Window
Window is the 2011 sophomore effort of the Shook Twins is an indie-folk pop band now based in Portland, Oregon. Identical twins Katelyn and Laurie Shook are Sandpoint natives who have formed a quartet with Kyle Volkman and Niko Daoussis. Central elements of the Shook Twins’ sound are a wide range of instrumentation, including banjo, guitar, electric and upright bass, mandolin, electric guitar, electronic drums, face drum (beatbox), glockenspiel, ukulele, banjo drumming and their signature golden EGG. Beautiful twin harmonies, layered upon acoustic and electric instrumentation coupled with Laurie’s inventive use of percussive and ambient vocal loops, and Katelyn’s repurposed telephone microphone, set their sound apart, creating a unique and eccentric blend of folk, roots, groove and soul. Their quirky brand of folk has been earning them fans across the country. Window includes these songs:
- Time to Swim
- Window
- Long Time
- Ting Ting
- Pink and Purple
- Shine On
- Eyes to the Polls
- Rose
- Potter's Daughter
- Growing Things
- Skin and Bone
- Way to Wake
All songs were written by the Shook Twins except "Eyes to the Polls," written by Erin Brannigan. Joining Katelyn (vocals, guitar, mandolin, glockenspiel, telephone, banjo) and Laurie (vocals, banjo, bass, beatbox, tambourine, djembe) were Kyle Volkman (electric and upright bass, vocals), Lane Exworthy (cello, vocals), Niko "Slice" Daoussis (shredding mandolin, vocals), Joey Goforth (shredding banjo, saw, vocals), Bryan Osper (shredding guitar, ukulele, percussion, bass, vocals) and many others on this album. Recorded at Indigital Studios in Santa Cruz, Calif. Produced by Brody Bergholz, Mason Rothschild and Shook Twins.
