Steel Cranes

Described by MTV as possessing “the slo-mo heaviness of a 2,000-pound pendulum,” Oakland-based band, Steel Cranes – Tracy Shapiro (vocals, guitar) and Amanda Schukle (drums, bass, guitar, keys) – is offering up an evolution of that sound on its upcoming new album Tango (Aug. 5th, Mister White Tights Records).

Tango is a more dynamic take on the “grit” and “raw, relentless power” that MAGNET and Bitch respectively called out in their 2013 coverage of Ouroboros, the debut Steel Cranes album. With a vision for the sound of Tango that was more expansive, Shapiro and Schukle were initially stalled when considering the logistics of accomplishing these time consuming sonic refinements in a studio environment.

It soon became clear that the best option was to record and mix the record themselves. “Amanda has been recording her own music for years, and she began obsessively learning more about recording and mixing,” Shapiro remembers. “As soon as we decided to do everything ourselves, the control freaks in us were unleashed!”

This education ultimately yielded the more passionate and layered version of the Steel Cranes sound that is heard on Tango. Once freed from the confines of creative deadlines and traditional studio environments, Shapiro and Schukle took full advantage of their new work paradigm.

“We wanted time and space to let ourselves stretch in new ways,” Shapiro says. “In ways that don’t come easy when you’re aware of how much it costs to spend three hours experimenting with the f'ed-up tones on your old Casio keyboard.”

A bit of serendipity landed the pair in a friend’s cabin in Big Sur, where they promptly set up shop. The only catch: they’d need to look after their friend’s dog, Tango.

RIYL: Savages, Pack A.D., Sleater-Kinney, PJ Harvey
TRY: #3, 1, 4, 5, 7
DIRTY: #2, 8

Stream single here:
http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2016/07/12/%E2%80%8Bsteel-cranes-today-is-the-day-stream-listen/

Download full album here:
https://www.piratepirate.com/downloads/

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