On the 24th September, California-based rock duo Amanda Schukle (drums) and Tracy Shapiro (guitar/vocals) of Steel Cranes will release their lively debut album, 'Ouroboros'. 'Moving On' is the super noisy, sonically scuzzy duo's "heavy as shit" second single taken from the album and has had us caught in a bad as, whirlwind of punky pleasure since our first listen. It's more than just boisterous noise though, as band member Tracy Shapiro gives her take saying; “To me, this song is about shedding. Shedding the beliefs and stories that one accumulates and uses to self-medicate. It’s about reaching a critical mass where these beliefs and stories can no longer sustain... 'Moving On’ was the Steel Cranes song where I knew that we had found our sound. That nasty bending-note guitar riff intro just kicks it off.” A guitar riff that Amanda Schukle agrees “That nasty bendy note makes me happy. Very happy.”
The track comes with a video shot in various locations around Berkley and Oakland (California). Big fans of the East Bay, Steel Cranes chose recognizable locations and those familiar with the area will notice an industrial stretch of 2nd Street, a piece of the San Francisco Bay Trail that crosses over Highway 80 and a scene set in front of downtown Oakland's Paramount Theater. In the ladies own words, "The video kicks off at the Albany Bulb, an odd place on the edge of the Bay where lots of people live in tents among graffiti-covered sculptures, structures, and huts. This appropriately strange place is where clip’s main character first wakes up and we see her covered in paper scraps.... They represent the various beliefs she has accumulated that are no longer relevant in helping her move forward... She begins a journey toward shedding them, but holds on to the one that’s actually important." Abtract, colourful and slightly dizzying, the video's a great watch to accompany a fierce song. Check the vid and Steel Cranes US fall tour dates below!
Steel Cranes US Fall Tour 2013
09/20 Oakland, CA @ The Night Light Record Release Show
09/25 Sacramento, CA @ The Press Club w/ Musical Charis, Fudi
09/26 Eugene, OR @ Luckey’s w/ Small Joys, Paper Foxes, and Radion
09/27 Portland, OR @ Slabtown w/ The Greencarts
09/28 Seattle, WA @ Comet Tavern w/ Redwood Plan, Panama Gold
09/29 Olympia, WA @ Le Voyeur w/ The Redwood Plan, Full Moon Radio
10/01 Spokane, WA @ Baby Bar
10/02 Bozeman, MT @ Haufbrau w/ The Electric Sundays
10/04 Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge w/ DCTV, C’est Tra La
10/06 Manhattan, KS @ Auntie Mae’s w/ Couches
10/07 Kansas City, MO @ Czar Bar w/ Fake Fancy
10/08 Des Moines, IA @ The Gas Lamp w/ Rumble Seat Riot, Satellite State
10/10 Chicago, IL @ The Burlington w/ Eiffel Tower
10/11 Milwaukee, WI @ Frank’s Power Plant w/ Playdate, Forgotten Species
10/12 Madison, WI @ Mickey’s Tavern w/ Cribshitter
10/16 Detroit, MI @ PJ’s Lager House w/ All the Wild Children, The Walking Beat
10/18 Akron, OH @ Buzzbin Art & Music Shop
10/20 Providence, RI @ Dusk
10/23 Allston, MA @ O’Brians w/ Today Junior, Ghosts of Sailors at Sea, Idiot Genes
10/24 Brooklyn, NY @ Spike Hill w/ Highway, Son Boom, Caitling Mahoney
10/26 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung-Fu Necktie w/ John Wesley Coleman, Traumahelikopter
10/27 Washington, DC @ The Black Squirrel w/ Company Calls
11/05 Dallas, TX @ Bryan Street Tavern
11/06 Austin, TX @ The Parish Underground w/ The Dead Space, The Harms, Rescue Mission
11/08 Albuquerque, NM @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge w/ The Klondykes, St. Wolf, Port Alice
11/09 Santa Fe, NM @ Molly’s Kitchen
11/13 Phoenix, AZ @ The Trunk Space
11/15 San Diego, CA @ Merrowin w/ East of Sweden
11/17 Los Angeles, CA @ Origami Vinyl In-Store, 7PM
11/18 Los Angeles, CA @ The Redwood Bar w/ EZ Tiger
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