Maxwell's Cool Demon was named Best Rock record of 2014 by DJ Phil Maq at WHFR-FM in Detroit, and two songs from the EP are in Maq's Top 20 Songs of the Year (Fun With Hydrangeas #17, Corp Safe #7). The record got a lot of attention this summer, climbing the AMA Charts, getting over 220 spins in 2 months at award winning station WGCS in South Bend IN, and going to Number 1 at Radio Free Americana.
Playing with some great bands this summer tour.. Raccoon Fighter at the East River Bandshell, MTV Ghosts from Chicago, Gelatinus Cube from Columbus OH; and for the Delancey residency, Matt Keating and I Am Oak (from the Netherlands).
Reviews.. Heez De Paula at Mostly Junk Food - "I commend Gladshot for putting out an EP as raw as this one. This shit is tight. I absolutely love the rises and drops of tension throughout, but what grabs me the most is their ability to maintain a sense of power and energy in the more quiet parts."; Hans Werksmann at Here Comes the Flood - "the EP is laidback and packing a punch simultaneously. With a nod to the Stones in Steady Light Gladshot have written their best rock song to date"; and Tom Haugen at New Noise Magazine , "A powerful version of today’s garage rock coming from New York, these tunes go by all too quick" (besides being a rock n roll critic Haugen also rides BMX)
UPDATE: After the Sept 24 show with Mike Bell RadioStatic Philly added Gladshot to their "Dept of Amazing Out of Town Bands".
Gladshot is at The Delancey for three Monday night shows on June 16, 23 & 30 leading up to the release of the new Maxwell's Cool Demon EP.
The Delancey's Jasper Coolidge says "after opening for another band I did a residency for called The Antlers, Gladshot is now coming into their own with their own 3 week run and armed to the teeth with some amazingly crafted pop songs".
Read a preview at The Huffington Post here + listen to the EP on Soundcloud here
Reviews for Gladshot's debut CD "Burn Up and Shine":
- "this is a band you should have heard about before now" (Berkeley Place)
- "seamless crossover from pop to catchy indie freakbeat with a measured sprinkling of love" (Mojophenia)
- "finely crafted as a shaker cabinet" (Devil Has the Best Tuna)
- "packed with great harmonies and understated rhythms" (Powerpopaholic)
- "pretty near the top of this year's best indie releases" (Here Comes the Flood)
Available on iTunes
Gladshot's rock musical Barcode, written with Hair co-creator Jim Rado, had its world premiere in the 2013 New York Fringe Festival. The Huffington Post called it "a new rag-tag, upstart, rock-and-roll musical that would be truly terrifying if it wasn't so much fun" and Theater Mania said it "develops a crazy universe in true balls-to-the-wall fashion with an extremely appealing score as its centerpiece"
