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If you've thrown a quick look at the right sidebar menu today, you have probably noticed that there is a new option for subscribing to Silent Sound Waves called "Newsletter". We are replacing the old e-mail subscription …

In the News: Grammys, Muse, Green Day and Tom McRae

Radiohead made the headlines from the Grammys with their performance of 15 Step in collaboration with the USC Marching Band, and afterwards they went home with the award for "Best Alternative Album". See their performance, as well as other notable award winners and news …

"Blink-182 is back!"

Blink-182 fans have waited several long, desolate years to hear from the band concerning a reunion. And tonight, at the 51st annual Grammy awards, the fans were finally rewarded.

Mark Hoppus, bass player and vocalist of Blink-182, steps up humbly to the microphone and …

Ben Kweller - Changing Horses (Review)

Ben Kweller's Changing Horses album.

Ben Kweller is an all-around fantastic musician with a surprisingly large underground fanbase.

Download Manchester Orchestra - I've Got Friends for free

Manchester Orchestra have put the first single, I've Got Friends, from their up-coming album, Mean Everything To Nothing, up for grabs absolutely free of charge, over at Spinner.com. Additionally they have also, according to AbsolutePunk, revealed that they plan to …

In the News: New songs from My Chemical Romance, Coldplay and more

Starting today we will introduce a new regular column here at Silent Sound Waves that will help you stay updated on the latest news about your favourite (or not so much) artists. One or two times per week we will do a little round-up of the latest and greatest that have …

Andrew Bird - Noble Beast (Review)

Album art for Noble Beast by Andrew Bird

Reviewing a record is not as straight forward of a process as it probably looks. At first you get a hold of a new record, and start listening to it. Usually it only takes a listen through it or two to see if you should be …

Rediscovery, Issue 2

Rediscovery, Issue 2

Over the past few months, I've had plenty of time to sort through my music collection and rediscover some more noteworthy albums to share with you all.

U2's critically-acclaimed, recently remastered War album is the first record I'd like to discuss …

The Heyday - The Heyday (Review)

Album art for the self-titled album by The Heyday

It is not often the first spin of a debut record from a fresh band leaves you with that tingling sensation, thinking that these guys actually have potential, but to a certain extent this 5 piece power pop group from …

Mean Everything to Nothing Track Listing

The track list for Manchester Orchestra's soon-to-be-released sophomore full-length, Mean Everything to Nothing, has been announced. As you will no doubt notice, it corresponds quite well with what we gave a taste of in our premature preview article. The only song …

Brand new Brand New album this summer?

Reports are coming in that Jessey Lacey of Brand New

Coconut Records - Davy (Review)

Album art for Davy by Coconut Records

Much unlike his character from the cult-movie Rushmore that propelled him to fame and celebrity, Jason Schwartzman doesn't suffer from illusions of grandeur, or at the very least doesn't when he assumes his alter ego Coconut Records …

Would you like to write for Silent Sound Waves?

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.

During the last month and a half of …

Introducing the magnificent and Exceptional Edward

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 …

Fiction Family - Fiction Family (Review)

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

Franz Ferdinand - Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (Review)

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 …

Get the new Stickboy EP, for free!

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 …

Free MP3: Bon Iver - Blood Bank

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 …

Select Start -

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 …

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