Yeah, Silvery are brilliant!
They have a Sparks fixation, but since Sparks are one of my favorite bands ever, that's a good thing.
Interesting songs with clever arrangements - AND it rocks!
I'd forgotten to list them in my top 8 or whatever that I'd listed of new stuff.
Thanks for reminding me...
later.joe

-----Original Message-----
>From: Dean Micheli <godscomic@sbcglobal.net>
>Sent: Jan 3, 2009 11:41 PM
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: Best of 2008 - 2 day warning
>
>1. Passing Strange (Original Broadway Cast)
>2. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
>3. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
>4. Kings of Leon - Only By the Night
>5. R.E.M. - Accelerate
>6. Sparks - Exotic Creatures of the Deep
>7. Metallica - Death Magnetic
>8. Elvis Costello - Momofuku
>9. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
>10. Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal
>11. Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
>12. Sigur Rós - Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
>13. Cliff Hillis - Long Now
>14. Brian Wilson - That Lucky Old SuN
>15. Last Shadow Puppets - Age of the Understatement
>
>Disappointments: The 88, Supergrass, Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party, The B-52’s, 
>Portishead
>
>Still haven’t heard Sloan, Dears, of Montreal, Randy Newman. And I just 
>discovered a band called Silvery. Based on their songs I heard online, I bet 
>this would rank high on my list.
>
>
>Dean
>"Thank you.  If you appreciate the tuning so much, I hope you will enjoy the 
>playing more"
>http://www.myspace.com/godscomic
>