The Melting Ice Caps aka laptop-chamber-pop chanteur David Shah, has been a big hit with the blogosphere. David’s first eight singles, released for free through his website over the last two years or so, have variously been labeled “angelic”, “brilliant”, “filthy”, “beautiful”, “erudite”, “lush”, “anachronistic”, “stylish”, “romantic”, “witty”, “succulent”, “politely ornate”, “carefree”, “original and imaginitive” and “genius”. Now, Shah is raising the stakes by turning The Melting Ice Caps into a five-piece live band featuring former members of Luxembourg and Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring and current members of Gyratory System and Ashxyz. Expect to hear glorious new incarnations of David’s bitter-sweet pop songs.