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Dubbed “a master of creating anthems” by Paste Magazine and named byAlternative Press as “100 artists you need to know”, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter andproducer, Bryce Avary, better known as The Rocket Summer has been a musical forcesince exploding onto the scene as a teenager in the early 2000s. With several albums inhis growing discography debuting in top Billboard Alternative charts, Avary now returnswith the new ever evolved album, SHADOWKASTERS. Named by Rolling Stone as “SongsYou Need To Know”, SHADOWKASTERS evokes the sounds of what one might envisionthe walls of industrial clubs, UK dance punk halls and R&B thumping venues havereflected over decades, but with a mix and filtering unique to only Avary’s particularlens.

Having performed at Glastonbury, Austin City Limits and Summer Sonic, embarkingon sold out headline tours around the world while sharing stages with artists such asParamore, Goo Goo Dolls, OneRepublic, Switchfoot, Third Eye Blind, All Time Low andmore, fans have flockedto Avary’s optimistic and exuberant song craft, polymathinstrumental live show, and the fan community it inspires-an atmosphere which can beheard captured on the live album, His Instruments and Your Voices. “We’re not talkingsimple acoustic solo stuffhere. The music Bryce makes as The Rocket Summer is lush,explosively catchy and artful power pop that hints at a new Brian Wilson or Prince in themaking. Keep an eye out on this one.-Austin City Limits .com"