I'm really happy to see Good Shade releasing an album on Dirtnap records. Since I picked up their first LP that came out after the dissolution of Tight Bros, I've always thought that they would fit well in the Dirtnap sonic landscape and there's nothing that I like more than being right. Way Out is the fourth Good Shade album I've bought and I think it's probably my favorite of the bunch (Though I'm surprised it's called Way Out and not Dinner as the last two Good Shade albums were called Breakfast and Lunch).
Good Shade have a Marked Men vibe going on for sure and that's the main reason why I though Dirtnap would be a good home for them. The album starts off with hyper speed drumming that meshes in with interesting chord progressions to create a canvas for the soaring vocal melodies. As the album progresses, the velocity comes down a notch, but the hooks never waver. While the B side is more low key than the songs that came before it, in a lot of ways this is where Good Shade really shines.
There isn't a bad song in the bunch, but the faster ones that stand out most to me are album opener "Maybe" and "Must Have Been." "I Don't Want Anymore" and "Just Leave" are my favorite of the slower batch. If you are into albums by Chinese Telephones, Steve Adamyk Band or Mike Krol I'd be shocked if Way Out didn't end up in your record collection. Birds of a feather and all...
Good Shade - Way Out:
https://dirtnaprecords.bandcamp.com/album/good-shade-way-out
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