Hell and Highwater

After writing and recording demos in New York, Shock Cinema traveled the country to road-test the new material with producer Chris Coady (Blonde Redhead, Grizzly Bear) in tow as bassist. Upon their return, Tim Green (Fucking Champs / Concentrick) contacted the group about continuing the recordings with him at his San Francisco studio, Louder. The band found a kindred spirit and collaborator in Green based on his engineering and production work with Comets On Fire, Pleasure Forever, and Unwound. The idea of leaving New York and recording in another harbor town across the country appealed to the band and became a reality within weeks. The Louder sessions found the trio expanding its sound with the addition of piano, organs, vibes and generous doses of reverb resulting in songs like the "Atlas Shrugged", "Oddfellow" and "Infinity". The result of this rag tag, cross-country collaboration is Shock Cinema's debut full-length, Hell and Highwater.