Silveroller - Ways Of Saying (studio track and live, Reading, 9/14/24) + reviews

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From their EP, At Dawn, released last spring:

Silveroller had a lineup change just several weeks before the fall tour they'd scheduled began - new guitarist, bass player and keyboardist, with the keyboardist having just a few weeks to rehearse - but despite that, they put on a great show at an annual music festival in Reading, the second show in their tour of venues in England, Wales and Scotland. Video posted by the venue hosting the festival:




An English blogger who's been reviewing a lot of indie music for years just gave Silveroller a lot of attention, including them in an end-of-2024 roundup, with their "near perfect" debut EP among his ten favorite albums of 2024

https://www.realgonerocks.com/2024/12/the-real-gone-end-of-year-round-up-2024/

and their single "Come On, Come In" among his favorite tracks from last year:

https://www.realgonerocks.com/2025/01/listen-lions-love-and-lies-a-real-gone-sampler-2024/

I've already posted "Come On, Come In" a number of times here, both the studio track - https://www.democraticunderground.com/1034127255 - and live performances including ones from their tour last spring with DeWolff, like this performance in Oxford: https://www.democraticunderground.com/1034116660#post11 .

So even though that blogger giving Silveroller rave reviews likes "Come On, Come In" best, I thought I'd post this news of the latest Silveroller reviews with a different song from their EP.

"Ways Of Saying" - which that blogger had said in his long review last spring ( https://www.realgonerocks.com/2024/02/silveroller-at-dawn/ ) reminded him of Bad Company. It reminded a Scottish rock journalist of the Faces (http://www.bluesenthused.com/2024/03/dewolff-with-silveroller-voodoo-rooms.html). It reminded a British journalist reviewing their Glasgow show of David Coverdale in "the bluesier incarnations of Whitesnake" (http://devilsgatemusic.co.uk/review-dewolff-silveroller-hug-pint-glasgow/) and he also called their sound Bad-Company-meets-The-Faces. A journalist reviewing their London show made a similar comparison to David Coverdale (his bluesy solo Northwinds album) - https://www.metallivillezine.com/dewolff-silveroller-london-23-03-24 .

And a different journalist had said of "Ways Of Saying" at a Scottish venue that it "slowed the pace down with a bluesy vibe to open but then they got their groove with anthemic aplomb" (https://bluesmatters.com/de-wolff-and-silveroller-voodoo-rooms-edinburgh/).

Fantastic reviews. I wouldn't expect any young blues rock band to be free of influences, any more than the classic blues rock bands of the '60s and '70s were free of them. And Silveroller's mix of influences is a great one.