Thee Shams Come Down Again

photo by Bryce Parks & Mike Ironside

THEE SHAMS are the next delivery from Cincinatti's crop of garage bands chasing Detroit's crooked crown. Under the guidance of Ultra Suede studios and it's captain John Curley (and former Afghan Whigs' bassist) will release their third raw and smooth masterpiece. Calling Fat Possum Records home with godfathers like Solomon Burke, R.L. Burnside and Jon Spencer, these upstarts join The Black Keys and Entrance as the next great hope for pure rhythm and blues music. Their second helping Please Yourself was a breakthrough record, separating them from the pre-fab over-production stemming from the commercial garage boom.

Thee Shams website features MP3's of their first record, The Shams Take Off (way back before the second "e") and Please Yourself. You can also check out more top-notch live photography my Parks & Ironside as well as Jeanette Chervan there and buy the record.