About

Short Shadows take soul, indie rock, hip-hop, and ska and blends it all with wry, observational lyrics, punchy horns, urban samples and suburban soundscapes. The end result is party music that you can get down and dance to.

Hailing from Melbourne's North, and inspired by fellow Melburnians, The Avalanches’ “no sounds are out of bounds” theory, Short Shadows take influence from bands such as The Cat Empire, Blue Juice, The Go! Team, Illy, Gorillaz and Amy Winehouse… just to name a few.

2019 saw the release of the band’s debut album, War Anecdotes From the Northern Suburbs which featured songs "Customer Service" and "Nothing Good Comes Out of Preston". The band played a steady stream of shows since the release of War Anecdotes, however, like the rest of the world, were stop in their tracks due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Not to be deterred, the band continued to release songs and music videos throughout 2020 and 2021 which were all highly praised and lit up Spotify playlists.

January 2022 saw the release of their second album, Dancing For The Team.

Short Shadows’ music can be found at iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, BandCamp, Deezer and all good streaming platforms.