Austin Sound

Consisting mostly of Texas State students from San Marcos, Silver Pines has produced a debut EP that is, in short, extremely and sincerely romantic. The key in separating the band’s appeal from other similar artists such as Beach House and Marissa Nadler relies heavily on the rhythm section. The use of waltz, crescendos, and overall booming togetherness creates a perfect platform for Stephanie Franciotti’s beautifully distant and dreamy vocals. For example, “Dawn of the Dawn” and “Clover Eyes” present flawlessly placed rhythmic releases that captivate the listener.

While listening to Tame�Tame and Quiet’s debut LP, I couldn’t help but try and picture what these north Texans looked like. I mean the oddity of the angular vocals and cryptic lyrics sounding so similar to the likes of the Silver Jews while coupled with spiraling, progressive guitar work had me puzzled. I kept imagining beards necessarily having some part in the band and, sure enough, the beards are certainly there. Now, I haven’t nailed exactly what a band needs to sound like to tip the listener off to the presence of beards, but it’s an interesting enough equation to attempt to poke around and try to discover with this band.