Bryan Scary & the Shredding Tears add new NYC tour dates as they prepare to release Mad Valentines EP this fall!

Oct 5 – Piano’s – NY, NY
Oct 10 – 92Y Tribeca – NY, NY
Oct 19 – Piano’s – NY, NY

Press Swooned for Flight of the Knife
“[Flight of the Knife is an] exquisite second effort.”
-Spin Magazine

“4/5 Stars. A tremendously fun album. Flight of The Knife more than delivers…”
– All Music Guide

“Incredibly talented…We think he is going to do very well.”
– Perez Hilton

“Bryan Scary put on one of the most impressive live shows I’ve seen in quite awhile. Do yourself a favor
and give this a listen.”
– FILTER Magazine

“Bryan Scary and The Shredding Tears will be the sonic supernova that will stay on my Ipod for the
next several weeks, if not months.”
– Independent Film Channel

“Bryan Scary and The Shredding Tears – Flight of The Knife is an instant classic and certain to be in
my Top Ten list for the year.”
– Not Lame

“Scary has mastered the art of mixing beautiful, Fab-Four-reminiscent melodies with indie pop.”
– Paste Magazine

“It’s not too often that you stumble upon all around entertainers, but these boys put on one of the best
live shows I’ve ever seen.”
-BUST Magazine

“…adventurous, fully fleshed, and catchy as hell– as indie pop should be.”
– Pitchfork

“[Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears] revives everything you love about psychedelic pop…”
– New York Post

“Genii, the plural of Genius!”
– Radio Alice, KLLC/San Francisco

Who are Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears?

Chicago native BRYAN SCARY recorded his 2007 debut solo, before recruiting the rest of THE SHREDDING TEARS and setting up shop in Brooklyn. The five-piece group features Graham Norwood on guitar, Mike Acreman on keys, David Ostrem on bass, and Brian Bauer on drums, with Scary on vocals and keys. BSST has been called “psychedelic,” “progressive,” “quirky,” and “strange,” but they consider themselves first and foremost a pop band. 2008’s FLIGHT OF THE KNIFE fused glam, psych rock, and theatrical 70s pop with science fiction narratives and elaborate children’s stories. A conceptual tour-de-force, the album hit #6 on the iTunes Rock Chart after being made Editor’s Choice, and amassed a significant cult following. The group continues to win fans with their flamboyant and maniacally-energetic stage shows — multimedia events which showcase the band’s story-telling and flair for the dramatic.

BSST’s new EP, MAD VALENTINES, is a joint release with Elijah Woods’ Simian Records and Old Flame Records – it will drop on October 27th. The band recorded the album in LA with producer Jonathan Sadoff (a member of the band thenewno2). An additional EP track was then recorded in Brooklyn and produced by Bryce Goggin (Pavement, The Apples In Stereo). The lead-off track on the EP, “Andromeda’s Eyes,” will be available as a Rock Band downloadable level this fall.

The band are touring throughout fall/winter to support MAD VALENTINES. They plan to enter the studio early in the new year to record their next full-length album, a Western set during the early 20th century and titled DAFFY’S ELIXIR.