Shmu

Shmu

Lead Me to the Glow

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2018

The twitchy, ever-morphing creativity and robust technical skills of Sam Chown (Zorch) are on full display on his newest release under the...

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"I've Got Nothing to Show"

PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2016

Last fall, Zorch's Sam Chown dropped his latest album as Shmu, releasing the deceptively titled Shhh!!!! Now, the psych-rock experimentalis...

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Shhh!!!!

PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2015

One of the mad musical scientists behind psych-prog champions Zorch has expanded the vision of his solo side project to a full-fledged band...

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"Pictionary" on Exclaim! TV

PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2015

Sam Chown's bio describes his musical work as more (or maybe less) than a band, but more so a hypothetical entity. Learning to play a varie...

Shmu Announces Canadian Tour Dates, Shares New Track

PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2015

Toronto's Sam Chown has made his mark on a range of musical projects, as a member of Zorch, a Flaming Lips collaborator, and under his solo...

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"Sensory Glitch" / "Escapism" / "Unsatisfied"

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2014

Toronto ex-pat, Zorch member and Flaming Lips fwend Sam Chown is working out of Austin these days under his Shmu moniker, and he's shared a...

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"Hold On, We're Going Home" (Drake cover) / "Pictionary" (live-in-studio video)

PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2014

Taking a more straightforward stab at the covers game (check out his schizoid version of Lorde's "Royals"), Zorch's manic beat wizard, voca...

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"Royals" (Lorde cover) / "Mollasacre"

PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2014

Zorch singer/drummer Sam Chown is getting back to his solo grind tomorrow (January 28) when he issues his new Shmu EP Chroma Key, but ahead...