And you are probably right. After all, I just know what you sound like. Southern California based The Shys emulate a classic 70’s rock and roll band with a knack for good songwriting and smart baselines. You almost don’t know what to expect in the instrumental opener “Spanish Village By The Sea” but then the next song, “The Hangman” has a catchy chorus and smooth LA club rock guitar riffs to impress you. But it gets much better with the Lennonesque “Savior” and proves you don’t need Lenny Kravitz vocals to do these kind of songs. “She’s Already Gone” is another gem with a song structure similar to Mott The Hoople’s “All The Young Dudes.” If you like narrative styled, bass lead songs you get “Mercy” or “Brother Please” which recall Mick Jaggar or Bob Segers’ best. Lead singer Kyle Krone has a great voice that matches whatever style of music that starts playing and I like the late era Beatles-styled tracks the best. “Find Some Courage” and “La Costa Verde” owes much to the Fab’s “Yer Blues” and “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?” That’s not all, as “All On Me” sounds like it fell off an old Bob Seger Greatest Hits record. Other songs get less retro and compare well to The White Stripes (“Carry On For Two”). Fans of the above mentioned bands (Kravitz, Beatles, Stones, Seger) will treat this album like a favorite mix tape. Pop it in the player and play the air guitar to this.
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Listen to “The Hangman”