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ReviewsAlbum Review: Modern Leisure – Super Sad Rom-ComModern Leisure’s Super Sad Rom-Com is a chilled-out / bummed-out illustration of a songwriter’s studio apartment life. Having departed from former Denver bands The Outfit and Shady Elders, mastermind Casey Banker “wanted to express the loneliness and euphoria of being a guy living in a semi-big city in my 20’s.” Made layer by layer and then re-recorded from scratch, the resulting collection of mid-tempo dream-folk jams make us want to hit the beach and text our ex with a Bluetooth boombox and ice-cold LaCroix in hand.Kevin Johnston · Jun 29, 2018

MusicAlbum Review: Shady Elders–Inside VoicesInside Voices is the debut, full-length album from the Denver based quartet, Shady Elders.Noel Billups · Mar 1, 2017

MusicNew Music Monday: Shady Elders — The Night Air EPWhile their name might evoke images of seniors engaging in dangerous or illicit activities, the sounds from their previous records featured heavy, lush instrumentation, and a moody melody.Clark Lamson · Jan 19, 2015

Concert PhotosPhotos: The Epilogues, Shady Elders @ The Moxi Theater 5/17A great night of music at the Moxi with The Epilogues and Shady Elders!BandWagon Magazine · May 21, 2013

MusicReview: Shady Elders – No FavorsNo Favors , Shady Elders’ debut EP, is a refreshing breath of reality to the Colorado music scene.Jed Murphy · May 8, 2013