Silverbacks have announced details of their highly-anticipated third studio album and shared a new single, ‘Something I Know’.
Arguably the island’s finest guitar band, the indie-rock six-piece – and long-time TTA favourites – will release Easy Being A Winner on Friday, 18th October via Central Tones/Cargo.
Accompanying the news is their stellar new single ‘Something I Know’. A month on from LP3’s first single, ‘Selling Shovels,’ the band’s latest effort filters the influence of My Bloody Valentine, Guided By Voices and Stereolab, turning up the contrast yet more on their supremely-crafted indie rock.
Speaking about the song, lyricist and guitarist Kilian O’Kelly said: “Lyrically, it tells the story of a religious person who is at a crossroads in their life. They have fallen in love with someone but also remain committed to their faith – a very common story from the past. The singer and main character is damned if they commit themselves to their religious duties as they will always be left wondering what could have been, and deems themselves to be damned by a higher power if they pick love and turn their backs to their ongoing religious commitments and faith. Whether or not the main character is turning to their loved one, or turning to a God, is left open.”
“The song also has a special feature from mine and (vocalist and guitarist) Daniel’s dad, John,” added O’Kelly. “He plays clarinet drones on the track and also provides a sermon from the sky style spoken word at the end.”
As with their acclaimed 2020 debut LP ‘Fad’ and its follow-up – and one of our albums of 2022 – ‘Archive Material,’ Silverbacks recorded Easy Being a Winner with Gilla Band’s Daniel Fox at Sonic Studios in Stoneybatter, Dublin. “Now that Easy Being a Winner’is coming out, I feel I can more confidently say who we are,” says Kilian O’Kelly. “We’re indie rock. And this album sounds even more like the indie rock I imagined for our band all those years ago.”
We’re sold. Pre-order Easy Being a Winner via Bandcamp and check out the video for ‘Something I Know,’ featuring a dance crew video with a nod to a certain Subterranean Homesick Blues-man, below.
Photo by Róisín Murphy O’Sullivan
