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Group Members:

Kyle Mullarky, Cliff Magreta, Ben Ashley, John Wilmer

Similar Artists:

Richard Ashcroft, Parties, Augustana, Pete Yorn, South, The Plimsouls, Carney

Influenced By:

The Verve, The Byrds, Neil Young, Gram Parsons, Mark Lanegan

Formal Connection With:

Rick Parker
  • Formed: 2002, Silver Lake, CA
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Light Years," "The Shore"

Biography

Sporting a vintage mix of dusky alt-rock, Verve-inspired vocals, and West Coast psychedelia, the Shore emerged from L.A.'s Silverlake district in 2002. Singer/guitarist Ben Ashley had first presented a batch of songs to producer friend Rick Parker, who encouraged Ashley to record demos of the material with local musicians Kyle Mularky (guitar), Cliff Magreta (bass), and John Wilmer (drums). The Shore eventually signed with Maverick Records and issued an introductory EP in 2003, followed by a self-titled LP in August 2004. Although "Hard Road" enjoyed a small amount of radio airplay, the album failed to yield the commercial returns that Maverick Records had expected, and the Shore found themselves without a label when Maverick was dissolved into Warner Music Group shortly thereafter. Ashley responded by returning to the drawing board and sketching out another batch of songs, many of which found their way onto the Shore's independent sophomore release, Light Years. Produced by Rick Parker, the album was released digitally in 2008. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide
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For other uses, see Shore (disambiguation)

The Shore is an American rock group founded in Silver Lake, CA by current frontman Ben Ashley. The Shore are heavily influenced by psychedelic bands like The Byrds, The Beatles, Coldplay,[1] and The Beach Boys as well as Britpop groups Oasis and The Verve.

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Biography

In the spring of 2002, Ashley wrote a series of songs with producer Rick Parker. Parker assembled a group of local musicians, including Kyle Mullarky (bass), Cliff Magreta (guitar), and John Wilmer (drums), to record a series of demos. The demos came to Scott Austin, who is a (Maverick A&R Executive), and the band was given a major contract only a few months after their initial recordings. The Shore returned to the studio with Parker to record their first album. The Shore recorded the album over a period of three months. The Shore EP was released on New Year's Day of 2003. Their full length album, The Shore, was released in August 2004.[2] After guitarist Wayne Faler toured with the band, he was added as a permanent member in December 2005. It was about this time that The Shore parted ways with Maverick Records to pursue a better record deal.

The Shore recently announced on their Myspace page that their new album, entitled "Light Years," is scheduled to release on October 20, 2008. It will be a digital-only release available on outlets such as Amazon, iTunes, eMusic, Napster, Rhapsody and a few other sites. As of now, no formal cd release is planned.

The band has also recently returned to the road a bit, playing San Francisco and LA most notably with another psych outfit, The Parties.

A song by The Shore's, "Coming Down", was featured on the Long Way Round soundtrack, a documentary detailing the journey of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman from London to New York on motorcycles.

Style

Filter magazine describes the band as having "Rock solid songwriting" and credits it with a "passionate commitment to music."[1] According to Spartan Daily, "the band portrays a very neo-psychedelic pop sound and mixes it up with lush keyboards to have a modern sound."[3]

Discography

Singles and EPs

Albums

References

  1. ^ a b filter magazine - artists to watch - The Shore
  2. ^ The Shore | Music Artist | Videos, News, Photos & Ringtones | MTV
  3. ^ The Shore makes waves with rock and psychedelic-influenced debut

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