Shellac AKA Shellac Of North America (lyrics, indie, rock, album)

jackhammer · 12-08-2007, 02:05 PM

Another band I'm checking out at the moment. A project of uber-producer Steve Albini. This 3 piece have a stripped down minimalist rock sound that dispenses with the usual verse/chorus scenario and instead goes for repetitive motif's and scathing lyrics. I love the natural sound of their album TERRAFORM and I am itching to hear more.

MySpace.com - Shellac - Chicago, Illinois - Rock / Indie - www.myspace.com/shellacofnorthamerica

cardboard adolescent · 12-08-2007, 02:07 PM

that's an itch i could hypothetically scratch.

shellac are pretty awesome, though I would say I prefer Big Black.

weleasewoger72 · 12-09-2007, 02:42 PM

Steve Albini is a musical genius. All his bands are amazing. Shellac's first LP 'At Action Park' rules.
'Atomizer' by Big Black is ace as well. Check out the song 'Kerosene'.
Rapeman is my fav Albini project. 'Two Nuns....' is one of my all-time fav LPs.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 12-09-2007, 02:48 PM

Never really understood the wankfest over Albini's bands.

I own both Shellac & Big Black stuff and while I think they are far from bad I've never really thought of them as being that great either.

I think he's a much better producer than he is a musician & songwriter myself.

Kevorkian Logic · 12-09-2007, 03:01 PM

remind me to send you a link to a website next time we're on msn. It's quite useful and relevant to this thread.

Mondo Bungle · 10-02-2011, 12:57 AM

Digging Terraform immensely atm. I like all albums, though.

I prefer Shellac to Rapeman these days.

Engine · 10-07-2011, 05:37 PM

I consider Shellac one of the best bands of the 1990s. Back then they updated the old-time garage band aesthetic of simple guitar, bass, drums, vocals, and no bullshit - with an ugly twist.

Here's one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands:
Dog and Pony Show

Sneer · 10-07-2011, 06:04 PM

I like Shellac, I do, but I saw them live on New Years Eve this year and they were so disappointing. I also think Big Black were generally a better band, whilst Two Nuns and a Pack Mule is as good as anything Shellac have done.

Engine · 10-07-2011, 06:26 PM

That's too bad. I saw Shellac a couple years ago and they were great.
I like all of Albini's bands, I don't really have a favorite. But I definitely rate Shellac's 'At Action Park' and '1000 Hurts' among my favorite albums.

Sneer · 10-07-2011, 07:26 PM

Yeah, they were sharing the bill with Sonic Youth and The Pop Group, both of which blew Shellac off the stage. Their set just seemed lethargic, half-arsed.

At Action Park in particular is fucking great.

12-08-2007, 02:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Shellac AKA Shellac Of North America Another band I'm checking out at the moment. A project of uber-producer Steve Albini. This 3 piece have a stripped down minimalist rock sound that dispenses with the usual verse/chorus scenario and instead goes for repetitive motif's and scathing lyrics. I love the natural sound of their album TERRAFORM and I am itching to hear more. MySpace.com - Shellac - Chicago, Illinois - Rock / Indie - www.myspace.com/shellacofnorthamerica __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

12-09-2007, 02:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
weleasewoger72 Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 92	Steve Albini is a musical genius. All his bands are amazing. Shellac's first LP 'At Action Park' rules. 'Atomizer' by Big Black is ace as well. Check out the song 'Kerosene'. Rapeman is my fav Albini project. 'Two Nuns....' is one of my all-time fav LPs. __________________ http://the-poet-you-never-were.blogspot.com

12-09-2007, 02:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Never really understood the wankfest over Albini's bands. I own both Shellac & Big Black stuff and while I think they are far from bad I've never really thought of them as being that great either. I think he's a much better producer than he is a musician & songwriter myself. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

12-09-2007, 03:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	remind me to send you a link to a website next time we're on msn. It's quite useful and relevant to this thread. __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"

10-07-2011, 05:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	I consider Shellac one of the best bands of the 1990s. Back then they updated the old-time garage band aesthetic of simple guitar, bass, drums, vocals, and no bullshit - with an ugly twist. Here's one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands: Dog and Pony Show __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.

12-08-2007, 02:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	that's an itch i could hypothetically scratch. shellac are pretty awesome, though I would say I prefer Big Black.

10-07-2011, 06:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	I like Shellac, I do, but I saw them live on New Years Eve this year and they were so disappointing. I also think Big Black were generally a better band, whilst Two Nuns and a Pack Mule is as good as anything Shellac have done. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

10-07-2011, 06:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	That's too bad. I saw Shellac a couple years ago and they were great. I like all of Albini's bands, I don't really have a favorite. But I definitely rate Shellac's 'At Action Park' and '1000 Hurts' among my favorite albums. __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.

10-07-2011, 07:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Yeah, they were sharing the bill with Sonic Youth and The Pop Group, both of which blew Shellac off the stage. Their set just seemed lethargic, half-arsed. At Action Park in particular is fucking great. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show