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This five-piece from Ontario, Canada, have never been the frontrunners for respect in the scene. While critics continued to dismiss the band as generic post-hardcore, the band has continued to improve. Just listen to the evidence in Shane Told’s vocals. Once a shrieking mess on their debut album, When Broken Is Easily Fixed, Told’s voice now bellows with a swagger. The band has also improved musically, adding new dynamics and tempos in each album. With A Shipwreck In The Sand, the improvements we’ve heard on the previous two albums reach a maturation and refinement. As a band that first started out as a guilty pleasure of mine, Silverstein has steadily become a formidable band that deserves respect. From the initial improvement shown in 2005’s Discovering The Waterfront to the maturity of 2007’s Arrival and Departures, Silverstein has started to put it all together with A Shipwreck In The Sand. While there are still a handful of flaws that show up on this disc, Told’s lyrics have continued to improve (remember, this is the guy who once asked you to slit his throat with the knife you found from his spine), and Told shows the ability to tell a compelling story. Musically, the album doesn’t implement a new sound or direction, rather it is a refinement and polishing of the things the band has tried over the years. Guitarists Neil Boshart and Josh Bradford deliver throughout, while bassist Bill Hamilton and drummer Paul Koehler provide the pace. Songs such as “Broken Stars” and “We Are Not The World” are weak and do little to catch my attention, but the aforementioned “American Dream,” “The End,” and “Vices” certainly make up for it. This isn’t a perfect album. Instead, it is an enjoyable, catchy album that digs deeper than most bands in its genre. A Shipwreck In The Sand is a showcase of a band continuing their journey on reaching their full potential. You know you wanna give Shipwreck a spin, your curiosity is burning. Reviewed by: Drew Beringer (03/30/09)Read full review
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silverstein has been a band for 10 years now and there first cd when broken is easily fixed is very good but silverstein has only grown stronger and there music has matured so much over the last decade this is one of there best cds they put out and arguably one of the best cds of 2009 shane has such clean transitions from sceaming to clean vocals he is at his best right now and i give this cd a 5 out of 5 easily
I have all of Silversteins CD's... and while I've never been a fan of Screamo or Emo music (straight forward punk is my thing), Silverstein is the exception for me because all their songs don't fit into this genre. Catchy riffs, and great lyrics (though somewhat depressing at times) that are good to drive by...
The band puts on a great live show and always releases great music. I love that they even stepped out of their realm with a slow song ( The End) for a closer on Shipwreck. Their sound is definitely maturing and I expect it to continue to.
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