Dunedin, New Zealand’s The Shifting Sands released their second album, Cosmic Radio, last year. It’s a record of gorgeous guitar pop that owes some to Dunedin’s indie rock heritage — The Clean’s David Kilgour plays guitar on the album — but forges its own path.
The Shifting Sands are going to be touring the U.S. soon and it’s a trip that was actually inspired/encouraged by Sharon Van Etten. She says, “I fell in love with The Shifting Sands music a while back, and while on tour in New Zealand last year, I met the band members who ran a venue called Chick’s Hotel in Dunedin (RIP). We became fast friends and stayed in touch and I encouraged them to make the trip to the US.”
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