The Shaker Hymn, (Indie from Cork), performing live in Bad Bob’s during the Hard Working Class Heroes Festival, Dublin, Ireland, 03/10/2014.
Bio
The Shaker Hymn are a four-piece alternative rock band from Cork, Ireland. Having known each other since childhood, the quartet started making rudimentary teenage noises back in the midst of 2005.
The catalyst for what would become The Shaker Hymn was a two-month American excursion early in 2012. A remarkable road trip ensued, involving acoustic support slots to Chelsea Crowell (daughter of Rodney). It was on this trek that brand new, future-embracing songs were crafted; songs that would shortly enter the repertoire of the fledgling Shaker Hymn.
Following national and local airplay of their first two critically acclaimed singles, the band’s debut album, Rascal’s Antique, was released on 30th May 2014, on the band’s own label, Heavy Noids Records.
The self-penned and self-produced ten-track album, mixed by Christian Best (Mick Flannery / O Emperor), covers all bases from garage-style cut ‘n’ thrust through to deceptively hard-edge, Byrds-y power pop.
The album is available from www.theshakerhymn.com.
“The Shaker Hymn simply demand your attention. They’ve just released one of 2014’s consistently fine debuts to date and they relish producing the intelligent and impassioned goods live.”
– Whisperin’ & Hollerin’
“…it’s hard to believe that this is a debut; there’s a huge amount of depth and maturity in the songs. Here’s an album to listen to again and again, and discover something new as you become acquainted.” – Dan Hegarty 2fm
“The kind of proud, unashamedly guitar-driven record debut that would once have been pounced on by an enlightened imprint such as Creation or Go! Discs” – Record Collector Magazine (UK)
Music
Links
The Shaker Hymn :
http://www.theshakerhymn.com/
http://theshakerhymn.bandcamp.com/
http://www.facebook.com/TheShakerHymn
http://twitter.com/TheShakerHymn
Hard Working Class Heroes Festival :
http://hwch.net/
https://www.facebook.com/hardworkingclassheroes
https://twitter.com/hwchfestival
http://www.youtube.com/HWCHfestival
Bad Bob’s :
More videos from the Hard Working Class Heroes Festival here : http://wp.me/P3cxQ9-wb4
