-=- SHGZ -=- * Shoegaze * Indie * Post-Rock * Grunge * Dream Pop * Psych-Rock * Ethereal * ARTIST..: Camp Howard ALBUM...: Juice EP GENRE...: Indie STYLE...: Indie Rock, Indie Pop, New Wave, Rock, Alternative YEAR....: 2017 LABEL...: Egghunt COUNTRY.: USA PLACE...: Richmond, VA ENCODER.: LAME 3.100 -V0 BITRATE.: 274 kbps avg QUALITY.: 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo SOURCE..: CDEP TRACKS..: 6 SIZE....: 34.93 MB URL..: http://www.facebook.com/camphowardband http://www.instagram.com/camp.howard - TRACKLIST 1 Haircut 2:36 2 Juice 2:24 3 Fucked Up 3:34 4 Mismo 3:22 5 Country 3:07 6 I Will 2:42 Total Playtime: 17:45 Camp Howard is a quartet who take a light-hearted approach to performing their experimental indie jams. The songs seem to take shape as they go along -- often beginning with unstructured, open guitar stuff and leading into big slacker-pop choruses before returning to electronic latin lounge grooves. There's always a thick, thumping bass line to make Camp Howard the perfect band to casually bounce along to. * Last year, Camp Howard emerged with a self-titled album, a collection of tunes that mixed together sun-dappled, lilting gems perfect for the summer months with more scuzzy, punk-influenced numbers, creating a delicious, textured musical smoothie. Flash forward a little more than 12 months and the Richmond, Virginia foursome have returned with a brand new EP. With 'Juice,' the band thought they could go one better, saying: "We felt like we could improve on our last album, and we had a collection of new songs that we thought would be good to release together as an EP. We've been playing these songs for a bit and had this EP done before we went our last tour back in January so we're excited to finally have these songs out. We're constantly working on new songs and are already thinking about the next thing." The six-track EP is a tasty little smorgasbord of delights, from the upbeat opener 'Haircut' to the slightly staccato, bass-laden title track and the heavy, much more aggressive 'Fucked Up.' They've taken their already-delicious recipe and made it even more flavoursome. * Richmond, Virginia-based Camp Howard take their name from a place that holds special significance for much of the group. Three out of four members of the band-Nic Perea, Wes Parker, and Brian Larson-have known each other since they were 14 (Matt Benson joined the band later), and their music reflects the chemistry that comes from playing and drinking beers by a Virginia river together for a long time. In their new EP, Juice, released on Egghunt Records, Camp Howard lives up to the summery vibe implied by their name. And anytime the image of beers on a river and a group of college-aged dudes arises, the term "slacker" is sure to follow close behind. With their sometimes-jangly, sometimes-fuzzy guitars leading their indie rock and post-punk sound, Camp Howard does brush up against slackerdom, but their precision and smoothness stop them from going beyond its edges. There's no attempt to disguise the fact that Juice is a thoughtful and polished effort. One of the most polished elements of the EP is the vocals. Camp Howard has a knack for using harmonies in a number of different contexts to wildly different effects. While the vocals remain consistently pretty and refined, the sounds shift around them. Though they employ the same instruments throughout, the percussion ranges from groovy and sharp in "Haircut" to explosive and propulsive in "Fucked Up"; guitars span from bright and open on "Mismo" to grinding and aggressive on "Country"; and other voices emerge surprisingly-a spacey synth in "Country," a tambourine on "Juice." Themes switch from being too drunk to have sex ("Fucked Up") to political action ("Country") to wanting someone who has left ("I Will"). Even languages vary, changing from English to Spanish in "Mismo." Each of these variations resembles a familiar sound-beach-pop, post-punk, pop-punk, to name a few-with a bit of added experimentation. They do each of those styles well, though, making them their own. In Juice, Camp Howard shows their range as musicians, songwriters, and performers of breezy rock. The only thing left to do is grab a beer, relax, and enjoy the EP. * About: Camp Howard emerged out of the high energy DIY scene in Richmond. After playing shows nearly every night for months, early 2016 saw them release their debut self-titled album on local labels Bad Grrrl, Crystal Pistol, & Citrus City records. A product of their early acoustic bedroom songwriting projects, their first laid-back indie rock efforts as an established four piece, and their heavier more aggressive punk influenced experiments. Since their debut release in 2016, the band has continued to write new material and tour with an emphasis on tight musicianship and honest self expression & the band has now joined EggHunt's roster to release new material in 2017. -=- SHGZ -=- P.S. ** Thanks *** *** BCC FNT IPC SSR *** *** For Knowing Where The Music Is At *** *** Props to CaHeSo, awesome Asian Indie/Shoegaze *** *** And to FANG/HOUND for supporting all the Indie lovers out there *** --===-- ********************* * NuHS we miss you! * *********************