Editing The Shrugs

[[image:Shrugslivetoair.jpg|right|thumb|The Shrugs as of early 2006, playing live to air on [[Contact]].]]

==Lineups==

The Shrugs are a country-indie-punk-garage band known for having had many different lineups over the years - singer [[Geoff Doube]] being the only constant presence. (Dates are approximate):<br>

March 2005 - Current<br>
*[[Paul Tregilgas]] (drums)<br>
*[[Gordon Bassett]] (bass, guitar, vox)<br>
*[[Geoff Doube]] (bass, guitar, vox)<br>

May 2003 - March 2005<br>
*[[Natalie McKelvey]] (drums)<br>
*[[Gordon Bassett]] (bass, guitar, vox)<br>
*[[Geoff Doube]] (bass, guitar, vox)<br>
[[image:Shrugset031.jpg|right|thumb|Shrugs setlist, Dec 2001]]
April 2002 - April 2003<br>
*[[Chris Metcalfe]] (drums)<br>
*[[Rob Smith]] (bass)<br>
*[[Geoff Doube]] (guitar, vox)<br>

March 2001 - April 2002<br>
*[[Chris Metcalfe]] (drums)<br>
*[[Neil Ramsey]] (bass)<br>
*[[Geoff Doube]] (guitar, vox)<br>

May 2000 - December 2000<br>
*[[Ritchie Ranum]] (drums)<br>
*[[Neil Ramsey]] (bass)<br>
*[[Geoff Doube]] (guitar, vox)<br>

Other musicians/contributors appearing on recordings by the Shrugs have included:<br>
*[[Roz Case]]<br>
*[[Emma Lynn]]<br>
*[[Andrew Dean]]<br>
*[[Christian Livingstone]]<br>
*[[Gareth Bradley]]<br>
*[[Geoff Case]]<br>
*[[Gian Perrone]]<br>
*[[Nick Johnston]]<br>
*[[Pete Dawson]]<br>
*[[Susie Foster]]<br>
*[[Rob Smith]]'s flatmates
*[[XiYao Chen]]<br>

==Releases==
[[image:Geoff of the Shrugs, 2003.jpg |right|thumb|Geoff of the Shrugs]]
*[[Music CD with Pop Songs]] EP, 2001 ([[Waysafe Records]])
*[[Sorry Ian]] CD single, 2002 ([[Waysafe Records]]) 
*[[I Don't Know What I'm Doing]] CD single, 2002 ([[Waysafe Records]]) 
*[[November EP]] EP, 2002 ([[Waysafe Records]])
*[[The Doggler Effect]] LP, 2003 ([[Waysafe Records]])
*[[A Slight Hitch]] LP, 2004 ([[Powertool Records]] PT010)
*[[The Doggler Effect]] (reissue) LP, 2005 ([[Powertool Records]] PT026)
*[[An Awkward Silence]] LP, 2005 ([[Powertool Records]] PT042)
*[[How To Knit a Pony]] LP, 2008 ([[Waysafe Records]]/I am Evil WS05)
*[[Grasshopper City]] LP, 2010 ([[Waysafe Records]]/I am Evil WS08)
*[[Flotsam and Jetsam]] LP, 2011
*[[Costume Drama]] LP, 2012

==Compilation Releases==
*''Sorry Ian'' appears on the 2002 compilation [[Zero Point One]]<br>
*''Snow and Lightning'' appears on the 2003 compilation [[Survivor Ultimate]]<br>
*''Rucksack'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[A Low Hum Issue 11]]<br>
*''Lifestyle Police'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[Kaleidoscope World Series 5]]<br>
*''Ambivalence at the Bottom of the Cliff'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[A Low Hum Issue 12]]<br>
*''Boom Boom Band'' appears on the 2005 compilation [[Bulletholes 2: Let me take you hostage]]<br>
*''I Don't Know What Im Doing'' appears on the 2005 compilation [[Kaleidoscope World Series 15]]<br>
*''Half Fish Half Man'' appears on the 2005 compilation [[Kaleidoscope World Series 20]]<br>
*''Im Fucked'' appears on the 2005 compilation [[Drill Issue 12 Sampler - Vol 3]]<br>
*''Fuck All to Do'' appears on the 2006 compilation [[Area 07]]<br>
*''Tiny Horse'' appears on the 2007 compilation [[Kaleidoscope World Series 24]]
*''Your Criminal Past'' appears on the 2008 compilation [[Bulletholes 3: The Best is Yet to Come]]
*''The Tonguing of a Broken Tooth'' appears on the 2010 compilation [[Nature's Worst]]
*''Half Fish Half Man'' appears on the 2010 compilation [[PT100: Powertool Records Retrospective]]
*''Do You Think'' appears on the 2020 compilation [[In Thrust We Trust]]
*Songs by ''The Shrugs'' also appear on [[Drill Issue 16 Sampler - Vol 7]] and [[Drill Issue 17 Sampler - Vol 8]]

==Labels==
*[[Waysafe Records]]<br>
* I am Evil Records<br>
*[[Powertool Records]]<br>
*[[Analogue Wings]] (for internet only single ''Eddie Hodad'')

==Published Articles==
*"Tonight's band line-up includes The Shrugs", City Weekend, 13 October, P14
*"The Shrugs: interview", Craccum, October(?) 2002, P37
*"Spotlight: The Shrugs", [[Nexus]], Issue 17 2003, P47
*"The Shrugs: the debut album released!", [[Nexus]] May 2004, P44
*"Gig Marks CD Release", City Weekend, May 2004
*"Um, Yeah, Dunno", Tearaway, May 2004
*''The Shrugs'', [[Waikato Times]], 27 May 2004, P19
*"The Shrugs", A Low Hum #12, P34 - 36
*''The Shurgs'', [[Rip it Up]] 303 (Feb/Mar 2005), P29
*''The Shurgs'', [[Stupid Slut]] #1
*''The Shrugs: An Awkward Silence'', Drill #16, December 2005 
*''Shrugged Up, Stretched Out'', [[Waikato Times]], 22 May 2008, P16
*''Im a Dork, Baby'', The Listener 14 June 2008 P40
*''Dork Rock'', ''Real Groove'' 172 (Winter 2008), P21

==External Links==
*[http://theshrugs.bandcamp.com/ The Shrugs on bandcamp]<br>
*[http://www.myspace.com/theshrugsnz The Shrugs MySpace page]

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