Shady Oaks “3 AM”

Shady Oaks fascinate us with their latest double-single invention, 3 AM. Grungy, unconventional, edgy, full of explosive, raw power, 3 AM is a not a project you can hear everyday. Shady Oaks’ music is something that’s very hard to describe because they are simply doing their own thing and they are constantly changing, inviting more creative ideas to emerge and flourish.

Sometimes, it feels like it’s a combination of fun-having, improv and songwriting. There’s plenty creative freedom for everyone to lead and be themselves and to have a blast as a group. The energy is high and the spark is alive. At times, it feels like every instrument is screaming and singing at the same time. Shady Oaks as a group creates such a lit vibe.

“Mistakes” and “3 AM” mainly remains in the muddy, dirty, disobedient blues rock. “Mistakes” is very early Black Keys track with fuzzy guitars, wicked melodies and intoxicatingly rich groove. The track feels like it takes place in a small hill country bar, but there seems to be more edgy rock n roll, punk spirit in there than the blues.

“3 AM” features a massively explosive drums that taste like thunder and lightning with soaring guitars that feel like it’s literally screaming to escape the reality, but there’s always something really big band about this music. The track is extreme and expressive. It’s tangible and darkly satisfying. The shifts in soundscapes happen organically. Everything here feels well-deserved. From a bitchin, massive groove, the track derives into something atmospheric and textural before it hits back again with more hysterical. Shimmering psychedelic seems to have a strong presence here, but the music itself is simply intoxicating.