Member Since: 9/6/2005
Band Members:
Robert Stevenson - Vocals/Piano
Lewis Jones - Guitar
Ali Hussain - Bass
Spencer Walker - Drums
Management: Justin Hsu
10 Music Entertainment
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Booking Agent: Geoff Meall
The Agency Group
Legal: Gavin Maude
Russells
Press: Dan Griffiths
Press Counsel
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Label: Charlie Caplowe
Xtra Mile Recordings
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Some recent reviews:
(only the good ones of course)
"Modern Indie psychedelia, cloud-reaching melodies and the subtle racing energy that glides straight into you subconscious effortlessly…"
- Subba-cultcha.com
"A Silent Film have more of a sense of urgency and excitement about them than any piano-focal indie band has any right to. There are sharp, jangly guitars, soaring vocals, and curiously-engaging lyrics about escaping to the eastern border and guns in violin cases and suchlike. 'Sleeping Pills' is very promising stuff..."
- playlouder.com
"Combining the grandiose bombast of Keane with the more down- tempo stripped back staccato of ‘Pablo Honey’ era Radiohead, A Silent Film’s debut EP marks the premiere performance of a band whose promise points towards a future blockbuster. They won’t be silent for long..."
– The Fly
"The band won a coveted slot on the festival's new BBC Introducing Stage, after being picked by Radio 1's Huw Stephens and Steve Lamacq. They were nominated by Tim Bearder and Dave Gilyeat, presenters of BBC Radio Oxford's essential local music show The Download, who have faithfully championed the band, along with local music mag Nightshift..."
– Oxford Mail
"Gently weaving intricately constructed tales, this DIY piano-led quartet from Oxford produce larger than life cinematic soundscapes, rolling from trance-like distortion to superbly focused piano and electric guitar hooks. Soflty experimental and thoughtfully worded, this is an intriguing debut..."
– Rock Sound
"Assured, complex and intelligent, this is a band that seems poised on the brink of greatness. There’s a famous George Jean Nathan quote that claims wishing for movies to be articulate is about as sensible as wishing for drama to be silent. Offering articulate drama, A Silent Film prove that it needn’t be either or..."
– Nightshift Magazine
Record Label: Xtra Mile Recordings
Type of Label: Indie