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Silverstein.
 It's always interesting when the side project turns out to be more successful than the members' other bands combined; but so the story goes for Silverstein.
And while the band takes a well deserved break at home in Ontario, Canada after sell out shows across the United States with the Fueled By Ramen tour, vocalist Shane Told is extremely optimistic about the band's next crack at world domination: back to back tours of the UK, Australia and Canada before hooking up with the Warped Tour next month as it winds across the United States once again.
"It's exciting to travel to different countries to play," admits Told. "Obviously having the United States right there makes it easy, but none of us has ever been to Australia... we've been touring non-stop for so long it seems strange to be home. We've never been one of those bands who rehearses a lot and plays everything perfectly. We've had these songs for so long and we're quite adept at playing them live. So no last minute jams for us!" he laughs.
However, with a highly anticipated new album on the way this coming August, Australian fans are promised a treat with some newer stuff thrown into the band's sets for good measure. "We love the old songs, and I guess that's what our fans down there will be familiar with. We don't want to turn up and play a bunch of songs you guys haven't heard yet. But the new songs are sounding good. Really good."
It's already been titled 'Discovering The Waterfront' and Told had surely given the subject a lot of thought. "The waterfront is a place of change, and that's basically what a lot of [the new songs] are about." However, it seems he may be sticking to the tried-and-true belief that darker emotions like pain and heartbreak and sadness are the things that create good art. Only this time, he hints at a twist. "Let's just say there's a lot of hope on the new record," Told assures me, "but musically, things are a lot different this time around. I think it sounds a little darker this time. One major thing though is that the songs are a lot shorter this time; while writing, we'd be playing and I'd look at the clock and we'd only be running in at two and a half, maybe three minutes. But that's good, we say what we need to say. Nothing's worse than those albums that go on for too long before making their point but it ends up you're over it halfway through."
Ryan Smith
 | Silverstein play an all-ages show at the Enigma Bar on Sun 29 May with Behind Crimson Eyes and Wendy Icon. |
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