Silverada

Silverada Evolution

It's what keeps the best bands afloat song after song, show after show, record after record. Mike Harmeier was still in his early 20s when he formed Mike and the Moonpies. From the start, they were the definition of a workingman's country band, cutting their teeth with five-hour sets on Austin's dancehall circuit before spreading their music to the rest of America.

Global Ambassadors of Texas Music

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. The growth was remarkable, but all that momentum left Harmeier and his four bandmates—drummer Taylor Englert, guitarist Catlin Rutherford, bassist Omar Oyoque, and steel guitarist Zachary Moulton—looking for something new. After all, their music had decidedly changed. Why shouldn’t their name do the same?

Marking a New Chapter with Silverada

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. 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 with a willingness to break old rules and open new doors.

Album Highlights

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. Wallflower blends the organic with the otherworldly, finding room for harmonized guitar solos, driving disco beats, and 808 percussion.

A Celebration of the Past and the Future

There's a smart sense of history here—a celebration not only of where the band is headed but where they’ve been, too. Even so, Silverada doesn't spend much time looking in the rearview mirror. Instead, it keeps its gaze focused on the road ahead. This is a snapshot of a band in motion, chasing down the next horizon, writing the soundtrack to some new discovery. It's the sound of alchemy, of some new metal being forged. And like silver itself, Silverada shines brightly.

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