The Shys were a five piece

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band from

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, Their line-up consisted of Kyle Krone, Chris Wulff, Riley Stephenson, and Ryan Hansen. Their debut CD, titled ''Astoria'', was released on

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on July 11, 2006.

Recordings

The Shys' album ''You'll Never Understand This Band The Way That I Do'' was released on July 22, 2008, on local

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Indie label Aeronaut Records. The band announced that it recorded for two days in familiar territory in Los Angeles at Station House Recording Studio ( Hollywood Sound) where the band made its past three albums. To finish the record, the band retreated to

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, and used a mobile recording studio borrowed from friends

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External links

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