BRENTON NEWCOMB
Special to The Leader
Next week at BJ’s, it will be a special night as local Fredonia band Eerie Shores is having a release show for their first EP, “Wicked Disposal.”
The release show will also feature a stacked lineup, including The Joke’s On Us and The Standby.
“Wicked Disposal” was recorded at Skyway Studios with RJ Demarco of Fernway and is long-awaited for fans of the group.
The EP is set to release everywhere on Oct. 7, but a glimpse of what is in store arrived on Sept. 13 when the guys dropped their single “Killing,” a ripping, thudding, finger tapping tune that is to appear on the EP.
Alex Vasiloff (vocals, guitar) weighed in on their choice about this catchy tune.
“It came about messing with weird chords trying to make them sound beautiful,” he said.
This is reflected in the verse as well as the solo that both smash into a heavy section.
Valisoff said the tune, although one of their first penned songs, not only gave them confidence in songwriting, but also in their individual ability to come up with individual parts and let each other shine.
The formation of Eerie Shores took place in the fall of 2017 and currently consists of Alex Vasiloff, vocals and guitar; Dan Calderone, lead guitar; James Sprecker, bass; Jonah Rosel on drums; and Andi Pszonak on lead guitar and vocals.
Their most recent member, Andy Pszonak, joined spontaneously as he “Would always be hanging around at practice help[ing] write songs,” said Calderone.
Calderone said that their recording of the new EP started in March and began with drums and rhythm guitar, then moved onto bass and from there to lead guitar and vocals.
Although he said the recording was frustrating at times, it was worthwhile partnering with Producer RJ Demarco.
“For him to sit and say ‘maybe try this chord’ or ‘this lead line’ was huge,” said Calderone. “Demarco not only made sure the record sounded good, but that the band was playing with precision and up to their potential.”
Vasiloff said that there will be a new song previewed at the release party, along with songs of their EP and a cover or two.
The Standby will be playing the album release party as well. The “emo-indie trio” has a self-described soundscape that is “highly energetic and tragically somber.”
They recently released a record on Sept. 6 titled “Over, Under” and have been touring the states through much of September.
With the “sad lyrics, heavy bass lines and dark guitar tones” in the album, they seem to fit in the lineup without fault.
The cast wouldn’t be complete without The Joke’s On Us, a local punk rock four-piece who describe their music as a “raw, loud wave of sound, drawing from punk, hardcore and shoegaze.”
The group has played and toured with Eerie Shores in the past, and compliment each other like a BJ’s rum and coke.
Admission for guests 21+ is $1.
Admission for guests below 21 is $5, and space for these guests is limited.