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Independent hard rock band Shallow Side released its latest album earlier this month.  The release of the new album, Reflections (the band’s third album) came July 19, almost two years after the band unveiled its lead single, ‘The Worst Kind.’  That single and its follow-ups – ‘You’re The Reason’ and ‘Filters’ (which collectively make up the album’s first three tracks) – are good examples of the role that the album’s musical and lyrical content play in the album’s overall presentation.  They are just some of the songs that serve to show the role of that collective content to make Reflections worth hearing.  ‘Antilight,’ which comes much later in the album’s run, is one more example of the noted strength.  It will be discussed shortly.  ‘No One Wins,’ another later entry, continues to exhibit the important role of the album’s overall content and will be examined a little later.  Joining that duo is the likes of ‘Over,’ which is part of the album’s first half.  It will also be examined later.  When it is considered alongside the other songs noted here, its existing trio of singles and the rest of the album’s entries, the whole therein makes Reflections a record worth hearing at once and a welcome addition to this year’s field of new independent albums.

The band premiered its new single, ‘The Bottom’ Tuesday. The song’s musical arrangement is an interesting work, opening with a subtle, bluesy approach. From there, the band launches into a composition that balances elements of neo-classic rock and modern rock. There is a certain melancholy to the arrangement, even in its infectious approach.

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The band announced Friday through a news release, it is scheduled to release the album, Victim 1, Sept. 13 through MNRK Heavy. In anticipation of the album’s release, the band unveiled the record’s third single, ‘Filth,’ and the song’s lyric video Friday. The musical arrangement featured in the band’s new single is a very keyboard-driven composition. Its heavy, brooding nature makes for some emotional depth to the presentation. The melodic hard rock approach overall that is taken here is similar in style to the album’s other two singles, ‘Martyr‘ and ‘Greed’ but the general stylistic approach is somewhat different from those songs’ arrangements.

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The video follows a pair of masked figures (one that looks like a character from Killer Klowns From Outer Space and the other a primate, playing Monopoly and the evil clown soundly winning the game. A picture of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sits in the middle of the board as the two play the game, which eventually descends into chaos as the instrumental track plays over the visualization.