New Music Critique: Shiver

Contact: shiverrockandroll@gmail.comWeb: shiver.bandSeeking: Film/TV/media placement, labelStyle: Rock and Roll/Hard Rock Los Angeles rock outfit Shiver seem to play it safe in a genre that’s practically begging for reinvention. The riffs are serviceable, the hooks familiar, and the vocals land closer to polished pop-rock than grit. There’s energy here, no doubt—you can imagine these songs hitting harder in a packed club—but on record, they adhere tightly to formulas that have long since been mapped out. The primary disconnect lies in that translation; the high-octane energy of their stage presence feels flattened on record, leaving the listener with something that sounds a […] The post New Music Critique: Shiver first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.