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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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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