Slam Dunk presents Shoreline Plus supports TBA 7pm doors £12 Adv Those who are down and out will hopefully get back on their feet again at some point. But where exactly does the point begin where things start to get better? Is it that clear-cut? Is the worst still ahead of you—or are you already well on the road to recovery? SHORELINE also ask themselves this question and dedicate an entire album to it: Is This The Low Point Or The Moment After? Their new songs undoubtedly propel the band from Münster to the peak of their creative powers: emo and hardcore meet a newfound passion for alternative rock, smart songwriting, and lyrics that go where it hurts. SHORELINE follow their guiding question: With the intro double Worry Count and Brittle Bond, the record starts off thoughtful and melancholic. “I got my mistakes. Just like you I can't stop thinking about them all,” Hansol Seung sings at first with an exhausted voice over echoing emo guitars, then gains strength together with the band, repeating the sentence with much more energy – and suddenly the whole thing sounds less like a concession and more like a determined declaration of war. It's the start of an album that gradually becomes heavier, in which SHORELINE breaks new ground with their own brand of post-hardcore, refining it further and further until the album finally ends on a hopeful note with Phantom Pain. “there’s a very clear turning point within this album for me - the lowpoint - if you will, from which the mood and songs start to become more hopeful,” says Seung. “When I showed the songs to close friends, however, each of them identified this point at a different place for themselves. I think that's totally funny, but also really beautiful.” Is it the admission in the dramatic “Forgive,” which the band shares with Joe Taylor of KNUCKLE PUCK, that states, “I can only pray for your forgiveness 'cause I was wrong and you were right”? Or is it the closing section of Paradox Man, in which the band kneels deep in devastating hardcore, following in the footsteps of TOUCHÉ AMORÉ? The beauty of art and an artful concept album like this is that you can find your own answers if you listen closely. Either way, SHORELINE strike a more conciliatory tone in the second half of the album – and write such an outrageously catchy chorus in Out Of Touch that many other bands would kill for. In times when the current state of the world doesn't exactly inspire courage or comfort, and you feel like collapsing in powerlessness instead, an album like this is a glimmer of hope: things will get better again, even if it doesn't feel like it at all when you're at rock bottom. Is This The Low Point Or The Moment After? showcases a band that is aware of its genre roots in the newer emo wave surrounding ONE STEP CLOSER, ARM'S LENGTH, and KOYO, and has long since become a fundamental part of it itself. Hansol Seung, Julius Hecht, Christoph Overhoff, and Martin Reckfort recorded their new album themselves in their own rehearsal room, which they converted into a studio, and co-produced it remotely with Chris Teti (FIDDLEHEAD, ANXIOUS, among others). Teti and Greg Thomas then took care of the mix at Silverbullet Studios in Burlington, Connecticut. Kris Crummett is responsible for the mastering. On their new album, SHORELINE write big hooks and melodies, but continue to do so from the perspective of a DIY punk band rather than eyeing stadium rock. Starting out on the floors of squats and basements, SHORELINE have played pretty much every venue in Europe that has provided them with a power outlet over the past ten years. Since then, they have played shows with scene legends such as FOUR YEAR STRONG, KNUCKLE PUCK, and SILVERSTEIN. This February, they will be touring the UK with ARM'S LENGTH – and just recently, they played a sold-out, acclaimed hometown show at Sputnikhalle in Münster with 600 tickets sold, their biggest headlining concert to date. SHORELINE was formed in 2015 out of a desire to be an active part of the scene back home in Münster. First demo songs on YouTube and plenty of DIY diligence soon got the band on the road. With the EP You Used To Be A Safe Place (Uncle M Music, 2018) and their debut album Eat My Soul (Uncle M Music, 2019), they quickly grew beyond the status of an insider tip. The follow-up Growth (End Hits Records, 2022) further develops the band's political side after the pandemic years, including songs about animal rights (Meat Free Youth) and anti-Asian racism (Konichiwa). With their third album, To Figure Out, SHORELINE gained attention beyond Europe's borders when they became the first German band to release an album on the US label Pure Noise Records. “Honestly,” says Seung, “I always dreamed of playing in a band like SHORELINE.” Exchange has a small ramp entrance from the street. Our bar and main event space are on the ground floor with level access throughout and we have an accessible toilet. If you need any other info on accessibility, please contact [email protected]

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