Blood on the Wall
Despite their ominous-sounding name, New York's Blood on the Wall plays high-energy, danceable indie rock with boy-girl vocals. The trio consists of guitarist/vocalist Brad Shanks, bassist/vocalist Courtney Shanks, and drummer Miggy Littleton, also of Ida. Courtney and Littleton met when she found him selling records on a street corner; they struck up a conversation about music that turned into a friendship and, eventually, a musical collaboration. After graduating from college back in their hometown of Lawrence, KS, Courtney's brother Ben joined {$S...[more]
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Recommended! Blood On The Wall is the sound of a couch being tossed from the second story to thunderous applause. The feeling that one gets when you have finished off the last of the tequila and it's on to the beer. That tinge of sadness late into the evening right before the dawn is about to break and the regrets and hopes of your life merge with first chirps of the birds starting their day. This three-piece consisting of Courtney and Brad Shanks (yes, they are really brother and sister) and Miggy Littleto [ read more ]
CD $12.99
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"Their sophomore release, Awesomer had an acute pop sensibility, an arsenal of hooks, and an energy that left smiles on their audiences. Their third release is more diverse: the band balances their frenetic bursts with tempered songs. A hyper-condensed trip back in time which is still completely now; three people locked in combat with their instruments and clawing their way from the rubble of the studio clutching songs which rattle and clatter with glee, distortion, and fearsome tunes" -Plan B.[ read more ]
CD $11.99
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The debut album from Blood On The Wall, a rock and roll revival hosted by brother/sister singing songwriters, Brad and Courtney Shanks, and set to a beat by veteran drummer Miggie Littleton. Whilst many a band these days has been trying to figure out how to put their leather pants on two legs at a time or how to get that "I just got of bed" haircut looking just right; members of Blood On the Wall have been up late, drunk as hell, talking about music, writing songs, and playing their asses off. When you hear [ read more ]
CD $12.99
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VINYL FORMAT. "Their sophomore release, Awesomer had an acute pop sensibility, an arsenal of hooks, and an energy that left smiles on their audiences. Their third release is more diverse: the band balances their frenetic bursts with tempered songs. A hyper-condensed trip back in time which is still completely now; three people locked in combat with their instruments and clawing their way from the rubble of the studio clutching songs which rattle and clatter with glee, distortion, and fearsome tunes" [ read more ]
LP $11.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Recommended! Blood On The Wall is the sound of a couch being tossed from the second story to thunderous applause. The feeling that one gets when you have finished off the last of the tequila and it's on to the beer. That tinge of sadness late into the evening right before the dawn is about to break and the regrets and hopes of your life merge with first chirps of the birds starting their day. This three-piece consisting of Courtney and Brad Shanks (yes, they are really brother and sister) and [ read more ]
LP $11.99
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'Their sophomore release, Awesomer had an acute pop sensibility, an arsenal of hooks, and an energy that left smiles on their audiences. Their third release is more diverse: the band balances their frenetic bursts with tempered songs. A hyper-condensed trip back in time which is still completely now; three people locked in combat with their instruments and clawing their way from the rubble of the studio clutching songs which rattle and clatter with glee, distortion, and fearsome tunes' -Plan B.[ read more ]
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VINYL FORMAT. The debut album from Blood On The Wall, a rock and roll revival hosted by brother/sister singing songwriters, Brad and Courtney Shanks, and set to a beat by veteran drummer Miggie Littleton. Whilst many a band these days has been trying to figure out how to put their leather pants on two legs at a time or how to get that "I just got of bed" haircut looking just right; members of Blood On the Wall have been up late, drunk as hell, talking about music, writing songs, and playing their asses off. [ read more ]
LP $11.99
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