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SILVER SPEAKERS

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As a songwriter of few words, “Silver Speakers” (that is, Tyrone Warner) forms his lyrics carefully and simply... letting the emotion in his voice and guitar take care of the rest. On old four and eight track home recording units, Warner builds odd and romantic soundtracks that possess a unique, intimate charm. It’s not polished by any means, but merely an honest document crammed with drum machines, keyboards and blistering solos. Warner has been crafting his writing and recording for over a decade, as well as performing in bands from Kingston to Toronto. His newest record, “Streetlights and Stars,” features ten new songs as a murky, radiant ode to life in Woodbine Heights, a neighbourhood in Toronto’s far east. The album marks the first time collaborators have joined Warner in his recording, featuring smoky harmonies from his sister-in-law and piano freestyles from the director of music at his local church. “Streetlights and Stars” is also the first recording Warner has released on his new record label, GravenRecords (gravenrecords.com) co-founded with fellow singer-songwriter Matt McKechnie.
Streetlights and Stars CDR available now via Paypal. Glossy jacket printed by "Standard Form" in Toronto. More details available at gravenrecords.com.
Interested in getting a copy? Drop me a message here at Myspace and I'll get back to you as soon as I can, or look me up on iTunes.

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Member Since: 26/03/2005
Band Website: gravenrecords.com
Band Members: Tyrone Warner - Voice, Guitars, Keyboards, Misc.
Influences: David Bazan (Pedro the Lion), Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters), Hayden, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Bryan Adams, Will Oldham.
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"While Warner is in all intents and purposes a folk artist, he stands out as someone unique with the ability to create a great song without much anesthetic. I don’t have any comparisons to throw out to you, I know folk-artists are a dime a dozen but artists like Tyrone should be part of the cream of the crop that I personally find to be rare." -- Allan's World of Music
"...the songs bounce between spacey rock and warbly folk, creating a sound that is both familiar, yet all its own... In the end, what is important to take away from Streetlights And Stars, besides being an indie-folk/rock record that deserves the adjective “indie,” is that it’s an appealing album, made by a talented musician on his own terms for fans of good music that’s devoid of industry pretense." -- Burnside Writers Collective
"This solo basement tape makin' dude lists Hayden, Pedro The Lion and Neil Young amongst his influences, but we're sure there's some secret punk rock in there because those grumbly, throaty vocals are exactly what all old punkers sound like when they drop the electric and go acoustic." --Chartattack.com
"...Beautiful, weird outsider-pop." -- Grant Lawrence, CBC Radio 3
"...Warner is certainly heading in the right direction. You can tell he has taken time to paint a vivid lyrical picture and his vocals are soft and comforting." -- Soundproof Magazine
"My advice: listen to it and I think you'll like it" -- Bolachas Gratis
"Hailing from Ontario, Tyrone Warner's disarmingly fragile voice belies the power of his music... his work is honest and heartfelt." -- !earshot</b?
Record Label: GravenRecords
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Full band available for booking

While this past Winter "Silver Speakers" have done primarily solo or duo performances, I'm happy to say there's been interest from the "band" put together for last year's CD release show to do some mo...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:46:00 GMT

Buy "Streetlights and Stars" now on iTunes!

If you're the iTunes downloading type, you can now get "Streetlights and Stars," my latest home-recorded, lo-fi record featuring "Scarborough Sky" and more.Follow this link for that record:http://itun...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:15:00 GMT

SILVER SPEAKERS perform live on TORO TV

It's a special version of "Scarborough Sky." check it out!!http://toromagazine.com/?channel=118&t=42&n=1256
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:13:00 GMT

Lyrics for "Streetlights and Stars"

(all words and music owned by Tyrone Warner in 2008 copyright)1. What is the light?The drunks at the pink flamingo line up at 11 am,Got change inside their pockets from begging on the street since 10....
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:39:00 GMT

New CD, "Streetlights and Stars"

From the latest round of bio info:"Streetlights and Stars," features ten new songs as a murky, radiant ode to life in Woodbine Heights, a neighbourhood in Toronto's far east. The album marks the first...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:19:00 GMT

"SILVER SPEAKERS EP" finally on iTunes

Finally, the SILVER SPEAKERS EP is available on iTunes! Released last summer, this was my latest attempt at developing my "lo-fi outsider pop" sound, and even got some play on CBC Radio 3! Check it ou...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:28:00 GMT

Join the "Tyrone Warner music group" on Facebook

If you are on facebook, join my "group" and stay up-to-date on shows, new songs and other info:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5778694372If you're not, feel free to email me at "asoundtrackforev...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:05:00 GMT