Multi-platinum rockers Silverchair - singer/guitarist/songwriter Daniel Johns, drummer Ben Gillies and bassist Chris Joannou are back and stronger than ever, as evidenced on their fifth album, Young Modern, due out July 24 on Eleven: a music company, in association with Warner Music Group.
The trio will celebrate the release with performances of the album's explosive first single, 'Straight Lines,' on 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno' on Tuesday, July 10 and 'Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson' on Thursday, July 12.
The next day, Silverchair's U.S. headlining tour will launch in San Diego, CA at the House of Blues. Many stops along the tour route are already sold out, including San Francisco (July 17), Portland (July 19), Vancouver (July 21), Atlanta (July 23), Boston (July 29) and Toronto (August 1). WMG labelmates We Are The Fury have been tapped to open all except two of the tour dates (Seattle on July 20 and Vancouver).
Earlier this year, to get fans excited about the prospect of new music, and in spite of the band's long leave of absence, the band sold out shows in New York, Los Angeles and Toronto within minutes. This phenomenal response drew the LA Weekly to declare that "Silverchair have burrowed into a 'career band niche' ... thriving on quality songwriting and authentic delivery.
'Straight Lines' is making its presence known on U.S. radio across the country. It?s racked up a slew of important radio stations including Sirius, XM, Music Choice, KROQ/Los Angeles, K-ROCK/NYC, Q101/Chicago, 91X/San Diego, WFNX/Boston and KNRK/Portland. More stations are being added everyday.
The song spent four weeks at #1 in Australia when it was released in March, making it Silverchair's biggest hit since their breakthrough single 'Tomorrow' back in 1995. The trio also made chart history Down Under thanks to the success of 'Straight Lines.' They're the third Australian act (following The Easybeats and The Seekers) to score three #1 singles on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) 'Top 100' chart.
On Young Modern, Daniel Johns shared the producer role with Nick Launay (Midnight Oil, Arcade Fire, Talking Heads) who had helmed earlier Silverchair albums Freak Show and Neon Ballroom. Diorama producer, David Bottrill, was brought in as mixer. Paul Mac was again on hand for keyboard duties, as he was with the group's two previous albums. Legendary Beach Boys collaborator, Van Dyke Parks, reprised his Diorama role, penning orchestrations for three songs which were recorded in Prague with an 80-piece orchestra.
Young Modern is Silverchair's fifth consecutive #1 Album in their native homeland. They've had more #1 albums there than any other Aussie band in history (Midnight Oil had four, INXS and AC/DC had three). Rolling Stone magazine in Australia has called the new album a "towering triumph."
Tour dates are below:
07/13 - San Diego, CA, House of Blues
07/14 - Los Angeles, CA, The Wiltern
07/15 - Anaheim, CA, House of Blues
07/17 - San Francisco, CA, The Independent
07/19 - Portland, OR, Aladdin Theatre
07/20 - Seattle, WA, Showbox
07/21 - Vancouver, BC, Commodore Ballroom
07/23 - Atlanta, GA, Roxy Theatre
07/24 - Washington, DC 9:30 Club
07/26 - Sayerville, NJ, Starland Ballroom
07/27 - New York, NY, Roseland Ballroom
07/28 - Philadelphia, PA, Fillmore at the TLA
07/29 - Boston, MA, Paradise
07/30 - Montreal, QC, Le Spectrum
08/01 - Toronto, ON, Phoenix
08/03 - Detroit, MI, St. Andrews Hall
08/04 - Chicago, IL, Lollapalooza
08/05 - Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
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