{"id":37591,"date":"2015-09-29T16:37:37","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T21:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=37591"},"modified":"2017-10-24T15:44:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T20:44:00","slug":"shannon-and-the-clams-gone-by-the-dawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2015\/09\/29\/shannon-and-the-clams-gone-by-the-dawn\/","title":{"rendered":"Shannon and the Clams: Gone by the Dawn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium alignright wp-image-37592\" src=\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ShannonAndTheClams_LP2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"ShannonAndTheClams_LP2-300x300\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ShannonAndTheClams_LP2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ShannonAndTheClams_LP2-300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/ShannonAndTheClams_LP2-300x300-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Opening the album with a groovy guitar riff and the use of a mellotron is how California trio Shannon and the Clams makes their first impression on their fourth full-length studio recording. Over the course of 40 minutes and 13 songs, doo-wop meets surf rock with an added splash of influence from early soul musicians. If you haven\u2019t heard this group before, you are in for a real treat. Not only are the songs irresistibly catchy, they are well written and produced.<\/p>\n<p>A highlight on the album is \u201cPoint of Being Right,\u201d which incorporates a snappy back and forth between the guitar and clever lyrics. Another favorite is \u201cBaby Blue,\u201d which has swaying melodies and 1950s influenced chord progressions. This album features many tracks that stand out in a modern context while still doing a good job of not copying early pop groups. It mixes garage rock with pop standards and so much oomph. The same as it begins; the album ends with more mellotron and groove.<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nRecommended If You Like: Shangri-La&#8217;s, Peach Kelli Pop, The Ronettes<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Recommended Tracks: 5 (Baby Blue), 3 (Point of Being Right), 13 (You Let Me Rust)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Do Not Play: None<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Written by Rachel Bennett on 09\/24\/15 <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One decade&#8217;s standard is another&#8217;s treasure; Shannon and the Clams&#8217; latest release is fire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":971,"featured_media":37699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3235,3230,181],"tags":[3611,2051,3610],"class_list":["post-37591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-music-reviews","category-new-music-rotation","category-rock-rotation","tag-gone-by-the-dawn","tag-rachel-bennett","tag-shannon-and-the-clams"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/rsz_shannonandtheclams_lp2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/971"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}