With a focus on honest song-writing and an overwhelming desire to present their own interpretation and understanding of the world, West Australian four-piece The Silents have captured themselves in a state of flux and channelled it into their debut album 'Things To Learn'.

Dizzying harmonies bleed into tripped-out garage rock, dark corners are explored and uncovered, and the past, present and future collide head-on. Produced by Dave Parkin at Blackbird Sound Studio in Perth and mixed by Doug Boehm at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, 'Things To Learn' is the sound of time spent in music, poetry, ideas and revelations juxtaposed with the bleak reality of day-to-day living.

"This is our beginning," says songwriter Lloyd Stowe. "Acknowledging the loss of our younger selves and the fading of anything innocent and child-like, this album captures time for us in song."

The tracks on 'Things To Learn' were written over an extended period, and Lloyd says while writing them, the band had a view of the world that was somewhat spiritually wayward and mentally adrift – notions that creep their way into the album. But given the distinct nature of this time, he says, "It will be difficult from this point onwards to visit that place again."

Drummer Alex Board says the album is indicative of the band's philosophy towards songwriting. “We have always distanced ourselves from trends, focusing on writing songs for ourselves and playing with feeling. This is represented in 'Things to Learn'.”

The Silents' debut album follows on from two critically acclaimed EPs, 2006's 'Flicker And Flames' and 2007's '23', which yielded the triple j high rotation singles 'Nightcrawl' and '23'. They've shared the stage with the likes of The Vines, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Mess Hall, Maximo Park and You Am I among others, and will tour throughout 2008.

As Lloyd says, 'Things To Learn' is the beginning for The Silents.



06-05-2010
outdated and updated

For any of you that have become lost in the web and stumbled upon this site...

This page is currently rather outdated, and we will update it as soon as we are able to... but for now, check out myspace.com/thesilentsband for more current info.

Also, we are touring Australia with Tame Impala in the next few weeks, check our gig section for dates. We have pressed a limited run of our new album 'Sun A Buzz' for the tour, and will be selling them at our shows.



19-02-2010
New Recording

In October 2009, the band and engineer Dave Parkin packed up their gear, along with the majority of Blackbird Studio in Perth, into a few cars and headed down south. We lived for two weeks at 'Waves House', a strange, interesting and slightly scary place in a remote area of Australia's South-West, turning the house into a studio and recording the whole album live. Check it.





JULY

MOJOS BAR || Saturday July 10

with Felicity Groom and The Black Black Smoke, Seams and Davey Craddock

 

THE BIRD || Saturday July 17

with POND and DJ Rex Monsoon





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