Silver Factory - If Words Could Kill
by Anthony Strutt
published: 2 / 7 / 2012

Label:
Elefant Records
Format: 10"
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First-rate summery pop on ten inch vinyl only mini album from 60's-influenced Leicester-based band, the Silver Factory
Leicester five-piece the Silver Factory deliver a slice of perfect Californian summer sunshine, while at home we look out of our windows and admire the rain. This second release and mini-album from the band appears on ten inch clear lime green vinyl with a free once only download link. The title track, ‘If Words Could Kill’, kicks off the mini album. It is a super cool, honey sweet slice of 60’s summer sunshine, gentle on the ear, and which instantly makes you dream of sitting on a beach eating ice cream. ‘I am the Sign’ is a perky track, recalling ‘Hey, Mr Spaceman’ by the Byrds. It is a big time jangly pop number, and is a song to put a smile on your face. ‘Comedown Cherry’ ends the first side, and is charming 60’s-flavoured indepop, updated for new century, which again shows the band to be much more Californian in sound than their Leicester roots might suggest. ‘The World May Bring Us Down’ is a gentle, softly jangling number. The sunshine on it breaks down the doors and kicks out Leicestershire's rain-trodden countryside, like the Byrds via early Stone Roses. ‘I'm Alright’ could easily sit at home on any Beatles album from ‘Rubber Soul’ onwards. It has good solid grooves with enough kick in them to get you on the dance floor to get you to swing that mini skirt or to move those Chelsea boots. ‘Flowers on the Scene’ is a smooth jangle fest, as gentle as soft summer rain, while ‘The Sun Shines Over You (Sitar Mix)’ shows that the band have already mastered the sitar well enough to play it on only their 2nd release to date. It is not an easy thing to master, again charming and very 1966, and is an excellent way to end a classy album in which to shake off those summer blues.
Track Listing:-
1 If Words Could Kill2 I Am The Sign
3 Comedown Cherry
4 The World May Bring Us Down
5 I'm Alright
6 Flowers On The Scene
7 The Sun Shines Over You
Band Links:-
http://elefant.com/album/15357/if-words-could-killhttps://www.reverbnation.com/thesilverfactory
Label Links:-
https://www.facebook.com/elefantukhttp://www.elefantuk.com/
https://twitter.com/elefantuk
http://elefant.com/
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Interview (2012) |
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At their first gig in their native Leicester, Anthony Strutt talks to 60's pop-influenced group, the Silver Factory, about their musical influences and debut EP, 'The Sun Shines Over You' |
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Firebug, Leicester, 14/1/2012 |
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Anthony Strutt at The Firebug in Leicester watches 60's-influenced pop outfit the Silver Factory play an excellent show at their debut gig |
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The Sun Shines Over You (2012) |
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Excellent vinyl only debut four song EP from Byrds- influenced Leicester-based band, the Silver Factory |
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