Rubber Band Gun is the solo project of New Jersey prodigy Kevin Basko. As owner and operator of recording studio Historic New Jersey he has the means to record music, but apart from that he also has the gift to write great song after great song. To the hugely impressive list of output so far he now adds the new full-length album Shut Up and Deal. Highlights include psych pop charmer Big Step, jangle pop portrait Family Biz, catchy glam stomper Lighten Up, exotic floor filler The Green Flash and uplifting summer hit Ready Or Not, which shows how diverse this collection of 16 tunes is. These are fine, sunny melodies, where quality is not inferior to quantity.
Shut Up and Deal is out now digitally. All songs written, performed, recorded, engineered, mixed and mastered by Kevin Basko, with a little help from Emily Moales (vocals, melodica, keyboards), Riley Byrne (bass on The Green Flash) and Pat Gaeta (percussion on The Green Flash).
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