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Posted on September 2, 2010

Kinetoscope: The Grenadines, Cloaked in Red

By Grey Watson

The Grenadines of Birmingham performed their haze of modern psychedelic-pop, Saturday night. Their tunes shift, touching on varying genres effortlessly, but their identity is defined by the dynamic of spouses, Michael and Lauren Shackleford. She seductively sings in almost whispering tones, swings her hair wildly during instrumental breaks and shakes that tambourine. He sometimes sings along with a smooth edge, often in a lower octave, takes the lead vocal on certain numbers and hangs lead guitar tones in the air with delay and reverb.

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The Grenadines have been playing around in Birmingham for at least 3-4 years, and I haven’t always been a fan, but they haven’t always been that good. They were never bad, but now they’re among the best groups in town. They figured out how to grab an audience at a rock venue/bar—by playing rock. This may sound crazy, but it’s true. I seem to remember them as a sleepy band. Now, I was younger, and maybe part of what’s changed is my taste. But, they have energized their sound, allowing it to rise above the chatter of the hip places in town to hear live music. Saturday, they opened for the almost commercially successful mid-80’s group Carnival Season, at Bottletree. This group brought an older audience whom, at least some of which, were still entranced by the Grenadines’ sedated rock.

The stage lights shone red light on the band for much of the show and it would have been contenting for it to have stayed that way. The color suits them. They looked like a band that might have played at a dive during the filming of Easy Rider. They are not trying, however, to recreate the mid-late-sixties. There is a darkness about them that sets them apart. They employ sounds and write songs that don’t pigeon-hole them in such a way. Primarily, the use of feedback and guitar effects, especially delays, enables them to transcend this pitfall. Unfortunately, Saturday, they relied too heavily on using a wash of delayed guitars and knob twisting. On multiple songs, they used this method as a sort of outro. It certainly isn’t terrible, I like that they are making some noise, but on their demo the sounds are more textured and the ideas are executed more precisely.

The Grenadines demo, which they were selling at the show for five bucks, is pretty impressive. It’s seven tracks recorded at the Shacklefords’ home studio. Hearing the demo resulted in excitement for their upcoming releases. According to Michael, they will be releasing two EP’s simultaneously. One was recorded with Lynn Bridges and the other recorded separately. He continued in saying that, initially, they planned to release all of the tunes as a full length LP, but the two separate recording atmospheres yielded two different results. He did not reveal the release dates. Maybe he wasn’t entirely sure yet, but I’m anxious for it. A quality official release from these guys is past due. They have been perfecting their sound far too long, and at some point, you just have to let it go. The Grenadines have the ability to make great records and play more shows. I expect that they will. If you’re in Auburn Thursday, September 2, you can check out their next show at the Independent.

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