The Silent League

Bio:

The Silent League may sometimes appear like an on-again/off-again relationship between a collective of musicians interested only in periodically making records, playing shows, and disappearing again. This may be true.

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Member Since:

September 16, 2004

Members:

Justin Russo, Kevin Thaxton, David Sherman, Elizabeth!, Danny Lockwood, JP Schlegelmilch, and Jesse Blum

Influences:

anything with the word "tron" in it...

Sounds Like:

BUT YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THE CARETAKER

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"An album of near perfect neo-psychedelic wonder" MOJO
"Caretaker is their crowning achievement" WASHINGTON POST
"LAVISH, a massive, sweeping record" NY Press
“the Silent League have turned into the great band they always threatened to be” 9/10 Popmatters
“an album of such accomplished majesty.. This is hairs on the back of your neck stuff.” TheLineOfBestFit
“The Silent League doesn’t fall short of its reputation, bringing new meaning to soft rock” FILTER
“the Silent League celebrates the release of a textured new album, But You’ve Always Been the Caretaker, produced by Shannon Fields (Stars Like Fleas). Expect elysian orchestral climaxes, whimsical interludes from the brass section and boisterous group harmonies around maestro Justin Russo’s lonesome vocals. Beautiful stuff. “ Time Out New York
“a sense of naivety underwritten by an arch pop awareness...epic flights of melancholy pop, flavoured with vintage soft-rock and Americana" Wire Magazine
"(Highly Recommended) Brian Wilson's legacy shimmers through the songs of The Silent League, which uses a few musicians to create grandly expansive orchestral pop." New York Times
"expansive and epic" The Sun
"Russo's Flaming Lips-like vision of indie chamber music is now fully realized…the budding promise of their debut blooming into something truly uplifting" Q Magazine
"takes The Silent League's widescreen voyage further...majesterial" NME
"Importantly[,] the orchestra joyfully acquiesced....with elegiac piano and vocals that echo Wayne Coyne....[The Silent League] create a lush expansive orchestral pop record...sublime." Rolling Stone

Record Label:

Something In Construction

Label Type:

Indie