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Shapes are not for the weak-hearted. If you survived the genius of their last EP 'Get Your Learn On' then you'll already know what I mean. But for those of you unfamiliar, Shapes - hailing from Birmingham - play a devastating blend of math, punk and hardcore which has recently earnt them a place with legendary indie label Big Scary Monsters. Think fellow Birmingham band Blakfish but more technical, or a harder, faster Pulled Apart By Horses, and you'd be getting close to their sound. But most pleasing to the ear was the gang [...]

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