Shana Falana

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Shana Falana
Origin Hudson Valley, New York
Genres Psychedelic pop - Dream pop
Years active1995 (1995)–present
Labels Team Love Records and Arrowhawk Records
Members
  • Shana Falana
  • Michael Amari
Website shanafalana.com and thegoddessparty.org/
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Shana Falana is an American psych-dream pop band currently based in the Hudson Valley, New York. They are signed to Team Love and Arrowhawk Records. The band consists of musicians Shana Falana and Michael Amari.

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History

Shana Falana, originally from the San Francisco 90's music scene in the Mission, moved to Brooklyn in 2003. She formed the band "Skirt" with Nicole Pinon and she is still releasing songs from that time. She began her band with Mike Amari in February 2011. She has 2 home-made self releases from her bandcamp titled Channel and Velvet Pop. [1] In January 2012, she released an EP titled In The Light. [2] [3] [4]

On April 7, 2015, Shana Falana released her debut full-length album, Set Your Lightning Fire Free, via Team Love Records followed by a 38-date United States tour Pitchfork Review Go . [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Her single "Go" was used in American Horror Story season 5 Episode 11.[ citation needed ]

Her track "There's A Way" (one of the songs from her band "Skirt") is featured on the 2016 compilation The Future's So Bright It Berns!, which was made to support the presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders. [10]

On October 21, 2016, the band released its second album, "Here Comes the Wave". [11]

On October 25, 2019 they released Darkest Light, put out by Arrowhawk Records. The song "Go Higher" was featured on the show The Summer I Turned Pretty episode 7.

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Discography

Studio albums

EPs and collections

References

  1. "New Music Tuesday 4/7/15". Openears Music. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  2. "BAND OF THE WEEK: SHANA FALANA". Revolt of the Apes. September 22, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  3. "First Listen: Shana Falana – Heavenstay". Bucket Full of Nails. February 3, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  4. "Shana Falana: Descarga de energía en Set Your Lighgnint Fire Free". Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  5. Pearls, Bill. "Shana Falana releasing debut album, shares first single, touring (dates, stream)". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  6. White, Caitlin (April 2, 2015). "Stream Shana Falana Set Your Lightning Fire Free (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum.
  7. Yung, Ben (April 6, 2015). "Shana Falana – "Set Your Lightning Fire Free"". The Revue. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  8. Hughes, Hilary. "Exclusive Premiere: Listen to Shana Falana's 'Go,' off Set Your Lightning Fire Free". The Village Voice. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  9. "Shana Falana – Set Your Lightning Fire Free". Decay FM. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  10. "Emperor X, members of Porches, Sorority Noise & many more contribute songs to new Bernie Sanders benefit compilation". BrooklynVegan.com. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  11. "Here Comes the Wave, by Shana Falana". Shanafalana-tl.bandcamp.com. Retrieved November 21, 2020.