Sonni Shine & The Underwater Sounds at The Saint (10-25-11) : Que Se Queda

Sonni Schwartzbach- vocals, guitar; Sean Youngman- drums; Kenny Shumski- bass; Billy Campion- guitar /

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Sonni Shine & the Underwater Sounds have been creating music since the summer of 2009. Heavily influenced by the soundscapes of dub and roots reggae, Sonni and The Sounds have found the perfect fusion of ska, funk, reggae, and rock together with psychedelic improvisation.

Their self-titled debut album, released in July 2010, features a variety of guest musicians from the Philadelphia area; all brought together by producer Alec Henninger. It is a lush collaboration, recorded both at Drexel and Temple Universities, inside their respective Mad Dragon and Belltower Studios.

Known for their energetic live shows, this four-piece has been turning heads with their unique mesh of styles and sounds; and it has not gone unnoticed. The Sounds have performed alongside such prestigious acts as the English Beat, the Slackers, Badfish: a Tribute to Sublime, The Movement, Psychedelphia, Predator Dub Assassins, Cheers Elephant, Soul Cannon, and many more.

In the summer of '10, these guys expressed their DIY effort booking their own 3 week "Touch the Sun" tour of New England. The tour was a co-headliner with fellow Philadelphia native, Touch. New faces across the Northeast eagerly took a following to The Sounds.

Whether you catch them at a festival, in a crowded basement, at the TLA, on a rigged stage in a rustic barn, at a hiphop show or on a reggae bill, the Underwater Sounds will captivate listeners and create a unique listening experience.

Now 2 years young, this 4-piece has been described as a sort of reggae-funk-jam fusion, alternating between periods of technical precision and psychedelic improve. The Sounds strive to bring new ideas and unconventional approaches to reggae music; they do this while incorporating a strong female vocal and mindful informed lyrics.

In 2010, their self-titled record was voted #1 debut album by WXPN.org's The Key, and in 2011 the Underwater Sounds were nominated for 2 Asbury Park music awards, Best Groove Band and Top Female Vocalist.

Now, the band delivers it's sophomore full length album, Que Se Queda (That Which Remains), due for release in early 2012. Engineered and produced by Daoud Shaw (Van Morrison, Saturday Night Live, the Jerry Garcia Band) in Philadelphia, PA, the album is an ambitious effort--a sweeping variety of grooves laid over unusual rythyms, topped with captivating melodies.

"A blend of unique, catchy, and relative," their sound "can take them anywhere...at times beautiful, at other times angry, but mostly heavily invested in every emotion," the Underwater Sounds are eager to stay on the road and keep creating conscious music.

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