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Welcome to the world of The Silent Union…

We’ve started this blog to keep you up-to-date with all news and musical happenings within The Silent Union. So, let’s start at the beginning…

In November 2010, a couple of weeks after recording what sadly turned out to be the farewell Castillo recordings, Dale and I started planning our next move. We still had the passion for this whole music thing and we had a bunch of song ideas that didn’t have a home. So, as logic dictated, we formed an ‘acoustic duo’ and set about writing material individually, but without any major set plan; just to see what we could do. By Christmas, however, the songs were pouring out…And we got to thinking maybe these songs deserved a full-band sound? We thought so… Luckily, Matt & Ed were up for it and at our first session as a four-piece it all gelled really well. Within a couple of hours, we basically had a full set list of near-finished songs.

It’s now March and rehearsals are going really well. We have a tidy stockpile of demo ideas still to work through as and when, but for now the hard work is done and we’re consolidating what we’ve got: Gritty tales of urban drama, narcotic escapism and celestial redemption stand alongside classic heartbreaker ballads. Edgy lyrics; heartfelt tunes – it’s the only way we know…

We’re hitting the studio soon to lay down some initial demos and then we’ll see where we’re at. We’re still on the lookout for the right lead guitarist to complete the line-up though, so if you think you could be our man or you know a likely candidate,  get in touch. More news to follow shortly…   

Jay