Sugar Shield Announce Beautiful at All Times
Sugar Shield is the new project of Dana Telsrow, who came to my attention via his participation in Karen Meat. While the two share a quirky sensibility to songwriting, the sounds crafted for this project are a touch different. Vocals rise and fall melodically over these electronic bursts, carrying you into the core of the song. It’s here where you find bass and drums accenting the electronics, giving Dana plenty of room to let his voice bounce in step with all the sounds he’s created for you. The whole tunes this intoxicating swirl of pop touchstones that I’m hoping will have you looking towards the release of Beautiful at All Times, out October 18th.
Having followed the Zoltars for some time, I cannot begin to share how excited we are to have the privilege of releasing their next LP this October. In honor of that release, we thought we’d try out another gem for your ears…so lets get to it. For me, there’s two reasons I love this track…especially going into this week (the first week of school). One, there’s this great contrast between dark and light; the riffs are heavy from the get-go, churned and driving, but the chorus changes that into this shimmering light creeping in from the horizon. But, like all great songs, they need great lyrics or themes…as a teacher dealing with kids (though this applies to all humans), thematically its about seeing your own gifts. If you’re interested in buying Telling Stories, you can pre-order the whole LP right 
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