{"id":1861,"date":"2017-07-12T10:33:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T10:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-silverstein-dead-reflection\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T22:15:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T21:15:42","slug":"review-silverstein-dead-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-silverstein-dead-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Silverstein –\u00a0Dead Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After seven albums, you might think Silverstein<\/b> have little left to say, yet with their eighth outing, the influential post-hardcore Canadians show there is plenty of motivation left in the tank. Ultimately, \u2018Dead Reflection\u2019<\/i> explores the painful decline of mental health through the lens of broken relationships, betrayal, self-hatred and regret.<\/p>\n

\u2018Retrograde’<\/i> marches forward with distorted guitars and rapid drumming. Lead singer Shane Told’s smooth vocals switch to raspy screams as the expansive chorus ends on a cynical reminder – those closest to you hurt you the most: “The stronger the ties, the sharper the knife.”<\/i> This resentment fluctuates during the album, the overtly bitter \u2018Aquamarine’<\/i> countering the pop-punkier \u2018The Afterglow’<\/i>, whose cheery sound only masks regret: “Now I’m carving our names in the tabletop. Heartbreak in a St. Louis parking lot”<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Silverstein<\/b>’s melodic post-hardcore maintains a balance of heavy, and hook-driven or pop-borrowing, elements. Fast-paced \u2018Ghost’<\/i> features jagged riffs, an anthemic chorus and gang vocals, creating interesting imagery like “Cold nights and a broken home, Long talks with the dial tone”<\/i>. Standout \u2018Mirror Box’<\/i> contrasts mellower verses with a triumphant chorus, showcasing Told’s vocal range and timbre; while the verses are expressive, the chorus soars powerfully above. These contrasts are starkest on \u2018Demons’<\/i> and \u2018Whiplash’<\/i>, alternating between angsty, screamed vocals and clean melodies.<\/p>\n

Darker moments include \u2018Secret’s Safe’<\/i>, where Told battles against self-hatred, emotions building alongside strings (“Make me, hate me, bottle me up inside”<\/i>). It’s this raw candidness that makes \u2018Dead Reflections’<\/i> so compelling. Final track \u2018Wake Up’<\/i> begins with chimes of washed-out guitars and depicts rock-bottom as Told screams in antipathy. It’s a spellbinding end to the record, layers of voices urging “Wake up… there’s somebody calling”<\/i> to save himself.<\/p>\n

After performing together for seventeen years and selling millions of records, Silverstein<\/b> have little left to prove. Nevertheless, \u2018Dead Reflections’<\/i> is both cathartic and extremely catchy, whilst offering a creative and emotional outlet to help Told recover. Although firm Silverstein<\/b> fans are bound to enjoy this, it’s definitely worth casual listeners checking out too.<\/p>\n

3.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘Dead Reflections’<\/i> by Silverstein<\/b> is released on 14th July by Rise Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Silverstein<\/b> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Instagram<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Clare O’Shea (@Clare_OShea<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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