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