CONTRACTIONS / THE HORSEBITES - split LP T-Shirts you realize that “Shovels” is

you realize that “Shovels” is more than just a name

Using noisy distorted elements (a la Fennesz) and combining them with classic indie crooning and a heartbroken pop sensibility (not unlike Khonnor’s debut ‘Handwriting’) what we are treated to is an album of delicate beauty without any irony

this band plays some insanely good "dark jazz" or "doom jazz" or whatever you want to call it

Grave of a Dog was recorded throughout 2017-2019 at Machines With Magnets by Seth Manchester

NY and features MIKE GREENSTEIN on sax

CONTRACTIONS / THE HORSEBITES - split LP T-Shirts you realize that “Shovels” isAfter their well received first LPs, both The Horsebites (the most Australian band in Lyon) and Contractions are back together for an exclusive split 12 ! Expect la crme de la crme of aussie indie garage punk with a slice of indie rock on top of that. Each band contributes with 2 songs on side A, recorded in early 2020 Also, look at that SICK artwork ! Records will be on clear vinyl with a 2 color screenprint on side B. And as you probably noticed,