Silverlites are a new supergroup featuring Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Barrett Strong (Screaming Trees), Rich Robinson (Black Crowes) and singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur. The band’s self-titled debut album will be out November 15 via Sunyata Records. Joseph notes, “the album cover was made by Rich and the utmost concern was invested in making sure that we all weren’t wearing sunglasses.”
“It started in a Nashville hotel room in 2019,” Barrett Martin revealed on Facebook, saying they “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.”
The first single from the album, “Don’t Go, Don’t Stay,” is a nice bit of jangly rock with the kind of melodic anthemicism Joseph Arthurs is known for. All four members are credited as songwriters and the song was engineered by Jack Endino (Nirvana, Mudhoney, Soundgarden). You can listen below.