Singer/Songwriter Gavin Bascom self-released his debut EPThey would at Least Stay Busy under the name The Shape Of The Earth in the summer 2008. The critical acclaim and enthusiasm Bascom had garnered through live performances and a strong online presence quickly led to a local and international buzz across the nation. The fiercely personal set of songs soon became considered "soundtrack potential gold," and was featured in various videos and events, garnering over 800,000 online plays in a m...
Singer/Songwriter Gavin Bascom self-released his debut EPThey would at Least Stay Busy under the name The Shape Of The Earth in the summer 2008. The critical acclaim and enthusiasm Bascom had garnered through live performances and a strong online presence quickly led to a local and international buzz across the nation. The fiercely personal set of songs soon became considered "soundtrack potential gold," and was featured in various videos and events, garnering over 800,000 online plays in a matter of months along with a spot on the iTunes top 100 downloads charts, an impressive feat for any debut songwriter. Bascom has since added a full lineup including long time friend and songwriter Kevin Hull, ex drummer from the former Pop Rock band Faulter Rich Boutwell, and bassist Chris Petty. In the winter of 2009, the group released their debut LP, Do I Dare Disturb the Universe? Produced by Andy Carpenter at Jon St. James’ famous Casbah Recording Studio. The album, released in October of 2009, has since been garnering critical acclaim and support from fans across the world. Bascom called it a “natural progression” from a bedroom sound to a more mature indie rock arrangements, while maintaining the intimacy of his personal themes and lyrics. Fans felt this trend ebb, however with the groups third release The Romantics EP, which saw a return to smaller arrangements in July of 2010. As with other releases the record enjoyed and overwhelmingly positive response. The quiet release has been called "the underdog [that] is actually better than the sure bet," (Dyson Sound) or "a [record] that understands all the pain and heartache that comes with being a romantic, ... but manage[s] to do so in sweet indie pop songs." (Nada Alic, friendswithbotharms.com)
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