Shiner is a post-hardcore / space rock band formed in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1992. They are known for their intricate, melodic sound, with heavy guitars and spacey atmospherics, often compared to Failure, Swervedriver, and Hum. The band initially consisted of Allen Epley, Jeff Brown, and Shawn Sherrill, with Tim Dow later replacing Brown on drums. After several lineup changes and releases, Shiner disbanded in 2003. However, they reunited in 2012 for a series of reunion shows and eventually released a new album, Schadenfreude, in 2020. The band is currently signed to Spartan Records and will release a new LP in fall of 2025.
Shiner gathers more than 25 years of rarities, unreleased material and hard-to-find tracks on The Y Section , out October 9, 2026 via Spartan Records. The 10-track collection includes the band's heavy, atmospheric cover of My Bloody Valentine's “Only Shallow.”
Spartan Records and Shiner are proud to announce the Friday, September 26, 2025 release of BELIEVEYOUME, the longstanding and celebrated Kansas City rock band’s brand new album. Having spent over three decades redefining heavy, melodic rock, evolving from the raw power of their early years into something more layered, dynamic, and emotionally resonant, BELIEVEYOUME finds the band channeling that evolution into a set of songs that feel immediate yet timeless, balancing their signature heaviness with newfound space and vulnerability. BELIEVEYOUME digs deep into aging, relationships, and self-deception, its title reflecting the ambiguity and contradictions at the heart of human connection. The result is Shiner at their most honest and self-aware — still heavy, still weird, and still pushing forward after all these years. RIYL: Failure, No Knife, Jawbox, Hum, Swervedriver, Castor
Spartan Records and Shiner are proud to announce the Friday, September 26, 2025 release of BELIEVEYOUME, the longstanding and celebrated Kansas City rock band’s brand new album. Along with the announcement, the band has released the lead off single "Asleep at the Trunk" now streaming everywhere. Having spent over three decades redefining heavy, melodic rock, evolving from the raw power of their early years into something more layered, dynamic, and emotionally resonant, BELIEVEYOUME finds the band channeling that evolution into a set of songs that feel immediate yet timeless, balancing their signature heaviness with newfound space and vulnerability. BELIEVEYOUME digs deep into aging, relationships, and self-deception, its title reflecting the ambiguity and contradictions at the heart of human connection. The result is Shiner at their most honest and self-aware — still heavy, still weird, and still pushing forward after all these years. Check out the full press release below and be sure to pre-order the LP and stream the new single! It rocks!
RIYL: Failure, No Knife, Jawbox, Hum, Swervedriver, Castor
Shiner have shared a heavy, hazy cover of My Bloody Valentine’s “Only Shallow,” the first preview of their newly announced rarities collection, The Y Section.
Due October 9 via Spartan Records, the 10-track set gathers unreleased material and hard-to-find songs from across more than 25 years of the Kansas City band’s catalog. Rather than a traditional greatest-hits collection, The Y Section focuses on the detours, experiments and overlooked tracks that helped shape Shiner’s sound.
The band’s version of “Only Shallow” was recorded and mixed by Paul Malinowski at Westend Studios in 2003 after Shiner had begun closing shows with the My Bloody Valentine classic. “We had been playing ‘Only Shallow’ on tour as a closer — always at the end because who wants to put their stupid songs after this behemoth?” frontman Allen Epley said. “We were prepared and Paul made a killer mix, and that’s what you hear today.”
The Y Section tracklist:
Stream “Only Shallow” below and look for The Y Section on October 9.