INTERVIEW: The Silk War

 

New York based band The Silk War talked to two of Groundsounds very own to talk about their upcoming album, Come Evening, and some singles such as, ‘Slender Slander’. The Silk War is a band of five fronted by Alexandra Blair, James Mullen on guitar with Josh O’Guinn on bass, Angelo Miliano on the keys, and backed by drummer Andrew Maga. Alexandra and James came on Groundsounds LIVE! to talk about the upcoming album that is releasing May 14th, the pandemic, how they got named The Silk War, and much more.

The Silk War soundtracks nighttime with their patented post-wave sound, threading together transmissions of nocturnal alternative, gothic electro, punk energy, and cinematic production. Serendipity brought Alexandra and James together in 2017. Bonding over an inherent darkness, Sylvia Plath’s diaries and The Bell Jar, the two unlocked immediate chemistry and were instantly glued together in the studio working on what would become The Silk War. Fusing together anesthetized synths with glassy guitars and shadowy ponderances, they unlocked a signature sound. The Silk War first teased their original music in 2019 with the release of “Velvet.” After building buzz throughout NYC with packed shows at Baby’s All Right, Mercury Lounge, The Vinyl Room at Soho House, and more, the quintet carefully tweaked and tinkered with what would become Come Evening. In the end, The Silk War not only soundtracks the night; they amplify its voice on Come Evening. The group makes music for the disaffected, speaking to anyone who feels different or alienated.

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Alexandra talking about what The Silk War music means, “The point of our music is to transcend those thoughts and realize you can get past them. The more scars the better.”

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