Long-time supporter of the band Steve Lamacq has reviewed Silvery’s new album ‘Railway Architecture’ on his official blog this week. Silvery also played last week at the first night of his new club night at the Bull & Gate (Lamacq’s write up here):
“SILVERY whose debut album was a minor work of crazed genius, are back with a second LP which really ups the maverick ante” Steve Lamacq on his Blog (read full review here)
Silvery are recording a session for Mark Riley on BBC 6music to be broadcast live tonight from 7pm. Expect to hear previews of tracks from their forthcoming 2nd album Railway Architecture which will be released on August 9th, and is preceded by the single The Naked & The Dead on July 26th which was recently up for 6music’s Rebel Playlist. If you’re not in the UK or don’t have digital radio you can listen online here. Here’s what they’ve said so far about Railway Architecture:
“One of the most distinctive sounds you’re currently likely to hear. Irrepressible and exhilarating” NUDE
Look out for Artrocker’s Summer Special issue out now – the covermount CD features the Silvery track ‘Identity’ taken from the new album.
Check out the video for The Naked & The Dead, directed by Alastair Brotherton and Jock Mooney, and produced by Rich Barnett/Trunk, the same team behind Silvery’s video for ‘Horrors’, which was awarded Best Music Video at the London Short Film Festival in 2009;
Silvery will be releasing the follow up to their 2008 debut album with their second album Railway Architecture on August 9th. The first single ‘The Naked & The Dead had its first play last Thursday on Marc Riley’s 6 Music show, and if you’re quick you can listen back on the BBC iPlayer(38 mins in). Riley has invited the band in for a BBC 6Music Session on 12th July – stay tuned for more details.
Silvery’s debut Thunderer & Excelsior was a BBC 6 Music Album of the Day, Artrocker Album of the Year (No 19), an Organ Top 10 album of the year and gained a multitude of supporters across press and radio including Steve Lamacq, Marc Riley, David Quantick amongst others.
Big Boss Man have been invited to record a live session for Mark Lamarr at the BBC’s famous Maida Vale studios, including tracks from Full English Beat Breakfast – hear the session this Saturday 18th September on BBC Radio 2 at Midnight.
Following Monday’s debut play of Silvery’s next single ‘GIVE A LITTLE LOVE’ its now up for BBC 6 Music’s Rebel Playlist, the winner of which makes it onto the official playlist.
You can listen to the new track on our myspace or on the BBC 6 Music site where you have until midnight this Sunday to register your vote!
The track brand new recording of Give A Little Love, a cover version of the Paul Williams song as featured in the musical Bugsy Malone. The song has often featured in the Silvery live set and the band thought it was high time to put a studio version down. This track is not included on their debut album Thunderer & Excelsior, but will be downloadable from Monday 15th December from all reputable purveyors of digital phonograms and just in time for Christmas!
Action Force / The Nod is Steve Lamaqc’s *BBC 6 Music Single of The Week* (27/10/08)
The single has just been chosen by Steve Lamacq as his Single Of The Week on BBC 6 Music, which means it’ll be spun every day
After weeks of plays on BBC Radio (Lamacq, Riley, Lamarr, Crowley, Radcliffe & Maconie) and both BBC Radio 1 and BBC 6 Music live sessions, Silvery release their third single ‘Action Force’, taken from their debut album ‘Thunderer & Excelsior’.
The double A-side is ‘The Nod’, a new non-album exclusive recording of a live favourite. Its the perfect showcase for their unique and riotous Victoriana inspired sound and a worldview that suggests a heady concoction of British Sea Power through a filter of Sparks, Bowie, XTC and Blur at their punky fairground best.
‘Action Force is my favourite rapid-fire, jerky pop song of the year’ Steve Lamacq (BBC Blog)
‘Tumble-dried Blur melting Sparks into liquid pop’ What’s On The NME Stereo?
Silvery’s next single ‘ACTION FORCE’ has been described by Steve Lamacq as ‘my favourite rapid-fire, jerky pop song of the year’ and by the NME as ‘Tumble-dried Blur melting Sparks into liquid pop’ and it will be getting a spin on Radio 2 tonight on Chris Evans Drive Time Jukebox Jury between 5pm and 7pm. You can vote for the track by email or text.