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Every musician loves to say that their new album is their most unique yet, but we don’t think there’s any way of topping the uniqueness of In The Pine’s recording of their latest record. Today, you get a taste of what we’re talking about with the premiere of the band’s new video for “Time Shakes.” This is the third single from the full-length album Sunbeam Dream, which you can expect on September 12th.
The video is a studio clip, certainly nothing you haven’t seen before. But there’s a means to an end at play here, as the video highlights the enormously elaborate recording process that was at work with both the song and the album. This song is the band’s most pronounced use of vintage synthesizers on the album. It’s for sure trippy, in a darker, psychedelic way that is unique for today. It all fits within the originality of this larger piece of work.
Discussing the song’s inspiration, singer and guitarist Michael Shular states:
“I was inspired by Childish Gambino’s song ‘It Feels Like Summer.’ It’s only two chords the whole time, and I just loved how simple it is. I liked the restraint of driving the song with the melody rather than the chord progressions. It was a real challenge getting each section to have its own feel.”
The band adds:
“‘Time Shakes’ started with a drum and bass groove dubbed out in stereo with a couple of Roland Chorus Echoes. We wanted it to feel like it was drifting a bit while still keeping time; we’re very much inspired by King Tubby and Scratch Perry. There’s a prominent Mellotron part with liberal use of more tape echo, because why not? But really, the most satisfaction came after we finished the vocals and found the icing on the cake in the single, verbed-out tambourine hit at the beginning of the chorus phrases.”
Since they formed, In The Pines has always made maximum use of the studio in writing and recording. Their headquarters is The Lodge, an old repurposed Masonic temple now used as a recording space. It’s located in Dayton, Kentucky, just across the river from the band’s hometown of Cincinnati. Just like its predecessor, Paint By Numbers, Sunbeam Dream was recorded in The Lodge with vintage equipment. But these aren’t just vintage pieces the band members found at used music stores or garage sales. These are instruments that were salvaged and rebuilt, in some instances, piece by piece. The quintet actually run their own synthesizer repair shop in Dayton called Foleytronics. It’s one of only a small number of shops in the world that repair rare and vintage synthesizers.
With thousands of collective hours spent on repairing these instruments, In The Pines has come up with their most accomplished album yet. With more of an emphasis on synths, the band more fully explores the range of their shoegaze-inspired psych rock sound. A lot of work and reflection went into every little piece of this album. It’s an unrivalled creative vision that they have built, literally, from the ground up.
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