Shy Boys are an American

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band from

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, United States. The line-up consists of brothers Collin Rausch and Kyle Rausch, Konnor Ervin, Kyle Little, and Ross Brown.

Band history

Early years

The group formed shortly after the trio became roommates in 2012. Kyle Rausch and Ervin were already bandmates in the indie-pop band

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and Collin had been playing for years in the Kansas City area in various bands. The three shared a love for 1960s era

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and soon started writing their own music.

Later years

In 2014 they released the self-titled ''Shy Boys'' on High Dive Records. The album received generally positive reviews, and the single "Bully Fight" was featured on

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. In June 2014 the band recorded and released two more singles and one of them, "Life Is Peachy," was featured on

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. On April 4, 2018, it was announced that the band had signed to

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They will be releasing their sophomore album, ''Bell House'' on August 3, 2018. The first single from the album, "Take the Doggie" and an accompanying lyric video were released on June 5, 2018.

Discography

References

External links

Highdiverecords.com
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