Gladshot: Maxwell's Cool Demon

NYC indie rock band Gladshot are back with a new EP. Maxwell's Cool Demon is the follow-up for their Burn Up & Shine album which came out in 2008. They kept themselves busy playing shows and writing songs for the indie rook musical Barcode. A few of those songs made it to the new EP, including the cheerful sounding but rather sinister Corp Safe.

Once again produced by John Agnello the EP is laidback and packing a punch simultaneously. Debbie Andrews (keys) and Mike Blaxill (guitar) take turns handling the lead vocals, singing songs about plants (Fun With Hydrangeas), and the quest for a stand-out skin art design (the powerpop song Star Tattoo). With a nod to the Stones in Steady Light they have written their best rock song to date. Gladshot may be very prolific, but they make in quality with they lack in quantity.

Gladshot:
Debbie Andrews: vocals, keys
Mike Blaxill: vocals, guitar
Macolm Gold: bass
Tony Mason: drums

Maxwell's Cool Demon is a self-released EP. Buy it from their website.

Tracks:

1. Fun With Hydrangeas
2. Star Tattoo
3. Steady Light
4. Dog On A Skylight
5. Corp Safe
6. We Live In America

Live dates:

• 06/30 The Delancey, New York, NY
• 07/11 Township, Chicago, IL
• 07/12 Double Happiness, Columbus, OH
• 08/14 Cakeshop, New York, NY

» gladshot.com

HCTF review of Burn Up & Shine.

Gladshot: "Corporate Safe + Secure" for indie rock musical "Barcode"

photo: Shervin Lainez

NYC indie rock band Gladshot have contributed songs to the indie rock musical Barcode. The story line is pretty basic sci-fi fodder: one corporation controls everything on the planet, and the powers that be are pretty paranoid about the contents of music. Boy meets girl, start a revolution and there might be a Hollywood ending. The band shares their song Corporate Safe + Secure, a lo-fi rock song with a nice hook that gets stuck in your head.

Barcode is up for a 3-night run @ New York City’s Bowery Electric Sept 30th, Oct 1st, and Oct 2nd.

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Gladshot at the Mercury Lounge on Labor Day

NYC indie rockers Gladshot made a damn fine album - Burn Up & Shine - in 2008. They are playing on Labor Day at the Mercury Lounge, NYC, with Linda Draper, Ike and Mike, and Nipsey. Four bands for $8.00, a sum former Wall Street honchos still can afford.

The Mercury Lounge
September 07, 2009
217 E Houston St
New York, NY 10002

• Linda Draper 7:00 pm
• Nipsey 8:00 pm
• Gladshot 9:00 pm
• Ike and Mike 10:00 pm

» mercuryloungenyc.com

HCTF review of Burn Up & Shine.

Gladshot: Burn Up & Shine

Gladshot is a musical body from NYC beating with two different hearts. You have mellow keyboards tracks, courstesy of Debbie Andrews and the guitar rock tracks, delivered by Mike Blaxill. Their third album Burn Up & Shine celebrates both talents, making it a very nice pop rock record, Naming almost the complete sixties pop canon (they got Joe Butler of the Lovin' Spoonful in their video for Fabulous Friends) as their influences Gladshot is the kind of band that will put a smile on your face. They are smooth, they are rough, their songs are right in your face and will get stuck inside you head after just one spin.

With Chris Benelli on drums, Tony Tino on bass and Marc Copely riding shotgun on guitar Burn Up & Shine is pretty near the top of this year's best indie releases. It's produced by John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Hold Steady, Oxford Collapse).

Burn Up & Shine is released thru Frankly Mills Music.

Tracks:

1. Fabulous Friends
2. Early Light
3. He Was Gone
4. All I Want Is You
5. Like The Angels Do
6. I Can't Tell
7. American Night
8. Leaving
9. Nobody's Looking
10. Straight From The Fridge
11. Slo Glide Ride
12. 1961 (You Could Still Get Lost)

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