Silvertone
Yorkshire based Silvertone got in touch this week to let us know about their debut EP, Alive, to see what we thought of it. Recorded at Lofi Studios in Glasgow with Scottish producer Bruce Rintoul at the helm, the guys released it to a sell out show at The Cockpit in Leeds. Seeing as they seem to already be hitting the right notes with audiences, I thought it only right we check out what this debut had on offer for us!
As title track Alive gets things going, it’s immediately striking how well put together these tracks are, every single element of the track can be heard coming through the music. Clean yet raw and, at times, ferocious, this opening track suggests damned good things from this band. Catchy and powerful throughout, this is the sort of track you pray a band will play on the live scene, it’s for that sing-a-long quality which immediately pulls you in and makes you want to get involved, hooking you on to the sound of the band from the word go. Chucking in a breakdown accompanied by a soaring lead guitar line, this track goes from strength to strength and shows from the off why it is we need to be checking these guys out!
A Town Called Home comes up next, straight away picking up where the last track left off and leading us into an atmospheric mix of intricate lead lines and pounding drums. Harking towards the punkier side of music at times, this is another track which is going to hook you in from the word go and not let go until the moment the track comes to its melodic close. Catchy and powerful throughout, this is another highpoint on the EP and one which shows a band who have developed their sound, not settled for merely making do and worked hard to craft their sound fully. Adding in another moment of soaring melodies from the lead guitar, this track once again has everything you could possibly want from a rock song, demonstrating how to do the job properly if you ever had to question it!
Final track Survive Yourself doesn’t disappoint either, finishing on another high note and leaving you wanting more, hoping there’s going to be a little more for you to squeeze out of the EP. Bass heavy yet throwing in enough melody and harmony to keep the track alive, the bass seems to lead this track onwards, always jumping to another note to keep you guessing how on earth the track is going to continue. Powerful and refined throughout, this is another demonstration of an incredible song, a moment in music which shows how well a band can work when they’re all on the same page, and it’s awesome to hear.
In all, this EP is only the start for Silvertone, there’s going to be much more to follow from this. From the opening moments to the closing seconds, this EP throws music out which is far beyond anything I’ve come across from a relatively unknown band, it’s quite simply a triumph. I reckon we’ll all be talking about Silvertone before long and they’ll be playing bigger and bigger venues, so get on board now and simply enjoy the ride which the band takes you on.
To find out more about Silvertone, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls
As title track Alive gets things going, it’s immediately striking how well put together these tracks are, every single element of the track can be heard coming through the music. Clean yet raw and, at times, ferocious, this opening track suggests damned good things from this band. Catchy and powerful throughout, this is the sort of track you pray a band will play on the live scene, it’s for that sing-a-long quality which immediately pulls you in and makes you want to get involved, hooking you on to the sound of the band from the word go. Chucking in a breakdown accompanied by a soaring lead guitar line, this track goes from strength to strength and shows from the off why it is we need to be checking these guys out!
A Town Called Home comes up next, straight away picking up where the last track left off and leading us into an atmospheric mix of intricate lead lines and pounding drums. Harking towards the punkier side of music at times, this is another track which is going to hook you in from the word go and not let go until the moment the track comes to its melodic close. Catchy and powerful throughout, this is another highpoint on the EP and one which shows a band who have developed their sound, not settled for merely making do and worked hard to craft their sound fully. Adding in another moment of soaring melodies from the lead guitar, this track once again has everything you could possibly want from a rock song, demonstrating how to do the job properly if you ever had to question it!
Final track Survive Yourself doesn’t disappoint either, finishing on another high note and leaving you wanting more, hoping there’s going to be a little more for you to squeeze out of the EP. Bass heavy yet throwing in enough melody and harmony to keep the track alive, the bass seems to lead this track onwards, always jumping to another note to keep you guessing how on earth the track is going to continue. Powerful and refined throughout, this is another demonstration of an incredible song, a moment in music which shows how well a band can work when they’re all on the same page, and it’s awesome to hear.
In all, this EP is only the start for Silvertone, there’s going to be much more to follow from this. From the opening moments to the closing seconds, this EP throws music out which is far beyond anything I’ve come across from a relatively unknown band, it’s quite simply a triumph. I reckon we’ll all be talking about Silvertone before long and they’ll be playing bigger and bigger venues, so get on board now and simply enjoy the ride which the band takes you on.
To find out more about Silvertone, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls
