well crafted, almost simple musical ideals, that really sets this record apart"
"Shapes are still a relatively new band....you wonder where their hard work, love and conviction will lead them in the future" ondryland
"Shapes reveal themselves as the ultimate human figure, fishing stark and surprising beauty out of the fissures of imperfection"
"Overall, Get Your Learn On is a very impressive album....a must hear" Wildy's World
"a fusion of math-rock and progressive metal in here, with room for loud shouty choruses"
"extremely intriquete and, I imagine, very difficult to play"
"crisp beats, needly guitar parts and clipped, funky basslines"
"warped carnival beats to a MMISL-esque rocker "
"Shapes can really bust out of the math rock template when they want to." Die Shellsuit Die
"there are plenty of good ideas here and there are elements of songs which are fucking brilliant"
"Shapes are a very talented unit, of that there is no doubt at all......when they do peak, boy are we in for a treat." Punktastic
"fidgety bass, off-kilter screams and quite literally tearing the roof off the place to get their point across. Well, quite literally, almost." New Noise Live Review
_We are a 3 piece band from Birmingham.
_We are three long term friends playing music we love.
SHAPES has been going since January 08. We released our debut EP in May 08 through Godmonkey Recordings and toured with OK Pilot, and have continued gigging as much as we can across the country since, including tours with Targets, Blakfish, Munroe Effect and more. We will be releasing our second record through Big Scary Monsters in May 09 along with a UK tour with The JCQ.
We have had the pleasure of sharing stages with Blakfish (BSM), Tubelord (BSM), Zack Hill (Hella) This town Needs Guns (BSM), Youves (Holy Roar), Danananaykroyd (Best Before), OK Pilot (Freakscene), Tellison (Gravity Dip), Mimas (BSM), The Flatliners (Fat Wreck), Burn Down Rome (Visible Noise), Resonate (Lockjaw), The Computers (Fierce Panda), HPR (SmallTown), Colour (Xtra Mile), Cats and Cats and Cats (BSM) and many more fabulous bands.
_RELEASES
Get Your Learn On EP
6 Track EP
Released May 2008, Godmonkey Recordings £3.00
BSM Spring Collection & Summer Collection
Set of BSM rarities featuring exclusive and rare tracks from various BSM bands. Spring Collection features one of our pre-EP demoes. Summer Collection features a track form The Pasture, The Oil and Trampled By A Horse video.
Released 2009, Big Scary Monsters £5.00
The Pasture, The Oil
6 Track mini-album
Released 4th May 2009, Big Scary Monsters £6.00
Holy Monsters 10" vinyl
4 Track split with exclusive tracks from The Tupolev Ghost, Brontide, Holy State & Shapes. Limited edition - 250 x green vinyl, 250 x purple vinyl.
Released 3rd August 2009, Big Scary Monsters/Holy Roar £6.00
You wanna know whats going on? Do ya? well take a peeky peek at our blog why don't ya.... _www.weareshapes.blogspot.com
_BOOKING:
We are touring as much as possible and playing regular shows/tours throughout the year, so get in touch to book us.
If you are interested in booking us please email us at weareshapes@googlemail.com or for tours please contact On Dry Land at kirk@ondryland.com or message us here with the subject BOOKING.
PLEASE NOTE: We have experienced problems in some venues with the volume we play at. If loudness will be a problem, don't book us.
Hey guys. This is steve Reddan. Just bought the pasture, the oil and i'm lovin it. Everything sounds really full. very nice indeed. Hope things are going well
for sure, tommy was talking about us doing one for a rolo / pabh dvd...mental! and yeah we gotta have you up some time :)! he did one for blakfish / pabh at his old house...
nice nice nice work on the beatcast performance. keeping me entertained. your gonna have to come party one weekend at mine n tommys new pad... nice big basement ;)
hey guys, yeh alls good here. how about you? get in touch with idle hands, i think they are putting this show on. would be sweet if you can play aswell!
yeah my girlfriend and i are looking at heading to venice and then working down through a few places all the way to the heel!!! nothing that could really work for the way back, definately able to help if you decide to go ahead with a full european tour though...something to think about ey :)
ha ha no worries man, i think im going to be in italy for most of august! yeah i'm good, bored of singapore now though, 4 months is definately enough - 1 week probably would have been fine, ha! started a new blog yesterday, ill have to write about you guys some time. sorted some shows for the start of august - holy state/tupolev ghost and then the old romantic killer band/montana...easing back into the game :)
word up, tour was awesome bar everyone getting sick at some point, french people love rock n roll, and belgians too! yes! we must, its been too long! hope you're all good, still need to get the new ep , oops x
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