Walking Shapes - Taka Come On (Deluxe Edition) (2015)

Brooklyn rockers Walking Shapes have come a long way since their formation in late 2012. The band released their debut LP, Mixtape Vol. 1, on July 30 (via No Shame), steeped deep in the Big Apple’s rock music scene having residencies at Pianos in NYC and Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn and showcased multiple performances at SXSW and CMJ garnering truckloads of critical support from across the US for their bass-heavy, atmospheric rock aesthetic and frenetic live shows.

The band churns out brash anthemic rockers, steeped in hefty doses of melancholy sentiment and often complex world-weary narratives. The band isn’t’ afraid to lighten up, and a few of their tracks could even be described as sunny, fuzz-filled jams. Even these lighter songs, though, have an undercurrent of restlessness and uncertainty to them, as if the music itself is completely unaware of its own destination.