Words by Angelika May Photo by Jasmine Waldorf A departure from The Shades’ first EP Grin & Bare It, Shifting Sands marks a noticeable shift in tone and texture. Where the earlier record leaned into a certain jauntiness and outward energy, this release brings a gentler, more restrained tenderness. Now operating as a quartet, the South London-based band; Sasha Adamczewski (vocals, guitar), Eli Rose J. Sanford (vocals), Johnny Payne (fiddle), and Jimmy Dawkins (double bass), th