The Irish indie-rock band Silverbacks have a third album Easy Being A Winner out in October.
Previous singles ‘Selling Shovels’ and ‘Something I Know’ have set up the six-piece’s stall really nicely, and new song, also sung by Emma Hanlon, is another winner from the record, with Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks mentioned as an influence.
“This one is a love song and mostly about the balance of relationships. The main idea was that one of the lovers was going to be pleading for a little bit more compromise from their other half. I wanted to have lots of ties to nature too and I think Nick Cave’s version of “nature boy” played a part there. Emma and I now have a garden in Drogheda, and with it has come a newfound interest in plants! Red hot pokers are probably one of our favourites. I always like it when human emotions are conveyed by the natural world. The delivery of red hot pokers coming out of the chorus is inspired by Elvis’s “Poke-Salad-Annie” performance in Vegas.”
Vocalist Kilian O’Kelly
Pre-order Silverbacks’ third LP Easy Being A Winner through Bandcamp.
Silverbacks are Daniel O’Kelly (Vocals/Guitar), Kilian O’Kelly (Guitar/Vocals), Emma Hanlon (Vocals/Bass), Paul Leamy (Bass), Peadar Kearney (Guitar) and Gary Wickham (Drums)
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Live Dates
19th October – The Workman’s Club, Dublin
20th October – Coughlan’s, Cork
24th October – Yes (Basement), Manchester
25th October – Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield
26th October – The Shacklewell Arms, London
9th November – Mutations Festival, Brighton
10th November – Yours To Keep Festival, Huddersfield
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
