Already familiar on VH-1 as the voice of the theme song to "My Coolest Years", Soren Anders fronts New York City's Shimmerplanet. A vehicle for Anders classical training and his dark, confessional lyrics, Shimmerplanet has drawn comparisons to Björk, Rufus Wainwright, and Stephin Merritt - and to Chaka Khan and Aretha Franklin as well, thanks to the sensational vocals of co-lead singer Carolyn Eufrasio. Anders refers to Shimmerplanet as a "poly-genre" musical experience, and the critics are weighing in about the latest Shimmerplanet release on Shark Meat Records:

"Is it rock, is it folk, is it classical? These are the questions I tried to answer while listening to this record. After several tries, I have concluded that this album exceeds all categories....

Overall, this album is a breakthrough creatively and if you are sick of being able to accurately predict an entire album after hearing the first song, then "For The One Who Kills Tomorrow" will definitely be the answer to your long awaited prayers." (Candice Mays for Evolution of Media).

"It takes artistic courage to be this lyrically honest and musically experimental...This is an album of intelligent compositions -- a few radio-friendly, the rest boldly not so. Strongly recommended." (Jennifer Layton for Indie-Music.com)

The immortal Lesley Gore (legendary artist of "It's My Party" and "You Don't Own Me") appears as a guest vocalist on one of the latest tracks, "Siren". Anders has also collaborated with Chris Stein of Blondie (on the Mike Albo play, "Sexotheque") and has contributed music to numerous films, including "Up to the Roof" by Norman Mailer's son, John Buffalo Mailer.

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