The Shivas
Birthed from a teenage obsession with classic garage rock and '60s psychedelia, the Shivas morphed into a blurry mesh of punk and surf influences over the course of a prolific streak of releasing albums and a nonstop tour schedule. The band worked with indie stalwarts K Records for several strong records, including their 2014 album You Know What to Do, and branched out to work with other labels on releases like 2021's Feels So Good // Feels So Bad.
The Shivas were formed in 2006 by a very young Jared Molyneux on guitar and vocals, his brother Colby on drums, and friend Eric Shanafelt on bass. The trio worked on their sound for a while, leaning heavily on the influence of classic Pacific Northwestern garage and surf, and getting a touch of the region's punk aesthetic in their mix as well. Eventually the lineup would shift somewhat to include second guitarist Rob Mannering and new drummer/vocalist Kristin Leonard. The bandmembers, some of them still teenagers, ventured into a prolific touring and recording schedule, playing gigs across the country and working on new songs constantly. Their earliest tunes resulted in the 2008 album Where Have You Gone To?, which was followed two years later by Freezing to Death.
In the early 2010s, K Records founder Calvin Johnson caught on to the Shivas' sound and released their third album, Whiteout!, on the label in 2013. Burger Records offered up a cassette version of the album. Johnson worked with the Shivas again for their 2014 release You Know What to Do, recording the record direct to tape in his Dub Narcotic recording studio. Johnson returned to the studio with the Shivas to produce Better Off Dead, released in February 2016; by this time, the group was a trio after Rob Mannering left the lineup, and Ian Hartley contributed guest vocals and percussion during the sessions. Burger issued a cassette-only album for the band in 2017 called Turn Me On, and in late 2019 the Shivas released the more fully realized and introspective Dark Thoughts on the Tender Loving Empire label. When tour plans around the album were upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Shivas found themselves spending more uninterrupted time in their hometown of Portland, and became more involved with their local communities than had been possible during years of touring. Three of the four Shivas began working with a Portland non-profit organization that worked with unhoused residents of the city, and their involvement in issues of social justice grew. These changes in perspective informed next album Feels So Good // Feels So Bad, which was released in September of 2021.
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You Know What to Do
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Tender Loving Empire le 27 oct. 2014
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Feels So Good // Feels So Bad
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Tender Loving Empire le 24 sept. 2021
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Freezing to Death
Rock - Paru chez Closet Trekkie Records le 15 mars 2010
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Goo Goo Muck
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Tender Loving Empire le 10 janv. 2021
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Doom Revolver
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Suicide Squeeze Records le 23 mai 2022
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Our Love Will Still Be There
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Tender Loving Empire le 14 juil. 2020
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Better off Dead
Rock - Paru chez K Records - Burger Records le 19 févr. 2016
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Whiteout
Rock - Paru chez K Records - Burger Records le 17 mars 2018
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Covers Vol. 2
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Tender Loving Empire le 1 août 2023
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Alive in The World
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Tender Loving Empire Records le 14 nov. 2023
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We Belong Together
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Tender Loving Empire le 11 juil. 2023
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Love Buzz
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Tender Loving Empire le 25 juil. 2023
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Playing On The Radio
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Tender Loving Empire le 4 oct. 2019
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If You See Me
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Tender Loving Empire le 13 sept. 2019
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My Baby Don't
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Tender Loving Empire le 1 sept. 2021
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White Rabbit
Rock - Paru chez Tender Loving Empire le 26 mai 2020
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If I Could Choose
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Tender Loving Empire le 20 juil. 2021
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Let's Dance
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Tender Loving Empire le 1 mars 2021
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