Happy Holidays from TSLC!
On this first day of Winter all of us from The Silver Lake Chorus want to wish you a happy holiday season and a Merry Christmas!
Member Spotlight: Jett Kwong & the Guzheng
Learn all about TSLC soprano Jett Kwong and her gorgeous instrument, the guzheng, featured on our latest track “Not Not.”
Billboard premieres our new track TABU!
Check out Billboard.com today for their exclusive premiere of our new track, “Tabu,” written for the chorus by the inimitable Van Dyke Parks and produced by Luke Top.
Release Show at the Hi-Hat May 1st
We’ve been hard at work and are so excited to announce we’re releasing TWO NEW SONGS! Join us along with Diā and Tim Carr to celebrate the May release of “Tabu” and “Not Not,” two new tracks written exclusively for the chorus by LA-based artists Van Dyke Parks and Lucius, produced by Luke Top.
LIVE SHOW * Highland Park * Aug 17th
LIVE SHOW + NEW SONGS = 2 WEEKS AWAY It’s been a minute since our last live show, but only because we’ve been busy working on our forthcoming sophomore album. That means we’ve got some BRAND NEW SONGS to debut, and we could not be more excited to share them with you. So come have a beer and...
FEB 17th at HOTEL CAFE
We’re returning to the Hotel Cafe on Wednesday, February 17th at 9pm (sharp)! Tickets are $10 online or at the door. Venue is 21+. We’ll be spoutin’ some new tunes plus songs off our album, so make it your beeswax to be there.
*VIDEO PREMIERE* “From the Snow-Tipped Hills”
When Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) gave TSLC “From the Snow-Tipped Hills,” arrangers Heather Ogilvy and Mikey Wells immediately connected with the meditative, peaceful sense of space it evoked. They built upon that meditation, layering voices little by little as the song gradually grows. The track swells and shifts both in terms of the vocals and the tempo, which...
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...
We’re on VINYL
The Silver Lake Chorus, our debut album, will be available on VINYL August 7th. Pre-order it on Amazon and Bandcamp today! Our resident polar bear mascot is excited, and you should be, too.
RECORD RELEASE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today is THE day. You can now buy our debut album, THE SILVER LAKE CHORUS, featuring never-before-heard and rare tracks by the Flaming Lips, Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Tegan and Sara, Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie), Ben Lee, & more!
