Release date:

13.05.2022

Info:

Silver Lining: Go Out Nowhere

Die With Your Boots On, 2022

Bringing together members of two prominent Norwegian acts, The Northern Belle and Louien, folky americana quartet Silver Lining have sometimes been dubbed a super group in their native country. Moving on from the sound of their mostly acoustic debut, the band introduces a broader americana sound on their sophomore album, Go Out Nowhere. With a widescreen, heartland sound and a groovy backbone, reminiscent of Aaron Lee Tasjan, Erin Rae or The Band.

Consisting of four instrumentalists, three of them also singer-songwriters, Silver Lining debuted with the low-key and mellow Heart and Mind Alike in 2018. The album was well received in the bands home country, and reached a much wider audience, thanks to several streaming hits reaching millions of plays.

A telling illustration of the thriving Norwegian americana scene, is the musicians willingness to collaborate on stage, on each others records, and in new constellations. One early example is the birth of Silver Lining. Bringing together members of then-emerging The Northern Belle, and the now defunct Rattlers, the musicians came together for a Gillian Welch tribute show in 2015. They quickly discovered that this project had potential outside of playing cover songs, and quickly started rehearsing and writing.

The angelic voices of Stine Andreassen and Live Miranda Solberg fit perfectly with the rougher, dylanesque voice of Halvor Falck Johansen. The three singers acoustic guitar interplay is interwoven with and elevated by Bjrnar Ekse Brandseths electric guitars, pedal steel and dobro.

One thing is evident is at least; the creativity is overflowing in the bands two main songwriters. Since Silver Linings debut came out in 2018, Stine Andreassen has released three albums as frontwoman and songwriter in The Northern Belle. In the same time frame, Live Miranda Solberg released two records under her solo moniker Louien.

Silver Linings new album consists of 10 new songs, written with a slightly more positive outlook than before. And where the debut was sparsely produced, with mostly acoustic instrumentation, Go Out Nowhere expands the bands sound significantly. Working with rhythm section Chris Holm (bass) and Kim ge Furuhaug (drums) of popular instrumental trio Orions Belte, has brought a steady groove to Silver Linings brand of americana. Encouraged by producer Yngve Stre, the band have been more playful in the studio, introducing new ideas and instruments whenever it felt right.

Go Out Nowhere will be released on Die With Your Boots On Records on May 13th, 2022.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Your Everything
2. Go Out Nowhere
3. The Dream
4. Awake
5. I Can’t Stay

Side B
6. Time
7. Days Like These
8. Master of Disguise
9. Frosty Hands
10. Silver Lining