Release date September 13th. A Grapefruit Records and C/Site Recordings co-release. Our seventh release in our fourteenth year of releasing albums, hence catalog number: GY14-7. Shirese return! Hot off of 2023s Rose OfSmiling Faces album the East Haven crewhave assembled a fresh batch of hook-ladenrock anthems.Hardly Cricket sees the band truly lean intotheir rock tendencies. Those who haveenjoyed their past forays into 70s style dualguitar leads will find much to latch onto here. Explosive, high energy tunes like New Music and Sacred Heart are instantly infectious and truly set the tone with high flying guitar action from all the players. However, as always, Shirese keeps it varied. With songwriting duties being more evenly spread throughout the group this time around, listeners will find 60s garage, country, and even doo-wop inflected songs as well. Matt Paolilos ever present vocals and tongue-and-cheek lyrics keep listeners on their toes. While the occasional descent into tape spliced experimental madness still finds its place in the grooves. Shirese continues to evolve as their lineup solidifies. Gone are the days of arevolving cast of characters, and in its place we find a group of friends who mesh tightly,pushing beyond their perceived limits to true rocknroll glory!