ROCKWiRED iNTERViEWS SHiROCK

DECEMBER 14, 2009
SO HAPPY TOGETHER
CHUCK AND PAP SHiROCK OF SHiROCK
TALK TO ROCKWiRED
ABOUT THEiR DEBUT CD EVERYTHiNG BURNS
COMiNG TOGETHER AS SONGWRiTERS
AND GiViNG LiSTENERS A SENSE OF HOPE

A word like ‘hope’ has been proven effective in winning a U.S. presidential election and - depending on your political leanings – can help bide the time when times are rough. In a time where people are starved for hope amid rising doubts that a change is gonna come, the time couldn’t be better for a band like SHIROCK. Group founders CHUCK and PAP SHIROCK were high school sweethearts brought together by the desire to make music. Ten years later, this musical/romantic partnership has blossomed into the band SHIROCK. The band’s rousing and anthemic rock elegies are on full display on their JAY RUSTON-produced debut LP ‘EVERYTHING BURNS’. While rock n roll with a big heart and high ideals is certainly nothing new (do I have to name that band from Ireland?), the songwriting partnership between CHUCK and PAP is what sets SHIROCK apart. It is a partnership that couldn’t have been scripted more perfectly. Both were children of missionaries and spent a great deal of time living abroad before meeting each other in high school. The need to make music was inescapable for both of them. “It’s pretty amazing to travel and perform and do all of this stuff with our best friends and spend all of this time together.” says PAP SHIROCK “The fact that we are both passionate about music is definitely beneficial. Music is the way that we really want to leave our mark on the world. It’s pretty amazing to be able to do that together.” (READ MORE)