It’s been more than 30 years since bands like The NY Dolls and The Dead Boys were tearing up downtown clubs with outlandish outfits and nihilistic attitudes. Times have changed since those days, both the music and the neighborhoods that nurtured it have become safer and more family-friendly.

However if you look closely, you can still find some junkies on the Bowery and there a still kids out there who are not afraid to throw on some leather & spikes and play Rock N Roll the way it was meant to be played. Enter New York City’s very own Shapes.

Shapes play raw stripped down pop and are not afraid to wear their influences on their sleeves. The bands latest release is a 5 song EP entitled I Feel… Therefore I Drink that is everything you would expect from a band keeping the glam torch burning bright!

Lead singer “Fanelli” performs with unending energy and somehow manages not to break a leg as he runs, climbs, dives all over the room in heels most women wouldn’t be able to walk in.

Shapes have always got shows coming up in Manhattan and Brooklyn so don’t deny yourself the joys of getting covered in cheap beer and glitter. You know what? There’s actually no reason you should be reading this still… You should be buying their EP, throwing on some leather and getting rowdy on the avenues with your friends.

- Banana Wintour