Silverbacks have announced their third full-length, Easy Being a Winner. The follow-up to 2022’s Archive Material is due for release on October 18 via Central Tones/Cargo. Today, the Dublin six-piece has shared the new single ‘Something I Know’, which follows July’s ‘Selling Shovels’, alongside an accompanying video. Check it out below.
“Lyrically, it tells the story of a religious person who is at a crossroads in their life,” lyricist and guitarist Kilian O’Kelly explained in a statement about ‘Something I Know’. “They have fallen in love with someone but also remain committed to their faith – a very common story from the past. The singer and main character is damned if they commit themselves to their religious duties as they will always be left wondering what could have been, and deems themselves to be damned by a higher power if they pick love and turn their backs to their ongoing religious commitments and faith. Whether or not the main character is turning to their loved one, or turning to a God, is left open.”
“The song also has a special feature from mine and (vocalist and guitarist) Daniel’s dad, John,” he added. “He plays clarinet drones on the track and also provides a sermon from the sky style spoken word at the end.”
As with their previous two albums, Silverbacks recorded Easy Being a Winner with Daniel Fox (Gilla Band) at Sonic Studios in Stoneybatter, Dublin. “Now that Easy Being a Winner is coming out, I feel I can more confidently say who we are,” O’Kelly added. “We’re indie rock. And this album sounds even more like the indie rock I imagined for our band all those years ago.”
Read our Artist Spotlight interview with Silverbacks.
Easy Being a Winner Cover Artwork:
Easy Being a Winner Tracklist:
1. Selling Shovels
2. Giving Away An Inch Of
3. Look At All You’ve Done
4. Hide Away
5. Something I Know
6. Flex
7. Spinning Jenny
8. No Rivers Around Here
9. Billion Star Night Light
10. Songs About Divide
11. Easy Being A Winner