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It’s no secret that Manchester Orchestra’s new album, Mean Everything To Nothing, is among my most anticipated releases this year, and we’ve given it solid coverage here at SSW... (Click "view original post" to read the rest of this post at Silent Sound Waves)

In a MySpace blog post Brand New have revealed that they have starting the mixing process of their up-coming album, and that they are hoping to release it this summer. The mixing is being done with... (Click "view original post" to read the rest of this post at Silent Sound Waves)

After some “logistical” problems with our server setup that caused quite a bit of downtime, we’ve been able to sort it all out, and the site should be running as normal again. If... (Click "view original post" to read the rest of this post at Silent Sound Waves)

There’s a lot to be said for female-fronted bands these days. Most of them attempt to emulate Hayley Williams and her success with Paramore, utilizing the basic pop/rock sound and adding a... (Click "view original post" to read the rest of this post at Silent Sound Waves)

It might be considered as something of an insult to place someone as seasoned as Tom McRae and his four full-length albums in the Fresh Waves category, but leaning on the excuse that his audience and... (Click "view original post" to read the rest of this post at Silent Sound Waves)

When it comes to supergroups, which are all the rage at the moment, CanadianSwan Lake might not be the most widely known, but let there be no doubt about the fact that they are truly one. With a... (Click "view original post" to read the rest of this post at Silent Sound Waves)

Death Cab for Cutie released their sixth full-length album, Narrow Stairs, last year to mixed receptions among fans and critics. We here at Silent Sound Waves found it to be a solid album regardless,... (Click "view original post" to read the rest of this post at Silent Sound Waves)

The United States might be the dominating force in most aspects of the entertainment industry, but when it comes to constantly delivering new and universally appealing bands that operate within the... (Click "view original post" to read the rest of this post at Silent Sound Waves)

If you haven’t already been watching The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) the past few nights, you should tune in tomorrow and Friday night to see U2 perform new songs from their latest... (Click "view original post" to read the rest of this post at Silent Sound Waves)

One of our favourite albums of 2008, The End is Not the End by the Ohio-based quartet House of Heroes has finally been released physically. While the album was released digitally in the fall of 2008,... (Click "view original post" to read the rest of this post at Silent Sound Waves)

We are looking to build some relationships with other, great music blogs here at Silent Sound Waves, and that’s why we need you to tell us about your favourite blogs! Other than SSW, where do... (Click "view original post" to read the rest of this post at Silent Sound Waves)

Expectations stem from many conditions, including informative past events and extensive prior knowledge. Most importantly though, expectations are born from first impressions. My first impression of... (Click "view original post" to read the rest of this post at Silent Sound Waves)

Ben Gibbard’s statement from a few years back about a new record from The Postal Service being “unlikely, at least this decade” might have disappointed quite a few fans, but those... (Click "view original post" to read the rest of this post at Silent Sound Waves)