{"id":646,"date":"2013-07-09T20:40:35","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T20:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/?p=646"},"modified":"2013-07-12T20:43:04","modified_gmt":"2013-07-12T20:43:04","slug":"transitshop-to-release-album-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/transitshop-to-release-album-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Transitshop to release album in August"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 9, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

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TRANSITSHOP TO RELEASE ALBUM IN AUGUST<\/strong><\/p>\n


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Philadelphia, PA-based trio Transitshop is set to release its debut album, Velocity<\/em>, on August 13, 2013 via Rock Ridge Music.\u00a0 The lushly epic alternative\/indie-pop is an infectiously catchy hybrid of classic 1980s new wave transcendence and potent modern pop-punk dynamics.\u00a0 Through online networking, the band met Detroit-based producer Matt Dalton (Chiodos, I See Stars, These Hearts, Attila, For The Fallen Dreams, Stephen Christian), who helped streamline song arrangements and find otherworldly guitar tones. Velocity<\/em> was partly recorded with Dalton at 37 Studios in Detroit and at Thermal Productions in New Jersey with Stephen McKnight.<\/p>\n

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The shimmering guitars, richly longing vocals, and urgently powerful rhythms on Velocity<\/em> make it a passionate and captivating debut. The gorgeous \u201cLife Goes On\u201d bursts forth with airy keyboards, liquid guitars, heart exploding drums, and sweet and luxuriously pining vocals reminiscent of Morrissey. But unlike the melancholic Smiths leader, Transitshop vocalist\/guitarist Chris O\u2019Brien brings an unflinchingly upbeat message. \u201cThat song is about life throwing curveballs, and figuring out how to deal things that are out of your control,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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O\u2019Brien first started playing guitar at the age of 12 and went on to develop his skills as a rock lead guitarist.\u00a0 Primarily focusing on distorted tones and complex solos in bands led by others, he found himself sidelined with a shoulder injury in 2009 that hindered his lead guitar ability.\u00a0 After a period of fevered inspiration, he crafted \u201cI never thought I would write songs, but when the injury slowed me down for a bit, I just started honing in on this specific sound with clean guitars, synthesizers, fast running bass-lines, and driving drums,\u201d O\u2019Brien reveals. In 2010, he formed Transitshop and issued the band\u2019s debut EP.<\/p>\n

Transitshop is rounded out by the fluid rhythm section of bassist Rob Felsted Jr. and drummer Derek Gallagher. The three-piece has been favorably compared to both atmospheric bands like The Cure, The Police, Crowded House, and The Cars, and more modern acts like Death Cab for Cutie, Ra Ra Riot, Tokyo Police Club, and The Bravery.\u00a0 The band\u2019s previously issued independent EP debuted at #20 on the CMJ<\/em>\u2019s Top 200 Radio Chart, and tracks from it received play from over 50 FM stations nationwide.<\/p>\n

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Transitshop\u2019s emotionally charged live show continues to mesmerize audiences, where they\u2019ve shared the stages with such diverse and established bands as Alkaline Trio, Walk The Moon, A Silent Film, Empires, An Horse, State Radio, and more. During the winter of 2013, Transitshop joined Candlebox on part of the multi-platinum Seattle band\u2019s 20th anniversary tour.<\/p>\n

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Transitshop plans to tour in support of Velocity<\/em>, with some shows already locked in (see tour schedule below) and more to be announced soon.<\/p>\n

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TRANSITSHOP \u2013 UPCOMING SHOWS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

8\/2\/2013 \u2013 Atlantic City, NJ \/ Elephant Talk Indie Music Festival<\/p>\n

8\/16\/2013 \u2013 Bordentown, NJ \/ The Record Collector<\/p>\n

8\/17\/2013 \u2013 Brooklyn, NY \/ The Way Station<\/p>\n

8\/21\/2013 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA \/ Milkboy<\/p>\n

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www.transitshop.net<\/a><\/p>\n

www.facebook.com\/TRANSITSHOP<\/a><\/p>\n

www.twitter.com\/transitshop<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2013 \u00a0 TRANSITSHOP TO RELEASE ALBUM IN AUGUST Philadelphia, PA-based trio Transitshop is set to release its debut album, Velocity, on August 13, 2013 via Rock Ridge Music.\u00a0 The lushly epic alternative\/indie-pop is an infectiously catchy hybrid of classic 1980s new wave transcendence and potent modern pop-punk dynamics.\u00a0 Through online … <\/p>\n

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