The Silent Years: Let Go EP (2009)

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I mentioned The Silent Years a few years back when they offered their self-titled album for free. The band has since released a follow-up album entitled The Globe and they're back with a brand new EP entitled Let Go. The mini-album was recorded in the span of a week in a variety of Detroit locales: from lead-singer Josh Epstein's bedroom studio to an empty health department building. While Detroit doesn't exactly conjure up the rosiest of images, the band has created a vibrant EP with Let Go. The Silent Years' music is pop-heavy, but lead singer Josh Epstein juxtaposes the sunny instrumentation with a flair for dark wordplay. On the addictive "Forest Fires," Epstein warns: "Your favorite day just might have been part of someone's worst weekend." The band has a real flair for arrangement. Take the wonderful strings on "Madame Shocking" or the infectious full-band harmonies on "Taking Drugs At The Amusement Park." Let Go is perfect indie-pop for those who like to sing along to lyrics that actually means something. -- Capt. Obvious

Listen:
MP3: The Silent Years - Taking Drugs At The Amusement Park
MP3: The Silent Years - Madame Shocking

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