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Silvery are a London-based 4-piece indie rock band, signed to Blow Up Records (the label of the legendary Britpop night club Blow Up). Their sound was best described by Journalist David Quantick in The Word (magazine) as "Splenetic, frenetic, kinetic"〔David Quantick, 'Thunderer & Excelsior review', ''Word Magazine issue'' 68, page 108〕 and in NME as "Girlie harmonies, sniggering, fairground piano... tumble-dried blur melting Sparks (band) into liquid pop".〔'What's On The NME Stereo?', ''NME'' 11 October 2008〕 ==History== Early shows were theatrical affairs, featuring bubble machines, Victorian uniforms, sword fights and flowers,〔Nathan Westley, 'New Blood: Silvery', ''Artrocker issue'' 83, November 2008, page 20〕 meaning the band became an oddity on the London circuit, gaining a cult following and attracting reviews in NME〔Martin Robinson, 'Radar', ''NME'' 22 February 2007〕 and invitations to play venues including KOKO in Camden, and O2 Wireless festival〔 in Hyde Park, London. In the Summer of 2007 the band were picked up by Blow Up Records. Double A side debut single "Horrors" / "Orders" was a suitable statement of intent〔Tom Artrocker, Singles Review, ''Artrocker issue'' 76, page 62〕 and the accompanying video gaining heavy rotation on MTV2 and in Topshop branches around the UK. Next single "Devil In The Detail" and the album ''Thunderer & Excelsior'' were released on the same day in August 2008, launched at an instore performance as part of the Rough Trade East record shop 1st Year anniversary. "Devil In the Detail" won a BBC 6Music Roundtable vote against The Streets and Katy Perry,〔()〕 and the station selected the album as Album Of The Day on 12 August.〔()〕 Positive reviews appeared in publications such as ''The Word'', ''Q'', ''Artrocker'' and ''Clash'', who included a track on a covermounted CD with their September 2008 issue. Steve Lamacq championed the band, stating that they should have been nominated for that year’s Mercury Music Prize. Following the release of the album, Silvery played a series of one off shows, most notably British Sea Power's Sing Ye From The Hillside festival at the legendary Tan Hill Inn, Yorkshire.〔 〕 The third single "Action Force" was made Lamacq's Single Of The Week on his BBC 6Music show and featured on Chris Evans' BBC Radio 2 Drivetime Juke Box Jury on 21 October 2008. The band ended 2008 with a one off Christmas single, a cover of "You Give A Little Love" (by Paul Williams from the musical ''Bugsy Malone'') voted Steve Lamacq's Rebel Playlist winner on his BBC 6Music show. and healthy showings of ''Thunderer & Excelsior'' in the Artrocker and Organ Top albums of 2008 lists.〔'A Year To Remember', ''Artrocker issue 85''〕 ''The Nishikado EP'' was released in May 2009 (featuring a new mix of a track already picked up by several album reviews as the stand out) which peaked at number 11 on the Dutch Free40 chart. In July 2010 the band emerged with a live BBC 6Music radio session to promote their second album ''Railway Architecture'', a track from which appeared on that month's Artrocker magazine 'The Sounds Of The Summer' covermounted CD'. The band contributed an exclusive cover version of a song by Cardiacs to a tribute album for Cardiacs mainman Tim Smith who had suffered a stroke in 2008. "Spell With A Shell" featured alongside tracks by XTC, Ultrasound, The Magic Numbers, and Oceansize. Eighth single "Two Halves Of The Same Boy" released on Valentine's Day 2011 was playlisted on BBC 6Music for five weeks at the start of the year as the band made a return to London's Koko venue for Club NME. After a download only Christmas single "Christmas Is Easy" / "Christ On a Bike" in December 2012, the band released their third album ''Etiquette'' as a free download via their website in August 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Silvery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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