Shit and Shine is an

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project based in

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. Formed in 2004 by bandleader Craig Clouse, its percussion-driven sound mixes

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with

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. Clouse is the only consistent member, with an ever-rotating line-up of musicians.

History

The project was picked up by the Riot Season label, who issued their debut '' You're Lucky to Have Friends Like Us'' in 2004. The band's second album, titled ''

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'', was released in 2005 and contained a forty-two minute improvisation built on a repetitive drum rhythm, which critics compared to Velvet Underground's 1967 composition "

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". The album ''

Jealous of Shit and Shine ''Jealous of Shit and Shine'' is the third studio album by Shit and Shine, released on 9 November 2006 by Riot Season. Legacy Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Jealous of Shit and Shine'' liner notes. ;Shit and Shine * Craig Clous ...

'' followed in 2006 and continued to explore terrifying soundscapes. In 2011, it was placed at number eighty-eight on '' NME's'' The 100 Greatest Albums You've Never Heard list. 2008's ''

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'' was the band's first full-length album in two years. Jason Crock of

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noted that the "abrupt jump-cut edits don't always serve the individual track, but they give the record as a whole its own energy and peculiar logic" and that "the execution isn't perfect on every track, certainly, but Cherry is a great example of a record becoming more than the sum of its parts."

Discography

;Studio albums *'' You're Lucky to Have Friends Like Us'' (2004) *''

'' (2005) *''

'' (2006) *''

'' (2008) *''

229-2299 Girls Against Shit ''229-2299 Girls Against Shit'' is the fifth studio album by Shit and Shine, released on 3 August 2009 by Riot Season. In writing for The Quietus, Toby Cook said "SAS expectorate wave after wave of uncomfortable, yet engrossing pandemonium" and " ...

'' (2009) *''

Le Grand Larance Prix ''Le Grand Larance Prix'' is the sixth studio album by Shit and Shine, released in January 2011 by Riot Season. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Le Grand Larance Prix'' liner notes. ;Shit and Shine * Craig Clouse – vocals, ins ...

'' (2011) *''

Jream Baby Jream ''Jream Baby Jream'' is the seventh Album#Studio album, studio album by Shit and Shine, released on 10 April 2012 by Riot Season. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Jream Baby Jream'' liner notes. ;Shit and Shine * Craig Clouse � ...

'' (2012) *''

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'' (2014) *'' 54 Synth-Brass, 38 Metal Guitar, 65 Cathedral'' (2015) *'' Everybody's a Fuckin Expert'' (2015) *'' Some People Really Know How To Live'' (2017) *'' Bad Vibes'' (2018) *'' NO NO NO NO'' (2019) *'' Malibu Liquor Store'' (2020) *''New Confusion'' (2022) ;Live albums *''Shit and Shine'' (2009) *''Live in Graz'' (2010) *''SXSW Showcase'' (2012) *''Live on WFMU on Brian Turner's Show 02-26-13'' (2013) ;Compilation albums *''

Küss Mich, Meine Liebe ''Küss Mich, Meine Liebe'' is a compilation album by Shit and Shine, released on 16 June 2008 by Load Records. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Küss Mich, Meine Liebe'' liner notes. ;Shit and Shine * Craig Clouse – vocals, ...

'' (2008) *'' Chakin''' (2015) ;Extended plays *''

Toilet Door Tits ''Toilet Door Tits'' is an EP by Shit and Shine, released on 9 November 2006 by Conspiracy Records. The two extended tracks that comprise the album, "Toilet Door Tits" and "The Biggest Cock in Christendom", would later appear on the compilation ...

'' (2006) *''

Cunts With Roses ''Cunts With Roses'' is an EP by Shit and Shine, released on 7 June 2007 by Noisestar Music. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Cunts With Roses'' liner notes. ;Shit and Shine * Craig Clouse – vocals, instruments Instrument ...

'' (2007) *''

DIAG004 ''DIAG004'' is an EP by Shit and Shine, released on 30 September 2013 by Diagonal. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''DIAG004'' liner notes. ;Shit and Shine * Craig Clouse – vocals, instruments Instrument may refer to: Sc ...

'' (2013) *'' Find Out What Happens When People Start Being Polite for a Fucking Change'' (2013) *''

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'' (2014) ;Singles *''Charm and Counter-Charm'' (2007) *''Cigarette Sequence'' (2007) *''Bass Puppy'' (2010) *''Shit Split'' (2011) *''Collisions 03'' (2012) *''Trost Jukebox Series #4'' (2015)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shit and Shine Musical groups established in 2004 Drone music groups Noise musical groups English noise rock groups English electronic music groups English electronic rock musical groups English experimental rock groups Electronic music groups from London