Bent Shapes bopped in the breeze at the Harvard Square Mayfair.
Bent Shapes @ Harvard Square Mayfair 5.3.2015
Bent Shapes – “86’d in ’03” b/w “Bridgeport Lathe” (2014)
Bent Shapes
“86’d in ’03” b/w “Bridgeport Lathe”
2014
Bent Shapes continue to pop out fantastic Pavement-meets-The-Kinks nuggets. Their latest release finds the snappy and difficult to type “86’d in ’03” backed by the more deliberately paced cover of 2 x 4’s “Bridgeport Lathe.” The former begs vigorous toe-tapping, the latter a steady head bob. Both recordings do all of the little things right. There’s playful guitar and bass interplay. There’s pitch shifting. There are “ah-ah-ah” backing vocals. These are all good things in my book. I dig it.
The record itself is a picture disc of sorts. Instead of being pressed on vinyl, it’s lathe cut into transparent plexiglass. Small hole. 33⅓RPM. Three different color schemes. Did I mention that it’s square? Well, it is. This thing is really unique.
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Bent Shapes @ The Sinclair 6.27.2014
WERS just celebrated their 65th Anniversary with a big show at The Sinclair. Bent Shapes got things going with their don’t-mind-us-we’re-just-gonna-play-these-killer-bursts-of-garage-pop-goodness attitude.
Bent Shapes @ The Sinclair 1.25.2014
Rock-n-Romp is such a wonderful thing for rock ‘n’ roll loving families. January’s edition opened with Bent Shapes banging out off-kilter pop numbers that hooked parents and kids alike.
