It might be considered as something of an insult to place someone as seasoned as Tom McRae and his four full-length albums in the Fresh Waves category, but leaning on the excuse that his audience and fame is nowhere near that of what the appeal and sheer quality of his music justifies will hopefully make [...]
When it comes to supergroups, which are all the rage at the moment, Canadian Swan Lake might not be the most widely known, but let there be no doubt about the fact that they are truly one. With a cast of Carey Mercer, Daniel Bejar and Spencer Krug respectively known from bands such as Frog Eyes, [...]
Elliott Smith. Just thinking about the name is enough to inflict me with a serious and seemingly uncurable case of writer’s block. Since the day this blog was started I have wanted to write about his music, but at the same time I find it to be so almighty and divine that I simply feel [...]
As we are closing in on the release date for Manchester Orchestra’s sophomore album, Mean Everything To Nothing (April 21st), the band are taking an aggressive approach in order to promote themselves. Leading up to the release, the band will release release new videos for each and every song from the album. Yesterday saw the [...]
It’s kind of like fantasy sports for the musical world.. Except, in this case, it’s real.
Death Cab for Cutie released their sixth full-length album, Narrow Stairs, last year to mixed receptions among fans and critics. We here at Silent Sound Waves found it to be a solid album regardless, and were thrilled to hear that they are now planning to release an EP called The Open Door, consisting of four [...]
The United States might be the dominating force in most aspects of the entertainment industry, but when it comes to constantly delivering new and universally appealing bands that operate within the rock-genre, many would argue that the United Kingdom has them beat. The latest piece of evidence to support that claim is an alt-rock trio [...]
If you haven’t already been watching The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) the past few nights, you should tune in tomorrow and Friday night to see U2 perform new songs from their latest release, No Line on the Horizon.
One of our favourite albums of 2008, The End is Not the End by the Ohio-based quartet House of Heroes has finally been released physically. While the album was released digitally in the fall of 2008, you have only been able to purchase the CD at their live shows, but from today you will finally [...]
