With The Silent Comedy kicking off 2014 on a high mark as the first Band of The Month featured artist of the year on Crave, San Diego’s bluegrass-infused, gospel-inspired cabaret rockers have given us damn good reason to get excited for the musical road ahead. If you’ve been in the room at a Silent Comedy show, you understand why; in live performance, the quintet grabs you (and everyone in the room) by the soul and leaps skyward with an ebulliently intoxicating, captivating passion.
Kicking off their BOTM feature with a rollicking “God Neon” and a heartcrusher performance of “Always Two,” TSC have two more performances in store during their January run – tune in Thursday for the next installment. But first, we’re bringing you our Crave-exclusive interview with frontman Joshua Zimmerman, who is backed with fire by his brother Jeremiah, drummer Chad Lee and awesomely mustachio’d guitarist Justin Buchanan. In our talk, Josh explains the painstaking process of creating the artwork for their electrifying new EP called Friends Divide, the continually evolving sound of the band and more.
With the soulful energy of a Southern-Baptist spiritual revival, the band’s early EPs and two studio albums (their debut LP Sunset Stables, and the self-produced sophomore album Common Faults) have led to the Friends Divide EP, which is now available on iTunes). Pick it up if you know what’s good for your soul.
Where to find The Silent Comedy: Official Site / Twitter / Facebook / YouTube
Special thanks to Swing House studios!
