Avant-garde progressive art rock ensembleShanghai have releasedtheir new full-length concept album, and it’s been long in the works.

Recording over a period of five years, the band has painstakingly assembled and crafted its most intricate and multi-layered work to date. The full band lineup is complemented on The Ultraviolent by the addition of a string section in an ambitious attempt to interpret Shanghai’s already dense compositions at an orchestral level.

Catch the band in Sydney on SaturdayOctober 10 at The Town Hall Hotel, Newtown.

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