After yesterday I have two things I'd like to share with you:

So good news...the t-shirts came in a few weeks ago.  Hopefully by now several of the fine patrons at the t-shirt release party (held live on 90.5 WUOG) are now sporting these fly SOB's around Athens.  Here's a quick look:



So that's another J. McAdam work.  We're selling them for $10, same price as the CD.  If you'd like both we'd be glad to send you a package containing a shirt, CD and free sticker for $15.  If you come to a show and sing us a part of any Michael Jackson song we'll sell ya the whole kit and kaboodle for $10.  Sounds swell right?

Well while you're chewing on that I suppose it's only fair to offer you something you don't have to pay for as well.  Check out this article written with great panache from The Emory Wheel.

Cheers to having a happy Friday.  The time for sleep is now.

-Marlon

I was featured on the Roll Call section of the Atlanta Creative Loafing today in support of our show Saturday at the Drunken Unicorn:

http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2009/09/02/roll-call-marlon-rhine-of-silent-and-listen/

We're definitely looking forward to this show.

Also...we are going to have t-shirts at the show Saturday.  When they come in I'll post a shot of what they look like. 

In even more news, we got another spin on Rock 100.5 a few Friday's ago.  This time they played "Fall on Cue".  I happened to catch a little of it which, needless to say, was pretty cool.

-Marlon

p.s. here's a review of our Cd from the loaf

http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/silent_listen_secret_hiding_places_never_are/Content?oid=938376

CD Review: Silent and Listen

Find out why you've got to hear "Secret Hiding Places Never Are"

By Matt Amato

Special to Metromix
August 24, 2009

In some ways, angst pop has become a musical menace. Its audience is youthful and unexposed, ambivalent to variety. Songs follow a concrete sequence—distortion-laced power chords tethered to strict melodic structures. Lyrically, it’s equally asinine. There are tales of hallway inadequacy, rejection and disillusionment with structural norms.

The assessment admittedly comes across as gloomy, and maybe too sweeping in its negativity. Certainly, there’s always some person, some band off the radar with more guts, innovation and talent than what’s heard on the airwaves.

Silent and Listen are arguably that group, that chink of light with potential to galvanize a floundering genre. Brawn, guts and reined-in power—staples of angst—are marked all over new album “Secret Hiding Places Never Are.” However, its equal doses of subtlety and sensitivity, the ethereal imprint, sees the Atlanta band rise above a comfort zone of mediocrity befalling others.

Tracks like “Gold Leaves Falling and “Pindrops on a Placid Lake” have confluent harmony between Nathan Woody’s broody guitar style and melancholic message. The former, in particular, is special. With the most delicate touches, the song meanders into a hull of inescapable sorrow, augmented by imaginative notes emotionally pawing away.

“Fail on Cue,”  “Chunky” and “Fail” are alternative standards that have powerful, fast-paced hooky riffs with antagonistic messages deferring to the demands of angst. One notable contradiction, when considering these tracks compared to the others, is the album’s biopic nature.

The pace slows to an almost pedestrian speed at times. Indeed, “Good Ideas” and “Glitter” are whimsical, unfortunate "fillers," of sorts, unable to be saved by the excellent production work throughout the album. But enough pessimism, as the album ends on a high note.

“Secret Hiding Places That Never Are” is a standard-setter, a genre challenger and a nagging call to the commercial stations. Please play this album instead of the usual dross.

The disc is now up on Amazon and our preferred distributor, Stickfigure (it's cheaper there as well!).

Amazon.com

Stickfigure


-Marlon

Well, gotta take what you can get.  At least we got excited about it:

http://www.atlantasrockstation.com/Shows/LocalLicks/tabid/390/Default.aspx

We always knew 'My Mistake' would be our first big hit.

With our CD release show now several weeks past, I felt that now would be a good time for an update.

BeAtlanta.com was out for the show and was kind enough to do a write up on us. Check out some of the photos that BeAtlanta.com took here:

http://www.beatlanta.com/more-pics/silent-and-listen/

"Secret Hiding Places Never Are" can now be purchased at Criminal Records, Wax n' Facts, Decatur CD and Wuxtry. If you'd like a copy, it'd be awesome if you'd visit one of these fine establishments and indulge. If you'd rather be hooked up with a show/CD combo feel free to come out to one of the several shows we've booked for the next few months. Speaking of hooking up, we've also hooked up with Stickfigure Recordings who will be distributing the record as they see fit. So signed, sealed, delivered, we're their's.

In other news, a few weeks ago I also became an endorser of the Round Sound Drum company, and drum. They were kind enough to hook me up with a really great sounding snare drum. Interested in custom drums? Shoot me an email and I'd be glad to refer you.

We're playing this Thursday at a new venue in Decatur called XI on New Street. We'll have a new song or two. Should be a good time.

-Marlon

So tonight we'll "drop" the CD.  It's Nathan "Buffalo" Woody's 30th birthday tonight so if you're looking for something to do why not come out to the show and then hit MJQ with us afterwards.

Hope to see you there tonight!

-Marlon

So it's pretty late and I'm up so I figured why not post a blog?

Well the album is off being printed. We've been fortunate enough to have a pretty good response with people listening over the past couple days. Awesome! I can only hope that people are able to pick up the CD and enjoy it when it comes in. A lot of work has gone into it, and it's something we're all proud of. Any who speaking of the disc I thought I'd share a couple cool facts about it:

-All of the tracks were recorded live. This means that we basically played together in a room without a click track. Definitely something that gives a disc a unique sound...but something that generally gives a closer representation of what we actually sound like.
-3 of tracks were recorded within a few weeks of our initial "jamming". What this means is that there are a few tracks that we only played a few times before recording them. Can you spot em?
-During the recording process we ran into both the Ying Yang Twins and Gucci Man (on separate occasions). Both were in the studio next to us. Aside from selecting premium automobiles both also know how to throw down.
-I am playing bass on My Mistake. It's the only recorded track I have ever played bass on that ended up being pressed. Yeeeaaaauuuhhh son.
-Nathan claims to have come up with most of these songs over the course of a couple years however he actually came up with a number of the lyrics on the spot. Yep, he's that good.
-We all have severe gear acquisition syndrome. It's bad, real bad.

Well it's late and I've got to work for the weekend.

Thanks for listening. More later.

-Marlon

So our new album "Secret Hiding Places Never Are" is done.  We are sending if off to be pressed either this afternoon or next.  We've posted a number of new tracks, hopefully you'll enjoy them.