Stream Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
It’s no secret that Manchester Orchestra’s new album, Mean Everything To Nothing, is among my most anticipated releases this year, and we’ve given it solid coverage here at SSW since the title was first revealed. The album is due to be released in three days, but in an attempt to adressing a leak of the [...]
Brand New hoping to release new album this summer
In a MySpace blog post Brand New have revealed that they have starting the mixing process of their up-coming album, and that they are hoping to release it this summer. The mixing is being done with Dave Sardy, a man who has previously worked with greats such as Oasis, Nine Inch Nails and The Rolling [...]
Preview Enemy Mine: Swan Lake’s new album
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, [...]
Manchester Orchestra: New video and pre-order
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 [...]
Supergroup Updates
It’s kind of like fantasy sports for the musical world.. Except, in this case, it’s real.
Death Cab for Cutie planning a B-Sides EP
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 [...]
U2 on Letterman this Week!
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.
House of Heroes - The End is Not the End released today
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 [...]
Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band to release another LP
Conor Oberst is putting a Bright Eyes return on further hold, as it has been announced that he is teaming up once more with The Mystic Valley Band to release a new record, only around a year after the release of their first collaborative album, which was humbly titled Conor Oberst by the head honcho. The [...]
In the News: Grammys, Muse, Green Day and Tom McRae
Radiohead made the headlines from the Grammys with their performance of 15 Step in collaboration with the USC Marching Band, and afterwards they went home with the award for “Best Alternative Album”. See their performance, as well as other notable award winners and news about new albums from Muse and Green Day inside.
