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Shimmer (Bitter Grace album)

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Released
  
November, 2005

Artist
  
Bitter Grace

Producer
  
Bitter Grace

Genres
  
Gothic rock, Post-punk

Recorded
  
1998 - 2005

Release date
  
November 2005

Label
  
Lapis House

People also search for
  
The Deeper Singles, The Burning Sun, God and the Abyss

Official release shimmering bitter grace


Shimmer is New York City's Bitter Grace's long-awaited follow up to God and the Abyss. While Shimmer did not take as long to release, seven years to the twelve it took to finish the previous, the band still underwent line-up changes through the period of recording and releasing this album, however not as severely. Both bassists recorded on this album have left the band, though one of the guitarists that has been recorded here eventually returned in late 2005 just prior to its release after a hiatus.

Contents

The difference in sound between God and the Abyss and Shimmer is striking, with the new direction of the band adding more elements of electronic dance music and a generally dancier sound. Keyboards are more prominent than before and the sound is less garage-centric and more melodic.

The album itself is not released yet. Some tracks have been available for a while online and two initial singles, "Shimmering" and "Slave", have been receiving college and Internet radio airplay. Shimmer tells a modern-day gothic fairy tale about "the very clever boy, who was really never quite that clever" and the tracks themselves lead the story along.

Track listing

All songs by Gustavo Lapis Ahumad except: "Viva Las Vegas"; "Slave" & "Shimmering" by Brandon Tubby and Bitter Grace; "On Their Lips" by Caitlyn Deery and Bitter Grace.

  1. "Really Something"
  2. "Deep Deep"
  3. "Viva Las Vegas"
  4. "Anyway"
  5. "Slave"
  6. "Shimmering"
  7. "End of Days"
  8. "On Their Lips"
  9. "Love is You"
  10. "End of Days" (Good Bye Mix)

Personnel

  • Gustavo Lapis Ahumad - Lyrics / Vocals / Producer
  • Brandon Tubby - Guitars
  • Christopher Clarke - Bass / Guitars
  • Avi Berkovich - Drums
  • Marcus Pan - Album Graphics
  • Esther - Bass
  • George Grant - Engineer
  • Songs

    1Really Something5:22
    2Deep Deep4:33
    3Viva Las Vegas2:36

    References

    Shimmer (Bitter Grace album) Wikipedia