World Cafe Radio Spot
It was a joy and an honor to be featured on npr’s World Cafe today, among such greats as Moby, Sylvan Esso, and Kermit (especially Kermit). Check out our three tunes recorded live exclusively for World Cafe, plus an interview with Music Director Mikey Wells and Arranger Heather Ogilvy right here!
The Wall Street Journal Says We’re “Changing the Way People Think About Choruses”
Check out the Wall Street Journal‘s article on TSLC – including their pitch for why TSLC should play Coachella! Full article below and at www.WSJ.com. “As is its custom on Monday nights, the Silver Lake Chorus is rehearsing in an abandoned church here, its pews removed from its nave but the vault providing natural amplification. With Mikey Wells as...
Aimee Mann Talks “Easy to Die”
Aimee Mann and our own Mikey Wells sat down recently with Studio 360 to talk about “Easy to Die,” the last track on our debut album. Mann cowrote the song with Paul Bryan and was inspired by a friend’s drug overdose. Despite the heavy material, Mann laughs about biting lyrics like, “Reap while the other saps dig.” Says...
Critique de Salon Album Review
Check out the wonderful review of our debut album by Critique de Salon (Lounge Review), one of the coolest music-based websites in Quebec, translated below. The recent history of music has taught us to be wary of group names. Of Montreal comes from the United States, Boards of Canada from Scotland, Barenaked Ladies is a group...
“Overboard” Video Premiere
Ready to get your smile on? Or, in the words of LA Mag, are you ready to “See the Totally Great Silver Lake Chorus Nail a Song Written for them by Ben Lee”? LA Mag premieres the second video off our debut album, which is guaranteed to have you grinning in seconds.
TSLC on KPCC’s Take Two
Listen to music director Mikey Wells and soprano/arranger Heather Ogilvy chat with Take Two’s Alex Cohen. We’re huge fans of the show, and not to toot our own choral horns, but this interview is definitely worth a listen.
Stream Our Debut Album
Check out The Wall Street Journal’s Arts and Entertainment Page to stream our entire album for FREE from now til Tuesday, June 16th (when you can officially download our album and listen whenever and wherever you want)!
“Hold Up For” Video Premiere!
Check out our music video for “Hold Up For,” written for the chorus by Tegan and Sara and performed by the women of TSLC! Stereogum says, “It’s probably the cutest thing you’ll see all week. Heart-eyed emoji times three.” (That’s high-praise for something that doesn’t even include inter-species friendship!)
New Song Debut & Album Pre-Order
Check out Consequence of Sound today for their exclusive debut of TSLC’s HEAVY STAR MOVIN’ written by The Flaming Lips. Reviewer Michelle Geslani writes, “Not unlike something plucked from the Lips’ expansive repertoire, the hauntingly beautiful track evokes a surreal, out-of-body experience, as though one’s consciousness is tumbling aimlessly through a color-splashed alternate universe.”
TSLC on NUVOtv!
The Silver Lake Chorus is proud to announce its first national television appearance on NUVOtv’s The Collective! The show, which features emerging artists in Los Angeles, takes you inside TSLC, from rehearsal to live concert.
Paste Review
Check out the full article on Paste.com. “It seems that by default experimentation should be synonymous with indie music, as artists strive to find novel ways at approaching the sonic medium for listeners to enjoy. So it should seem as no surprise that it was only a matter of time before someone thought to arrange...
LA Weekly
Check out the full article on LA Weekly Blog “The Silver Lake Chorus formed in the winter of 2010 through word of mouth, flyers (“can you or anyone you know sing tenor?”) and Facebook. Auditions pared 60 hopeful singers down to a choir of 25 young men and women, many of whom had previous choral...
