Silverstein 'Arrivals & Departures' album

One would be hard-pressed to come up with a more fitting title for SILVERSTEIN’s new album than Arrivals & Departures, due out July 3 on Victory Records. After all, this Canadian band sold over 300,000 of their previous release, Discovering The Waterfront, on the strength of word-of-mouth and a nonstop touring schedule that saw them crisscrossing the globe.

The full-throated rock passion that pervades all 11 songs on Arrivals & Departures emphatically depicts a band that has...well, arrived. SILVERSTEIN--who is Shane Told (vocals), Neil Boshart (guitar), Josh Bradford (guitar), Bill Hamilton (bass) and Paul Koehler (drums)--is about to depart the realm of grassroots phenomenon to enter the stratosphere of critical mass success. Aided by producer Mark Trombino (Jimmy Eat World, Blink 182), the quintet crafted an album that benefited by organic development.

“I ended a seven-year relationship right before I started on this record,” singer Shane Told admits. “That’s something you can’t ignore when you’re writing lyrics. This record is, by far, the most personal record I have ever made. Sometimes it’s hard for me to go back and listen to some of the songs, because the feelings behind them are still unsettling to me. But at the same time, I wanted to convey a message of hope through the record, in that no matter what happens, you can still get through the tough times, get better and be happy.”

In a way, Arrivals & Departures also illustrates an emotional growth for a band whose career is continually on the rise. “Success is reaching whatever new goals we set for ourselves, and that has been a constant progression,” drummer Paul Koehler says. “We’re always looking to attain new things by staying focused. We feel we’re on a really good path because we’re comfortable doing things that come natural to us.”

Now that the new album has “arrived,” SILVERSTEIN is eager to “depart” on more globe-hopping tours. And they can’t wait to play the new tunes to their rapidly growing fan base this summer on the massive Rise Against tour. Kicking off June 15 in Dallas, SILVERSTEIN will zig-zag their way through North America in support of their new effort playing over 50 dates.

It’s been a long, but thrilling trip for this quintet, who came together in the Toronto suburb of Burlington, Ontario at the turn of the millennium. After putting out two of their own EPs, the band signed to Victory Records and released When Broken Is Easily Fixed, which raised eyebrows throughout North America as sales climbed well past 200,000. SILVERSTEIN’s follow-up Discovering The Waterfront did considerably better. Between the two releases, SILVERSTEIN’s record sales now total beyond a half-million. The band fueled that momentum by performing on a slew of major tours, from A Taste of Chaos and Warped in the States to the Give It A Name and Download festivals in England topped off with their first headlining trek of America—the sold-out Never Shave Again tour in 2006.

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Silverstein - Arrivals & Departures