Silverada

Formation of Silverada

Mike Harmeier was still in his early 20s when he formed the band now known as Silverada. From the start, they were the definition of a working man's country band, cutting their teeth with five-hour sets on Austin's dancehall circuit before spreading their music to the rest of America. By the early 2020s, they’d become global ambassadors of homegrown Texas music, flying their flag everywhere from Abbey Road Studios (where they recorded 2019's Cheap Silver & Solid Country Gold with help from the London Symphony Orchestra) to the Grand Ole Opry.

New Chapter in Silverada's History

The band’s newest self-titled album, Silverada, marks a new chapter in the band’s history. It's not just the title of the boldest release of the group’s critically-acclaimed career; it's also the name of the reinvigorated band itself.

Reflections on Early Aspirations

Back in the day, all we wanted to do was play the Broken Spoke, says Harmeier, nodding to the hometown honky-tonk in Austin, TX, where Silverada began sowing the seeds for a sound that mixed timeless twang with modern-day dynamics. We had different aspirations back then. We were still figuring out what kind of band we were gonna be, and that took a lot of time and a lot of records. A lot of records, indeed.

Musical Evolution

Silverada marks the group’s ninth release, and it balances the strengths they’ve accumulated along the way - sharp, detailed songwriting that bounces between autobiographical sketches and character studies; gorgeous swells of pedal steel that drift through the songs like weather; a rhythm section capable of country shuffles and hard-charging rock. Radio Wave is a roots-rock anthem for the highway and the heartland, peppered with Springsteen-worthy hooks and War On Drugs-inspired atmospherics. Eagle Rare launches the band into outer space during its explosive middle section, which the band improvised in the recording studio. Stay By My Side showcases Silverada’s road-warrior credentials - the band recorded the track live during a tour across the American Southeast, capturing it in a single take at Capricorn Sound Studios in Macon, Georgia - while Wallflower blends the organic with the otherworldly, finding room for harmonized guitar solos, driving disco beats, and 808 percussion.

Creative Inspiration

Going into the studio, everybody in the band felt inspired to do something bigger than what they’d done before, Harmeier explains. We all knew we were at a precipice, and we wanted to jump. I brought in some songs that were metaphorical and not always straightforward, and that showed the guys that I wanted to take this music somewhere new... so they threw their own rule books out the window, too.

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