We caught up with Detroit's premier garage rock group to talk about their debut full-length, inspirations, and their upcoming international tour.
Shadow just released Silhouettes, out now on Burger Records!
Your new record Silhouettes is phenomenal! How did it come together?
We sat round the radio with tin hats and flashlights waiting for the next hit to transmit...
Any stories behind the songs?
It was a time after Deadly Vipers disintegrated, Moonwalks were touring Europe, and snow lay heavy on the ground. Ava was lost in a palace made of glass, tinkering away at The Machine. Before this moment, there were no lyrics until an amplifier started to speak, “You must be, the machine...”
You recently had a record release show at Outer Limits. How was that?
Someone almost died...
Who are some of your biggest musical inspirations?
Eddy Murphy, The Ruttles, Leningrad Cowboys
What do you think is special Detroit’s music scene?
Ain’t no place like home...there’s a lot happening right now, tons of bands that are each doing something unique so it’s really cool to be apart of that.
Favorite local bands?
In no particular order...
Dangerous Pleasure, The Henchmen, MRKT, Yezi Boys, Danny D., Mountains and Rainbows, Toeheads, Sproton Layer, The Polish Muslims, Suzi Quatro, DAM, Spaghetti Man, The Stools, Grand Junction
You’re set to embark on a massive tour. What’s headspace are y’all in going into it?
It feels like ya got one foot on land and one foot in the water...
What’s next for Shadow Show?
We just recorded two new songs for a 45 coming out on Hypnotic Bridge ~soon~ and we’ve been writing a lot for the next record before we hit the road! We keep our shadows close behind us...
Questions by Joey Molloy