‘Rose City’, the first taste of The Silversound’s forthcoming second album, is a sonic love letter from the band to Rose City Band from Portland.

A swirling psychedelic paean, produced by the band’s Shane O’Mara, it is a euphoric 10-minute devotional offering of Krautrock groove, blissful harmonies from sublime Loretta Miller, snaking guitar, and cosmic country flourishes.

“I saw Rose City Band in an inner-west venue in Melbourne last year. I’d not heard their music but was encouraged by many to see them after they played at a small festival a few days before. I walked in, the lights went down, they strolled out and began to play,” recalls O’Mara.

“I was immediately hooked. This beautiful wall of sound filled the room. A few songs in, I felt I was privy to some kind of sonic mad hatter’s tea party, a psychedelic, blissful buffet of Floyd, Kraftwerk, Dead Headed joy … long songs, cosmic pedal steel, wild Moog solos, dreamy, phased guitar, a gentle melody blended and swirled … I was immersed and captivated … I started writing my ode/love letter the next day.”

Shane O’Mara, maestro guitarist, has played/recorded with Paul Kelly, Tim Rogers, Lisa Miller, Rob Snarski, Chris Wilson and many more.

Andrew Tanner (vocals, guitar) is a founding member of Seven Stories and with Leroy Cope (drums) key member of psyche band Sand Pebbles and The Woodland Hunters.

Multi-instrumentalist Stu Thomas (bass) is a member of Kim Salmon and the Surrealists, Dave Graney & the Mistly, and he fronts his voodoo surf band The Stu Thomas Paradox.

All masters of their craft, they coalesce in The Silversound.