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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">BEN SHEPHERD of Soundgarden Streams Debut Solo Album<br>
<i>In Deep Owl on WNYC Soundcheck<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">In-Stores and Digitally Available on</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> August 27<sup>th</sup>, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Los Angeles, CA – August 19, 2013 – </i>Soundgarden bassist
<b>Ben Shepherd </b>gives fans a first listen to his highly-anticipated debut solo album,
<b><i>In Deep Owl, </i></b>on<b><i> </i></b><i>WNYC Soundcheck </i>today<i>.</i> <b>
<a href="http://soundcheck.wnyc.org/blogs/soundcheck-blog/2013/aug/19/check-ahead-hbs-deep-owl/">PRESS HERE</a></b> to stream the full collection of 11 songs, all written by Shepherd. The album will be released in-stores and via digital retailers on
<b>August 27<sup>th</sup>, 2013</b>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black">Praise for <i>In Deep Owl:<o:p></o:p></i></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">“<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">An ambitious offering of songs both hard-hitting and haunting.</span>”-<b><i>WNYC Soundcheck<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">“Ben Shepherd continues to show his range as a solo artist with his new track "Keystone." Whereas "Baron Robber" was a psych-rock assault and "Collide" offered up dark folk, the latest from the Seattle-based
songwriter's upcoming solo debut <i>In Deep Owl</i> is a plodding, bari sax-enhanced dirge — the perfect theme song for a drifter, with Shepherd's vocals showing getting gruff over the grunged-up guitar-play.
<span style="color:black">– <b><i>SPIN<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">“[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</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">“[Baron Robber] is bolstered by a pseudo-psychedelic rawness.”-<b><i>ABC News Radio<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">“[Collide] is a delicate track begging to be heard.” -
<b><i>AntiQuiet<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">“…his vocals float over the guitar.” –
<b><i>Noise Creep<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#111111;background:white">“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.” – <b><i>Glide Magazine</i></b></span><b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For more information on Ben Shepherd, visit
</span><a href="http://hbenshepherd.com/">http://hbenshepherd.com/</a><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Pre-order <i>In Deep Owl: </i><o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">iTunes: <a href="http://smarturl.it/InDeepOwl">HERE</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Vinyl edition: <a href="http://hbshepherd.bandcamp.com/">HERE</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Follow Ben Shepherd: </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Soundcloud:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><a href="https://soundcloud.com/hbshepherd/"><span style="color:blue">https://soundcloud.com/hbshepherd/</span></a><span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Facebook: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HBenShepherd"><span style="color:blue">https://www.facebook.com/HBenShepherd</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:black">F<b>or more on Ben Shepherd, contact:</b></span></i><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:black">PRESS HERE</span></i></b><i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="color:black">Gina Schulman//Stephanie Williams<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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</span></i></b><a href="mailto:stephanie@pressherepublicity.com"><b><i><span style="color:blue">stephanie@pressherepublicity.com</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Stephanie Williams</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">(Los Angeles)</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">8105 West Third St.,<b><span style="color:#C00000"> </span></b>Los Angeles, CA 90048<b><span style="color:#C00000"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">P: (323) 556-9752 </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">(New York)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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