Shelflyfe slams into the summer of 2009 with a brand new |powerful 10 song album! The 4 piece rock outfit from Rochester, NY has |proven a great maturity with their new release “The Art of |Solitude.” Songwriter/frontman Gustavus Gricius has cultivated their |sound and brought a new batch of fresh hook-laden songs.
Shelflyfe decided to work once again with Producers Tony |Gammalo (it dies today, chimaira, sw1tched) and Ben Schigel |(drowning pool, breaking point, walls of jericho) at Spider Studios |outside Cleveland, Ohio. The band spent January thru March recording |and working the new tracks and will be launching it May 22nd, |2009! Be prepared for a smoother sound with a lot more strings and |piano. There is also a nice gem at 6 called “Memories Broken,” |which showcases just vocals, piano and cello!
The band has also definitely grown into their own, as they |have toured and played hundreds of shows, alongside bands like |Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, P.O.D., Fuel, Egypt Central, |Flaw, Adema, Sw1tched, It Dies Today, Dope and many more. The |live show has gained serious attention with great light designs and |stage production! Gricius says “One thing that we always try to |remind ourselves of is that all of those people out there every show |are there spending their money to come share something with us, |and we owe it to them to rock as hard as we can!”
UPDATE:|In November 2009 Shelflyfe unexpectedly dissolved citing “irreconcilable differences.” Gricius, who wrote every Shelflyfe song, maintained rights to all material, but instead of moving forward with new members he formed a new project with members of Sighlo and Underwhelmed. The new band is called “A Smile Defiant.” |
