#shane told

[drained-valentines]

silverstein recording "Discovering The Waterfront" at Capitol Records

(03.16.05)

[thekylemeredith]

“If I don’t feel anxious about the record… something’s wrong.”

Shane Told on making A Beautiful Place to Drown. He talked about mass anxiety, depression, and the way our lives now feel like “switching between apps on our phones.” That creeping panic when you forget what you opened your phone to do? “There’s something wrong when that’s the way we live.”

Silverstein's Shane Told: “If I don’t feel anxious about the record, something’s wrong”

Silverstein on Screaming in the Right Places, and Why Saxophones Belong in Emo Now

[theadamantium]

Harri's Concert Photography // Silverstein // All Your Friends Fest // August 2024

www.adamrharrison.com

[stillsilverstein]

I have no idea why this has been drafted since October these are the best Shane pics to exist..

[yourfavealbumisgender]

I Am Alive In Everything I Touch by Silverstein is Genderqueer!

requested by anon

[clunge]

Silverstein - My Disaster

[falloutbradreviews]

Silverstein - Misery Made Me I’ve always had a bit of trouble getting into bands like the Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein or the American pop-punk band Yellowcard, and it’s for one reason -- all of their albums sound exactly the same. Is that inherently a bad thing? Not at all. That’s not to say that these bands are bad, or they’re boring, either, because these two bands have a place in the lexicon of pop-punk and post-hardcore bands that influenced today’s bands, but a lot of their work sounds exactly alike. You can mix and match songs from albums and it wouldn’t make a difference. I’m so conflicted on bands like this, even the ones I like, because if their sound is really good, why fix what’s not broken? The problem with these bands, however, is that I’m just not super crazy about their sounds, particularly Silverstein’s. They’re a relatively generic post-hardcore band that never strayed too far from the template, but they were also ones who perfected it, so I understand it. I get their appeal, too, don’t get me wrong. It’s just that their brand of post-hardcore did much for me beyond a couple of records, but I have been getting into their later material. Their last album was a bit heavier, and I love when they get heavy, but I feel like they don’t lean into their metalcore side of their sound that much. Vocalist Shane Told isn’t very remarkable, unfortunately, but he does have a good voice. It’s just not that interesting, so I’ve never been wholy invested in their sound. It’s interesting that I’d review their newest album, Misery Made Me, because if I don’t care for them, why bother look into this album? Well, it’s not that I don’t care for them, it’s that their albums all sound the same, so if you hear one, you hear them all. There are no surprises in their sound, and that’s what irks me the most, I think. Even bands I like with that sound, such as AC/DC, it does bother me that their albums all sound the same. I just mainly like a couple of them, and I can take or leave everything else. Unfortunately, Misery Made Me doesn’t really do much to expand on what their last album did. This album does have a few heavy moments, and when they kick in, they’re great, but they’re so few and far between, I’m just not invested. The generic post-hardcore is here in full force, and while it’s good, it’s nothing spectacular, either. Longtime fans will love this, I’m sure, but if you’ve never been into them that much, or you only like the early stuff, you’re not going to find too much here. This album is only 37 minutes, so it’s a very quick listen, but it’s a listen that didn’t do a lot to engage me. Again, Shane Told is a competent vocalist, but not that interesting and he mainly stays in his clean vocal range here, which is fine, it’s just that they’re more interesting when they get heavier. That’s just a personal preference, I guess, but still. I don’t know, I didn’t get much of this album and I played it a handful of times, but if you’re a fan of Silverstein, it’s worth hearing. These guys have been going for 20+ years, and for good reason.

[king-for-a-weekend]

Silverstein - Smile In Your Sleep