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SHANE
GAALAAS comes un-'HINGE'-d!
Welcome back the one-man musical army! After stepping out front and center with his critically acclaimed 2003 debut solo album 'Primer', L.A.-based Canadian jack-of-all-trades, SHANE GAALAAS, is unveiling his sophomore disc, 'Hinge', on April 6, blasting the world with another multi-faceted slab of high energy modern rock.
In part conceived in various hotel rooms throughout Japan while touring with B'z and brought to life at Shane's Crumb West Studios in Simi Valley, 'Hinge' continues where 'Primer' left off and touches on everything from metallic bludgeon riffola ('To The Ground', 'Funny People'), to Beatles-esque acoustic pop ('Just Like You', 'Til Forever Ends'), grinding Electronica-infused grooves ('Sickify'), and anthemic big-hook rock ('The Wave', 'Inside Out'), before closing things out with the experimental 'Respect the Zamboni' (can't have an album without at least one hockey reference when you are an NHL-crazed Canadian, eh?).
While Shane again handles everything from lead vocals to guitar, bass and keyboards, he made a concerted effort to bring his main instrument more into focus this time around, most notably on the manic 'Funny People', blastbeats and everything. "The feedback I received on 'Primer' made me realize that a lot of people get my albums because they enjoy my drumming and want to hear more radical playing", says Shane. "On 'Hinge', I spent more time making the grooves and the parts speak out. When I recorded 'Primer', I was so excited about guitar and everything else that some of the demo drum takes would end up being the final track. Sometimes it works, sometimes you just don’t have time to go back and re-do it. I’ve always felt it important to play drums for the song but this time around I wanted to give the drums more juice. It’s a balance thing; I think on this one I get the best of both worlds without compromising the song."
Welcome back the one-man musical army! After stepping out front and center with his critically acclaimed 2003 debut solo album 'Primer', L.A.-based Canadian jack-of-all-trades, SHANE GAALAAS, is unveiling his sophomore disc, 'Hinge', on April 6, blasting the world with another multi-faceted slab of high energy modern rock.
In part conceived in various hotel rooms throughout Japan while touring with B'z and brought to life at Shane's Crumb West Studios in Simi Valley, 'Hinge' continues where 'Primer' left off and touches on everything from metallic bludgeon riffola ('To The Ground', 'Funny People'), to Beatles-esque acoustic pop ('Just Like You', 'Til Forever Ends'), grinding Electronica-infused grooves ('Sickify'), and anthemic big-hook rock ('The Wave', 'Inside Out'), before closing things out with the experimental 'Respect the Zamboni' (can't have an album without at least one hockey reference when you are an NHL-crazed Canadian, eh?).
While Shane again handles everything from lead vocals to guitar, bass and keyboards, he made a concerted effort to bring his main instrument more into focus this time around, most notably on the manic 'Funny People', blastbeats and everything. "The feedback I received on 'Primer' made me realize that a lot of people get my albums because they enjoy my drumming and want to hear more radical playing", says Shane. "On 'Hinge', I spent more time making the grooves and the parts speak out. When I recorded 'Primer', I was so excited about guitar and everything else that some of the demo drum takes would end up being the final track. Sometimes it works, sometimes you just don’t have time to go back and re-do it. I’ve always felt it important to play drums for the song but this time around I wanted to give the drums more juice. It’s a balance thing; I think on this one I get the best of both worlds without compromising the song."
