Bent Shapes

We’re hitting the road again, DIY-style, and we need your help!

The following dates are the toughies right now. Any ideas??

Nearly a year ago, we were holed up in The Soul Shop in Medford, MA during a blizzard. That weekend we recorded the bulk of what would become our sophomore album with Elio DeLuca (Titus Andronicus). Now that record, which we had such a good time making, and of which we are extremely proud, has been mastered by TW Walsh (Pedro the Lion), and will be released by one of our favorite labels of all time, Slumberland Records on March 11th (311 was an inside job). Jessi from Father/Daughter is helping us with PR, too, rounding out a true dream team for this release. 

The record is called Wolves of Want, and you can hear the first single, “New Starts in Old Dominion” over here. Read more about the record and our 2016 plans on our new website, where you’ll find news, show listings, music, and other media from now on. This Tumblr will be kept as an archive of our pre-2016 antics, but will likely not be updated going forward.

We’re at the Middle East Upstairs tonight with S P O R T S and GRAVEL to kickoff the 2016 show season.

Hey friends. I'm on vacation, so I woke up late today and put a bit of Irish whiskey in my coffee and I feel compelled to say a few things (although, generally speaking, I tend to avoid social media whenever possible). 

Firstly, 2015 has been an incredible year for us. Andy and I have been lucky enough to have many friends help us through several transitions the past few years, but Luke and Jenny have been our true ride-or-die heads of 2015 and their contributions cannot be underestimated. We've continued to work with incredible people like Jessi of Father/Daughter Records, and with new friends like Mike of Piaptk Ltdedrecords. We had a chance to open for the legendary Descendents (Official), courtesy of some really amazing people who work for Converse Rubber Tracks, people who have gone to bat for us more than once, and shown deep respect for my requests/demands re: our creative control and performance needs. These opportunities are once-in-a-lifetime, pinch-me-I'm-dreaming, someone-tell-15-year-old-me-that-it-will-get-better shit, and I don't have the words to express my gratitude. 

We also managed to make what I consider to be the best record I've ever been a part of, and WAY MORE about that will be forthcoming in early 2016. I absolutely have to give thanks and praise to Elio DeLuca and to the Soul Shop generally, though: I couldn't ask for a better place in which to be trapped during a raging blizzard. 

I also need to thank YOU for coming to shows, sending us nice messages, collaborating with us, taking flattering (and even unflattering) photos of us playing, buying our music, downloading our music, borrowing our music from the library, sharing our music with your friends, blasting our music in your car, making out while our music is playing in the background, tabbing our music out for the internets, etc. How could I explain what that means to me? I can't, but it makes me feel like some type of way for sure. Part of something? Capable of communicating with you across time and space? Sure. All of that. Thank you to my friends and family for all of the support, as well. 

Hey all,

It’s been a while, but we’re playing TONIGHT at the Lilypad in Cambridge to celebrate Babydriver’s record release, and we’re super excited for the show! You can score a deal by getting advance tickets for tonight--a copy of the new LP, Let All the Sun In for $5 off. We’re on first, around 10, followed by our friends Eternals, with BBD closing it out.

That’s about it for 2015. 2016 is going to bring some BIG_NEWS so get ready. 

Wishing everyone a belated Happy Hannukah, and an early Happy Solstice, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, and Wonderful New Year,

Bent Shapes Duo gettin’ weird with it in Easthampton: telephones, rhodes, 4-string guitars, and sequenced gunshots.