Alternative art-rockersEcce Shnakare pleased to announce they will be touring with platinum-selling legendsSpacehogandEMF. In June, the three bands will hit the U.S. West coast, with the electrifying NYC quintet delivering a sonic experience that blends art-rock and punk energy with some unexpected twists. Kicking things off in San Jose, California on June 14, the tour wraps up on June 28 in Las Vegas.
Ecce Shnak will be touring in support of their newly-released debut EP'Shadows Grow Fangs', released viaRecord Man, Records- five tracks that showcase incomparable ingenuity and limitless invention.The quintet also present their endearing new video for'Stroll With Me', unveiled hot on the trail of their latest clipfor the high-energy title track.
If there’s a fine line between wild-eyed, inspired genius and utter, irrepressible insanity, that’s where you’ll find Ecce Shnak, teetering on a neon tightrope. WithDavid Roushas composer, bassist, and one of two singers, he is joined byBella Komodromos(vocals),Chris Krasnow(guitar),Gannon Ferrell (guitar), andHenry Buchanan-Vaughn(drums).
This EP runs the gamut from slow-burning meditations on love’s indispensability to mockery of the web from the perspective of a time-traveling poet – “What the fuck is the internet?!” Of course, this might sound a little ‘zany’, but it’s really not. Not at all. It’s intricately constructed, methodically fashioned, and – while undeniably offbeat – as serious and logical as it’s entertaining.
Recorded and produced byJeff Lucciat the Art Farm (NY), their debut EP was mixed byNicholas Vernhes(Animal Collective, Deerhunter, The Fiery Furnaces, Dirty Projectors, Wild Nothing, The War on Drugs) and mastered by Grammy award-winning sound engineerJoe LaPorta(David Bowie, The Weeknd, Foo Fighters, Vampire Weekend, FKA Twigs, Twenty One Pilots).
'Stroll With Me'is the first folk song in Ecce Shnak's catalogue. Here, David Roush plays his classical guitar as he sings of his beloved friend - a young woman who chose to leave the Earth from the sometimes overwhelming woes and chaos of conscious human life. He pays homage to her spirit and memory and vows to hold her precious for every day until his own death. In the video itself, his character Larry pays similar homage to the ghost of his dear friend Barbara.
They stroll together to a canoe on the bank of a river that is special to their history. They paddle to an island where he bids farewell to her and his attachment to her as a living being. Though he tries to call her back onto the canoe in a last moment of denial, she gently but firmly insists that he leave her and paddle himself home. However, before pushing his boat offshore, she bids him farewell with a set of gesticulations and expressions that are part of their selfsame language of precious charms and inside jokes. To help tell this tale, they evoke imagery from an old-time Swedish film that addresses some of the same themes, albeit in a totally different context.
David Roushexplains, "Where that old tragicomedy is about religious war, famine, and pestilence, ours is a story of heartbreak about a single life that seems to have ended far too early. Either way, death is certain and unavoidable. Music is one of the only methods human beings have at our disposal to understand and accept this great and mysterious challenge of life. Here is our own music toward that end. To all those in grief, whomever or whatever its subject: we honor you in your own versions of these great challenges of life, and we are utterly grateful to stroll with you through it all. In love, melancholy, and roundabout spiritual triumph."
Ecce Shnak subverts notions of style, playfully but reverently embracing multiple forms across the spectrum, while addressing weighty themes and notable trivia with striking articulacy. The single'The Internet'is an eclectic gem that makes a fine mockery of the web from the perspective of a time-travelling poet.'Prayer on Love'is a downtempo groove-inducing opus and the lead track'Jeremy, Utilitarian Sadboy'is a hammering 150-seconds about 19th Century English philosopher Jeremy Bentham that combines math-metal, post-rock and choral anthems.
The 'Shadows Grow Fangs' EP is out now, available from fine music platforms, includingSpotify,Apple Music,YouTube Music and Bandcamp. Tickets for the Spacehog / EMF / Ecce Shnak tour go on sale on Friday, March 7.
"Both jarring and exhilarating... powerful and anthemic. Mind blown!" ~The Spill Magazine
"On the surface, you are faced with solid salvos of mathy rock ornateness, sub-metal weight, and prog-infused punk— the perfect attraction of opposites. But stand back a bit and contemplate further, and you will find pop infectiousness, classical grace, and even hardcore aggression all working in harmony"~Big Takeover Magazine
"Defies pigeonholing – art/alt rock is a good starting point but with varied twists of punk, chamber pop, new wave, experimental rock and more besides, there is never a predictable moment in sound or design"~Black Noise Zine
Ecce Shnak
Touring with Spacehog & EMF
in support of debut 'Shadows Grow Fangs' EP
EP out now via Records Man, Records.
Watch the new video for 'Stroll With Me'
3 March 2025
TRACK LIST
01. Prayer on Love 02. The Internet 03. Shadows Grow Fangs 04. Jeremy, Utilitarian Sadboy 05. Stroll With Me
CREDITS Music written / composed by David Roush David Roush - vocals, classical guitar, drum kit, keyboard Jeff Lucci - electric guitar, electric bass Isabella Komodromos -vocals Recorded and produced by Jeff Lucci at the Art Farm (NY) Mixed by Nicholas Vernhes Mastered by Joe LaPorta Video directed byMilton Walkerand David Roush Animation by Shuyler Nazareth Produced by Beth Narducci and David Roush Artist photos byTommy Krause A&R: Beth Narducci forYou + Me Entertainment Publicity by Shauna McLarnon forShameless Promotion PR
TOUR DATES (with EFM and Spacehog) Jun 14 San Jose, CA - The Ritz Jun 15 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall (tickets) Jun 17 Portland, OR - Star Theater Jun 18 Seattle, WA - The Neptune Jun 20 Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall Jun 21 Denver, CO - Oriental Theater Jun 23 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom Jun 24 San Diego, CA - Music Box Jun 26 Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory Jun 27 Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Jun 28 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
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