Shunkan - Cumberland Falls
Distro release from our friends at Really Rad Records - they write:
“Shunkan is a Los Angeles based rock band steeped in the young traditions of left of the dial underground. Shunkan (shoon-kahn) translates from Japanese to "in a moment". Frontwoman Marina Sakimoto confronts her duality not only as as a half-Japanese artist, but in the emotional balance of yin and yang. Warm dueling guitars akin to the jangly riffs of Pavement and earnest second-wave emo marry Sakimoto’s voice, ranging from heartbreaking coos to animalistic howls. Whether transitioning between pedal-gazing deemed as “mastering the Kevin Shields shoegaze staple like nobody else” (DIY Mag) or raw confrontation in a stripped-down setting, Shunkan accomplishes the feat of maintaining real individuality while remaining cohesive throughout.”
FFO: Pavement, flipping cars upside down, dancing internally
Side A
1. I’m Not Cool.
2. Smokey Robinson
3. Mornings in the Afterlife
4. Chemtrails
5. The Ritual
6. Rip
Side B
7. Honey
8. Older
9. Little Hell
10. Bloody Winter
11. An American Life
12. Bedroom Dweller
Released September 13, 2021
Distro release from our friends at Really Rad Records - they write:
“Shunkan is a Los Angeles based rock band steeped in the young traditions of left of the dial underground. Shunkan (shoon-kahn) translates from Japanese to "in a moment". Frontwoman Marina Sakimoto confronts her duality not only as as a half-Japanese artist, but in the emotional balance of yin and yang. Warm dueling guitars akin to the jangly riffs of Pavement and earnest second-wave emo marry Sakimoto’s voice, ranging from heartbreaking coos to animalistic howls. Whether transitioning between pedal-gazing deemed as “mastering the Kevin Shields shoegaze staple like nobody else” (DIY Mag) or raw confrontation in a stripped-down setting, Shunkan accomplishes the feat of maintaining real individuality while remaining cohesive throughout.”
FFO: Pavement, flipping cars upside down, dancing internally
Side A
1. I’m Not Cool.
2. Smokey Robinson
3. Mornings in the Afterlife
4. Chemtrails
5. The Ritual
6. Rip
Side B
7. Honey
8. Older
9. Little Hell
10. Bloody Winter
11. An American Life
12. Bedroom Dweller
Released September 13, 2021
Distro release from our friends at Really Rad Records - they write:
“Shunkan is a Los Angeles based rock band steeped in the young traditions of left of the dial underground. Shunkan (shoon-kahn) translates from Japanese to "in a moment". Frontwoman Marina Sakimoto confronts her duality not only as as a half-Japanese artist, but in the emotional balance of yin and yang. Warm dueling guitars akin to the jangly riffs of Pavement and earnest second-wave emo marry Sakimoto’s voice, ranging from heartbreaking coos to animalistic howls. Whether transitioning between pedal-gazing deemed as “mastering the Kevin Shields shoegaze staple like nobody else” (DIY Mag) or raw confrontation in a stripped-down setting, Shunkan accomplishes the feat of maintaining real individuality while remaining cohesive throughout.”
FFO: Pavement, flipping cars upside down, dancing internally
Side A
1. I’m Not Cool.
2. Smokey Robinson
3. Mornings in the Afterlife
4. Chemtrails
5. The Ritual
6. Rip
Side B
7. Honey
8. Older
9. Little Hell
10. Bloody Winter
11. An American Life
12. Bedroom Dweller
Released September 13, 2021
