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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">BEN SHEPHERD of Soundgarden Premieres New Solo Track “Collide” on
<i>Consequence of Sound</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Debut Solo Album
<i>In Deep Owl</i></span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Out August 27<sup>th</sup>, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Album Art and Track Listing Announced<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><img width="332" height="332" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE8206.47479010"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">In Deep Owl
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Album Art<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">““Collide” draws you into its inner sanctum and keeps you spellbound, firmly holding you in place without you ever
realizing it.”<b> – <i>Consequence of Sound<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Los Angeles, CA – July 16, 2013 -
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Soundgarden bassist
<b>Ben Shepherd </b>premieres the second track, <b>“Collide,”</b> off of his upcoming debut solo album,
<b><i>In Deep Owl</i></b><i>,</i> which will be released on <b>August 27<sup>th</sup>, 2013.</b>
<b><a href="http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/07/listen-to-soundgarden-bassist-ben-shepherds-new-single-collide/">PRESS HERE</a></b> to listen to the song on
<b><i>Consequence of Sound</i></b>. A distant track with a commanding bass riff that grounds the listeners into Shepherd’s sympathetic moaning lyrics<b>,
</b>“Collide” features a hauntingly deep croon that rumbles over the twang treble of a mandolin.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Ben previously premiered the first song off the album, “Baron Robber,” on
<i>SPIN</i>, who said “HBS’ new song feels down and dirty, minimally produced and ready to rock.”
</span><a href="http://www.spin.com/articles/ben-shepherd-hbs-baron-robber-soundgarden/"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">PRESS HERE</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
to listen to the track, and </span><a href="http://smarturl.it/baronrobber"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">PRESS HERE</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> to purchase
“Baron Robber” on Amazon. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">In Deep Owl</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> is a culmination of four
years of writing and was recorded at Gerry Amandes studio in an industrial neighborhood of Seattle that was home to drug dealers, poets, and hookers. The artistic culture surrounding the studio leant a head in the overall tone and musical themes of the album,
keeping the main bohemian vibe and beat nickery alive. The intimate project features the harrowing vocals and acoustic guitar of Ben Shepherd himself plus the aggressive attitude and musical direction of two iconic drummers, Matt Cameron (Soundgarden, Pearl
Jam) and Matt Chamberlain (Pearl Jam). </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Pre-order
<i>In Deep Owl</i> Vinyl edition: </span><a href="http://hbshepherd.bandcamp.com/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">HERE</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Follow Ben Shepherd:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Soundcloud:</span>
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/hbshepherd/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">https://soundcloud.com/hbshepherd/</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Facebook:
</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HBenShepherd"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">https://www.facebook.com/HBenShepherd</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">In Deep Owl
</span></u></i></b><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Track Listing<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1. Stone Pale<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">2. Koda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">3. Collide<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">4. Loose Ends<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">5. Neverone Blues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">6. Veritas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">7. Baron Robber<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">8. From The Blue Book<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">9. Keystone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">10. The Great Syrup Accident<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">11. The Train You Can't Win<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">All Songs Written by H.B. Shepherd © StupidDitties<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">F<b>or more on Ben Shepherd, contact:</b></span></i><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">PRESS HERE</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Gina Schulman//Stephanie Williams<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><a href="mailto:gina@pressherepublicity.com"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">gina@pressherepublicity.com</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">
// </span></i></b><a href="mailto:stephanie@pressherepublicity.com"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">stephanie@pressherepublicity.com</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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