Keeping the Belfast based shenanigans going into another blog we have a really special premiere. As long-time readers will be aware I am huge fan of the band Virgins, making them album of the year 2024 no less. Michael Smyth, the bands guitarist and songwriter has a new solo project to share with the world and he chose Static Sounds Club to share it first so massive thanks to Michael for that.
Silk is the name of that new solo project and it finds Smyth leaning into the heavier end of the shoegaze spectrum than his main project. He is now ready to share the first single which is called ‘Faze’. I asked Smyth what led him to create Silk.
“I constantly feel like I am rushing towards the inevitable infinite oblivion. Further exacerbated by the marking of years spent circling the sun. To that end, it’s important that I fill the time remaining with joyous, creative acts. The sharing of ideas is an essential part of that, which brings us to Silk.”
So how does this single actually sound then? Let’s find out.
Straight out the gate it’s a lot denser than his work with Virgins. Vocals are driven further into the mix creating that dreamlike quality we all love. Guitars have fuzz set to eleven and the reverb wash is like a tidal wave. As always though Smyth knows that the key is having a hooky melody and killer chorus which ‘Faze’ has in spades. This is the definition of a wall of sound, that claustrophobic almost overwhelming ambiance is devastating.
This is a glorious opening salvo from Silk and has me really excited to hear more. Rest assured you’ll hear about it first on Static Sounds Club!
‘Faze’ is released on January 31st 2025 and you can chack it out over on the Silk Bandcamp page.
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