The Shore is an American psychedelic rock group formed in 2002 in Los Angeles California. They were signed to Maverick Records in 2002 and released their self-titled debut album in 2004. After Maverick was shut down they independently released their second and third studio albums Light Years and Second Sight in 2008 and 2014 respectively. Singer-songwriter and guitarist Ben Ashley moved from his hometown of Philadelphia to Los Angeles and recorded a set of demos with producer Rick Parker in the spring of 2002. Guitarist Kyle Mullarky bassist Cliff Magreta and drummer John Wilmer were brought on to contribute to the demos and eventually formed The Shore with Ashley after Parker found A&R for the group which led to a record deal with Maverick Records.