Shiner Channel Radiohead On New Single, “Dirty Jazz”

Spartan Records and Shiner are excited to present “Dirty Jazz,” the latest track to be lifted from the Friday, October 9 release of The Y Section, the brand new offering from the celebrated Kansas City shogaze/post-hardcore band. “‘Dirty Jazz’ was the first song written after we’d written ‘The Egg’ and was tracked when we were still touring for that big record for us,” frontman Allen Epley recalls of the Radiohead-inspired track.

“A thing that I know that has become attached to the Shiner sound is our sense of rhythmic propulsion, not just drum-wise, but layered in guitar and bass parts too. ‘Dirty Jazz’ reflects a common Shiner trait with a 3 on 2 feel that I’ve used in more than a couple of songs along the way: ‘Unglued’, ‘Spinning’, ‘The Egg’, and ‘Genuflect’ from ‘Schadenfreude’ more recently.” Stream “Dirty Jazz” on all platforms.

A career-spanning collection of rarities, unreleased material and hard-to-find tracks drawn from across 25-plus years, The Y Section gathers Shiner’s vast and rich history in one single place. Rather than a greatest hits victory lap, The Y Section is a portrait of a restless, evolving band: the detours, experiments, and overlooked gems that map how Shiner became Shiner. For longtime fans, it’s the missing piece of the catalog; for newer listeners drawn in by BELIEVEYOUME, it’s an invitation into the deep end. Still heavy, still weird, still pushing forward, now with the full arc in view. Pre-order, pre-save and pre-add The Y Section on all platforms HERE. Vinyl and bundles are currently available via the Spartan Records store HERE.

Shiner recently released its reverent, heavy-eyed version of My Blood Valentine’s timeless “Only Shallow,” which was recorded and mixed at Westend Studios by Paul Malinowski in 2003 and released via Grand Theft Autumn Records. “We had been playing ‘Only Shallow’ on tour as a closer — always at the end because who wants to put their stupid songs after this behemoth? — and we were getting it down pretty well,” Shiner frontman Allen Epley recalls.

“Not surprisingly, and thankfully, the original recording of this was not used. Instead we retreated to our home away from home, Westend Studios in Kansas City just over the state line in Kansas owned by our great friend Mike Miller, and banged it out one afternoon. We were prepared and Paul made a killer mix, and that’s what you hear today.” Check out Shiner’s cover of My Bloody Valentine’s “Only Shallow” on YouTube.

Shiner will also be making headline appearances across the U.S. and Canada starting this Sunday, October 4 in Lawrence, KS with Criteria and Fotocrime in select cities. The tour will visit markets in the midwest and west coast, culminating in an appearance at The Griffin in Las Vegas, NV on Friday, October 16. Tickets for all shows are on sale now via shiner.net, and a full listing of dates can be found below.

OCTOBER

04 — Lawrence, KS — Bottleneck ^
05 — Denver, CO — Hi Dive ^
06 — Salt Lake City, UT — Urban Lounge ^
08 — Vancouver, BC — Cobalt #
09 — Seattle, WA — Clock Out Lounge #
10 — Portland, OR — Bunk Bar #
12 — San Francisco, CA — Ivy Room #
13 — Los Angeles, CA — The Echoplex #
14 — Pioneertown, CA — Pappy and Harriet’s #
15 — San Diego, CA — Casbah #
16 — Las Vegas, NV — The Griffin #

^ — w/ Criteria
# — w/ Fotocrime