Live Reviews:
Live at Leeds 2009, The Elbow Room – review taken from Vibrations July 2009 by Rob Wright
Live at The Hi-Fi Club– review taken from Sandman Magazine by Mat Macmahon
Live at The Royal Park Cellars – review taken from Leeds Music Scene by James Burkitt
The mix at the Elbow Rooms is far superior, giving Silverlode a chance to shine today. Looking like amid-sixties mash up and sounding skiffley similar, their set is funny, catchy, epic and thanks to the mix, very clear. Harmonies aren't lost, guitars don't swamp and Rob and Scott still enjoy the love/hate banter. Most entertaining.
Opening with cuts from the excellent Ten Tales of Looming Darkness LP, the band
practically spit fire on brand new track 'Love & Hades'. Eccentric and original, Silverlode are the Leeds band to catch live in 2008.
Silverlode, one of the quirkiest bands I have seen in a long while. They describe themselves as skiffle-prog-pop….. I get the impression if they were just sat at home jamming they would play like it was their last day on Earth. At times I could imagine their music being part of a Quentin Tarantino film and then all of sudden they'd confuse me and sound a bit like Bowie, interesting.