"The Crown of Recreation" is what comes out when frenetic guitar music meets restless ideas with the conviction to put those into practice a.s.a.p. The world outside must then come inside, including all the ambivalences, temptations, stupidity and beauty surrounding us. SHIRLEY HOLMES lights the fuse to the circumstances, be it the programmatic pre-single ,Binichbinich (,AmIamI'), the highly styled Gerd Semmer cover "Der alte Krieg" (,The Old War'), the brightly colored "Konzoom" or the improvised hymn to the "Wolf von Brandenburg". Many styles, all goals, sparks in the gloom and outrageous fun for the good cause. The album was, among others, recorded by Sylvia Massy, who also realized the tool classic "Undertow" as well as albums by Johnny Cash, System Of A Down and the Red Hot Chili Peppers alongside Rick Rubin. "The Crown of Recreation" is the portal through which you can get a glimpse of what to expect at a live concert. This is where SHIRLEY HOLMES has the reputation of being a true street gang that cut a fine figure, be it at intimate club shows, at big festivals or as support act for bands like Therapy?, Slime and Abwrts. There are many of adjectives for the 3-piece: wild, witty, humorous, cool, charming and sly, ambiguous, sexy, impulsive and non-conformist - just to name a few.