{"id":21563,"date":"2026-07-16T06:57:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21563"},"modified":"2026-07-16T06:58:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:58:25","slug":"the-crooked-stuff-shallow-shores-video-out-now-lp-out-7-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21563","title":{"rendered":"THE CROOKED STUFF \u201cSHALLOW SHORES\u201d VIDEO OUT NOW &#8211; LP OUT 7.31"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Crooked-Stuff-by-Alex-Hendriks-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Crooked-Stuff-by-Alex-Hendriks-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Crooked-Stuff-by-Alex-Hendriks-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Crooked-Stuff-by-Alex-Hendriks-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Crooked-Stuff-by-Alex-Hendriks.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Photo by Alex Hendriks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SF Bay Area discopunk trio&nbsp;<strong>The Crooked Stuff<\/strong>&nbsp;are pleased to announce that&nbsp;<em>Girl at the Rock Shows<\/em>&nbsp;have premiered the video for single \u201cShallow Shores\u201d, lauding the record as \u201c<strong>synth-rock perfection<\/strong>\u201d, reminiscent of \u201c<strong>The Faint meets Breathe Carolina<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A heady blend of \u201cdiscopunk and electrofunk\u201d with roots in the DC hardcore scene (and the influence of \u201980s new wave), the trio&#8217;s forthcoming album&nbsp;<em>Synthetic Signals<\/em>&nbsp;(The Unknown International, 7\/31\/26) carries \u201cbitter yet melodic vocal delivery atop danceable rhythms.\u201d (<em>ReGen<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"The Crooked Stuff - Shallow Shores\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7mSauTkKdps?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crooked Stuff is&nbsp;<strong>Tom Gorton<\/strong>&nbsp;(vocals, DC hardcore roots),&nbsp;<strong>John Varn<\/strong>&nbsp;(keys\/synths, toured with Neal Schon and Greg Rolie of Santana and Journey), and&nbsp;<strong>Nick DeRyss<\/strong>&nbsp;(drums, from Day Wave on Harvest-Capitol Records).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The band&#8217;s September 2025&nbsp;<em>Darkphased<\/em>&nbsp;EP landed at #10 NACC Top Adds (19 adds), #4 NACC Electronic Most Added, #3 Sub-Modern Albums, and #159 NACC Top 200, with 1,800+ Apple-tracked spins across 47 stations and 21 markets. Heavy rotation at WPRK Orlando (47 spins\/week peak), specialty support from Live 105 (SF), KEXP (Seattle), and 91X (San Diego). The three tracks,&nbsp;<em>Decimator<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Black Holes<\/em>, and&nbsp;<em>Die This Way,<\/em>&nbsp;will all appear on the upcoming&nbsp;<em>Synthetic Signals<\/em>&nbsp;album as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2026 live show highlights include three shows at Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Aaron Axelsen&#8217;s Popscene + Live 105 Soundcheck showcase in San Francisco, and a Live At Lagunitas summer season opening slot at the Lagunitas Brewery amphitheater. Upcoming dates include: Eureka Theater (Eureka, CA July 17), The Fern (Nevada City, CA July 18), Smiley&#8217;s (Bolinas, CA September 5). 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