The Shivas - Dark Thoughts (New CD)

For The Shivas, the show has always been the thing. That thing being a bombastic, explosive and thoroughly communal live rock and roll experience where barriers between the performers and their audience seem to dissolve into the sweat and sound. It's the stage - or the basement, or the living room - that's the Portland band's true element. It's their raison d'etre. It's their religion. The album is a defining sonic achievement for the band, which began booking their own tours in high school. Dark Thoughts is the sound of a tight-knit band whose members have learned not just how to trust each other, but how to grow together. "Being adults now," Leonard says. "We're starting to talk a lot more philosophically about why we do what we do. Some of my favorite music came from people needing to find a space. Music is just such a visceral place to find a release." That's what The Shivas are here for: to help people get free, if even just for an hour. If they drop a few great albums along the way, so be it.

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1        Gloria    3:36
2        Turn Me On    2:11
3        Playing On The Radio    2:31
4        If You See Me    3:22
5        Start A Fire    2:25
6        IDC Lucky #13    0:19
7        Sometimes II    3:56
8        Can't Relax    2:33
9        I Want You    2:00
10        Feels Surreal    3:22
11        Over & Over    4:35
12        It's All In Your Head    4:59
13        Can You Feel It Too?    3:17