In 1987, Rolling Stone declared The Silos America’s Best New Band. A quarter of a century on the wider world remains unconvinced, the group carry the ‘Big In Germany’ curse, and Florizona’s sleeve depicts the American Dream as an airbrushed fantasy. Walter Salas-Humara’s romantically wrecked voice growls lyrics indulging the usual Alt Country ennoblement of blue collar booze-hounds, but The Silos’ streamlined punk bar band sound drives the sentiments home. Drive-by Truckers mine this same seam with a more palatable dispassion, but the small town dope dealer’s delusional interior monologue, the optimistically upbeat Teenage Prayer, strikes a universal truth.
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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A D Ward, Twitter
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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John Robins, Comedian
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com