THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Silverlites are a veritable supergroup made up of four renowned songwriters with an equal number of distinct backgrounds. The quartet includes guitarists Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Rich Robinson (Black Crowes), singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur (Fistful Of Mercy, RNDM) and Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees and Mad Season) on drums, bass, vibes and backing vocals.
“It started in a Nashville hotel room in 2019, where I recorded the initial acoustic guitar tracks, and it features some truly exceptional musicians,” says Martin. “We spent the pandemic years doing various recording and mixing sessions, and we used a classic songwriting form, which is often forgotten in this day and age. That is, acoustic guitars (with a little electric guitar in there), with superb lead vocals, catchy backing vocals, and a soulful backbeat in the rhythm section. It’s old-school songwriting, just like us.”
