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Ascendez Vous by Is Shepherd 2008
Recorded over the course of the past year ‘Ascendez Vous’ is the debut collection of 5 songs from Is Shepherd.
1. Time
2. Waitress
3. Hit the Horizontal
4. On/Off
5. The Stretcher Bearer
This CD release is available now in the following record shops in Newcastle: Alt.Viynl, RPM, Reflex, Beatdown, Roots Music. The initial run are available in a limited edition gatefold, ‘hand-made’ sleeves with colour photos.
As of March 2009 Ascendez Vous is available to download from the following MP3 stores:
Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic, GroupieTunes, Lala, Shockhound, Amie Street.
Here are just some reviews for the CD:
“Is Shepherd are a 5-piece from the North-East who have produced some fine tunes on this, their debut recording. In two years they have been together they have grown from a three to a five piece band, and play a disarming blend of melodic rock songs, with some electronic and slightly experimental elements thrown in. Their style is never easy to nail down, as on the five tracks on this release, they run through a whole range of sounds. The production is excellent, never more so than on the killer track, Stretcher Bearer, which is saved for the final cut. A very promising debut indeed.” Sandman Magazine
“’Time’ and ‘Waitress’ both have an uplifting quality about them and there is an overwhelming sense of optimism about the whole CD.… ‘Ascendez-Vous’ then, a collection of 5 classic songs expertly committed to CD”. Tasty Fanzine
“Is Shepherd are one of those bands who are familiar, and yet completely new all on their own… Waitess is a brilliantly accessible song, and could easily be one of the “I-recognise-that-it’s-off-an-advert” tunes which start off as an underground hit but six months later if you haven’t heard it, your friends no longer know you.” Pennyblackmusic.com
“Is Shepherd demonstrate with the five tracks on their debut, ‘Ascendez-Vous’, that they have firm ideas about what they want to be, and how they want to present themselves. Self-releasing your music is not usually a guarantee of polish, either in production or packaging, but Is Shepherd deliver a set of songs that don’t lack for depth and interest in their execution, or, for what it’s worth, a solid, charming aesthetic in their CD sleeve.” Badrobot.co.uk
