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We Versus the Shark
Summary by Casey DeHoedt
We Versus the Shark is an Athens quartet formed in 2003. Their two LPs on the Hello Sir label: Ruin Everything!, the recent Dirty Versions – not to mention their rigorous touring – has gained them a Prog darling status both locally and nationally (with recent coverage on NPR).
WVTS’s progressive tendencies balance between the moody and the methodical. Their use of dynamics, texture and structure bring an Id quality into a genre that’s often criticized as being too Ego. Their sounds are packed with layers or moments of musical virtuosity, yet their musical mood swings and easy-going stage presence shatter any exclusionary “showiness” and offer accessibility across the fine line between “appreciating” and simply enjoying.
You can see this band-on-the-brink at Little Kings on August 13th.
Five Questions with We Versus the Shark
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[Recorded]
Unshaken by Lucifer: Roky Erickson at the 40 Watt, 8/14/08
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[Recorded]
The Lolligags/ The Apes, PopFest, 40 Watt, 8/15/08
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[Recorded]
Big Fresh/ Thee American Revolution/ Pipes You See Pipes You Don't/ Andy from Denver/ Casper and the Cookies, PopFest, 40 Watt, 8/16/08
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[Recorded]
Longhalsmottagningen/ Bad Animal/ Young Untold/ American Cheeseburger, PopFest, Little Kings, 8/16/08
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[Recorded]
Oh Fortuna/ Marc With A C/ Hot Lava, PopFest, Flicker, 8/16/08
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[Recorded]
Cryptacize/ The Secret History/ The Faintest Ideas/ Ruby Isle/ The Buddy System/ The Lolligags, PopFest 2008, 40 Watt, 8/15/08
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[Recorded]
Tendaberry/ One Happy Island/ Hat Company/ Fat Planet, PopFest 2008, Little Kings, 8/15/08
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