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6 Degrees Entertainment

Title - The Wire
Artist - Brightshine

For those of you not in the know, tapping into an energy comparable to that of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Tom Petty, California-based quartet Brightshine redefines improvisational rock by focusing on strong songs and arrangements, creating an irresistible style that is syncopated, ethereal and rocking.

Founded in 2019, Brightshine is led by songwriter, singer, producer, and lead guitaristPete Sawyer, who brings his extensive experience in the Northern California music scene into the band, which features Celso Alberti (Steve Winwood), Eric Levy (Night Ranger), Paul Rustigian (Freestone Peaches), Murph Murphy (Poor Man’s Whiskey) and Maria Caycedo (Verisimo Opera Company).

Instantly discovering fluid chemistry and camaraderie with one another upon their union, Brightshine began the process of recording their first album Shadows In The Sky, creating a foundation for a cohesive and creative band that was ready to test the waters with a tour through their home state.

With the rise of COVID-19 quickly bringing shows to a stop, Sawyer turned to writing once again and discovered an abundance of new material within. “After a few weeks of acclimating to the ‘new normal’ I found that without planning gigs, rehearsals etc., songs started appearing, and soon I was writing one after another with a frequency I hadn’t seen since I first started writing 20 years ago. This rebirth also featured songs that were more uptempo, rocking and complex than the songs on Shadows In The Sky,” he explains.

Set for release on July 23RD, 2022, Brightshine’s upcoming sophomore album The Wire was born out of quarantine, a period that proved to be creatively fruitful for the band. During this time, their funky style incorporated energizing rock-based sounds.

Brightshine’s expressive playing, and scintillating, deeply musical improvisations showcase Sawyers’ stylistically diverse compositions and feature unusual and masterfully executed harmonic structures that are adorned with deep, multi-layered lyrics.

With most of the album recorded live off the floor of the studio, the group’s excitement in being able to play again after quarantine explodes out of the deep grooves kicked out by the band, while their innovative expansive sound plays like every note they hit is their last.

1. New Days
2. The Wire
3. Airborne
4. Arrow In The Dark
5. Until We Fall
6. Ghost Of A Life
7. Heal True
8. Eyes Prize
9. Shedding The Blues
10. Stage Blue
I. Raina’s Tune
II. Stage Blue
III. The Signal Turns Grey
IV. Make Myself A Way

Opening on the scintillating, euphorically charged New Days, that is seamlessly followed by the bluesy psych, funky flow within the groovy ebb and flow of the titular The Wire, the joyously lush Airborne, the groovy, funky at times ebb and flow of Arrow In The Dark and then comes the euphorically-charged Until We Fall.

Up next is one of my own personal favorites of this wonderful new album, the rocking blues of Ghost Of A Life which is in turn backed by the languishing beauty within the upbeat melodies of Heal True, then comes the abundantly jubilant Eyes Prize, the heartwarming rhythms of Shedding The Blues, the album closing on the drum-led, ten minute, four-part Stage Blue.

Brightshine has played notable venues including The Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Ashkenaz, 19 Broadway, and Michael’s On Main,among many others. With their upcoming release, they’re sure to create waves within the music industry, making Brightshine one jam band you just can’t miss.

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