Reports are coming in that Jesse Lacey of Brand New announced last night at a show at The College of New Jersey that they are hoping to release their fourth full-length studio album sometime this summer. The New York band was formed back in 2000, and currently have three LPs on their resume - Your Favourite Weapon (2001), Deja Entendu (2003) and The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Side Me (2006). They have not announced a title for they upcoming, but we will certainly keep you informed! (Source)
Posted: Jan 24, 2009 / Category: News / Written by: Lars-Christian
After getting off to a good start in the new year, we have decided to expand our little operation here at Silent Sound Waves by taking on additional writers. Does this opportunity tickle your interest? Read on for all the details.
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Posted: Jan 23, 2009 / Category: SSW Updates / Written by: Lars-Christian
Album cover for Lost at Sea by Exceptional Edward
Running a music blog isn’t all that I had hoped it would be when I first started Silent Sound Waves; it’s ten times better than I ever thought it would be! The most immediate perk is that bands and promoters send us music to listen to because they want us to write about it. Most of the time the music doesn’t match the type of music we write about, but that just makes it all the more pleasing when I receive emails such as the one I got from Jason Turner, one of the founding halves of Ohio based indie pop/rockers known as Exceptional Edward.
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Posted: Jan 22, 2009 / Category: Fresh Waves / Written by: Lars-Christian
The album cover for Fiction Family's self-titled album.
Jon Foreman has been hard at work the past few years, knocking out several solo projects, as well as prepping new material for the upcoming Switchfoot release. He’s also been writing and recording an album with Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek, and this Fiction Family LP is the result. It’s one of my highly-anticipated albums of this year, and it released today through ATO Records.
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Posted: Jan 21, 2009 / Category: Album Reviews / Written by: Matt S.
Album art for Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Much like the Lord himself, the human mind works in mysterious ways. Whenever we see or hear something that we have yet to form an opinion about, we are likely to adopt the underlying opinion embedded in what we are perceiving and claim it as our own. And from that moment on, we will seek out the facts that amplify our adopted opinion and twist, turn or even negate the things that might go against the way we see things.
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Posted: Jan 16, 2009 / Category: Album Reviews / Written by: Lars-Christian
Artwork for EP3 released by Stickboy
Those of you who have followed Silent Sound Waves for a while will remember that the first featured artist in our Fresh Waves column was Stickboy, an unsigned UK based folk/indie type artist, and we are pleased to finally report about new music from the artist! Admittedly we are a little late on this one, because it was apparantly the holiday spirits that got the best of Craig Edmondson aka Stickboy when he decided to bestow the fans a new four-song EP, appropriately titled EP3, absolutely free of charge.
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Posted: Jan 14, 2009 / Category: News / Written by: Lars-Christian
Album art for the soon-to-be-released Blood Bank EP by Bon Iver
There are few things we love more here at Silent Sound Waves than (legally) free music. One of those things that we do love even more is legally free music from artists that we’re head over heals in love with, and today we are pleased to bring news of such a deal. Listen to and download the title track from Bon Iver’s upcoming EP inside!
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Posted: Jan 13, 2009 / Category: News / Written by: Lars-Christian
Cover art for <3 by Select Start
Named as one of the best 21 unsigned bands of 2008 on PureVolume, Florida-situated powerpop quintet Select Start recently released a six-track record <3. Throughout the record this up-and-coming group prove with crisp vocals, strong melodies and arrangements that stay true to the powerpop genre that the people at PureVolume were definitely on to something, and they are worth keeping an eye on.
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Posted: Jan 12, 2009 / Category: Album Reviews / Written by: Lars-Christian
In order to make it easier for you to follow Silent Sound Waves, and to increase the interactivity of the site we have created a presence with some of the most popular social websites among music fans. By becoming our friend on MySpace or fan at Facebook, you can easily stay up to date on the latest posts and updates simply by checking our profiles.
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Posted: Jan 10, 2009 / Category: SSW Updates / Written by: Lars-Christian
Kevin Max's Crashing Gates EP cover.
When bands split, it’s not always easy to find a suitable side project that will further your career while still keeping the interest of the original band’s fans. Kevin Max Smith has managed to find himself a way to do these things and much more. As the most lyrically ornate of the three original dc Talk members, Kevin Max has found an avenue for his thoughtful creativity and experimentation. His solo work, beginning with his first full-length solo LP, Stereotype Be, up through his current release, Crashing Gates, is noticeably intellectual while still retaining accessibility and palpably relatable connections for the listener. Crashing Gates released at the beginning of last month and is the first of a two EP project, focusing on end times and speculating on the future.
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Posted: Jan 08, 2009 / Category: Album Reviews / Written by: Matt S.
Reports are coming in that Jesse Lacey of Brand New announced last night at a show at The College of New Jersey that they are hoping to release their fourth full-length studio album sometime this summer. The New York band was formed back in 2000, and currently have three LPs on their resume - Your Favourite Weapon (2001), Deja Entendu (2003) and The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Side Me (2006). They have not announced a title for they upcoming, but we will certainly keep you informed! (Source)
