Canadian five-piece Silverstein are celebrating the release of their sophomore album, Discovering the Waterfront, with a special edition vinyl re-issue. Coming out September 29th, several versions of the record are to be available from different outlets. Dive into the article below for full format details and upcoming live dates.
Click here to pre-order Discovering the Waterfront.
Speaking to the latest reissue, the band declares: “Our long out-of-print sophomore album, Discovering the Waterfront, has finally returned to vinyl! We still cherish this album and celebrate it any chance we get, so we’re glad our fans can pick up a new physical copy. We’ve been doing this for over 23 years, but never forget our roots. Whether you heard Discovering the Waterfront back then, or just discovered it now, we appreciate you listening.”
Featuring such enduring hits as “My Heroine” and “Smile in Your Sleep,” the LP launched a new era for the post-hardcore band – both creatively, as they shifted towards punk influences, and commercially, as they made their debut on the US charts. Now, as the Juno-nominated band celebrates more than two decades together, the long out-of-print album will return to vinyl. In stores September 29th, and now available for pre-order, Discovering the Waterfront can be found on classic black vinyl, while select retailers will offer the LP in a variety of limited-edition colors including brown (via Urban Outfitters), green (via Revolver), green and brown marble (via Craft Recordings), and blue marble (via the band’s official store).
Discovering the Waterfront tracklisting (vinyl)
Side A
01 Your Sword Versus My Dagger
02 Smile In Your Sleep
03 The Ides Of March
04 Fist Wrapped In Blood
05 Discovering The Waterfront
06 Defend You
Side B
01 My Heroine
02 Always And Never
03 Already Dead
04 Three Hours Back
05 Call It Karma
The busy band is also gearing up for an extensive global tour this fall. Dates kick off October 14th and 15th in Shibuya City, Japan, with a two-night engagement at Cyclone. The band will continue through the end of the year with stops in Australia, the Philippines, and North America. Ahead of that, fans can catch Silverstein at Chicago’s Riot Fest (September 15th) and the Is For Lovers Festival in Mansfield, MA (September 17th). Scroll down to view a complete list of dates and click here for tickets.
ICYMI: Check out our recent interview with Shane Told about Misery Made Me:
Silverstein Fall/Winter tour dates:
September 15: Riot Fest – Chicago, US
September 17: Is For Lovers Festival – Mansfield, US
October 14 & 15: Cyclone – Shibuya City, JP
October 18 & 19: The Fortitude Music Hall – Brisbane, AU
October 21: The Hordern Pavilion – Moore Park, AU
October 24: Hindley Street Music Hall – Adelaide, AU
October 25 & 26: Forum – Melbourne, AU
October 28: Metro City – Northbridge, AU
October 29: Metropolis Fremantle – Fremantle, AU
October 31: SM Skydome – Quezon City, PH
November 23: The Opera House – Toronto, CA
November 25: Club Soda – Montreal, CA
November 26: Warsaw – Brooklyn, US
November 28: Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, US
November 29: The Fillmore – Silver Spring, US
December 01: The Masquerade – Heaven – Atlanta, US
December 02: Brooklyn Bowl Nashville – Nashville, US
December 03: Red Flag – St. Louis, US
December 05: Granada Theater – Dallas, US
December 06: Vibes Event Center – San Antonio, US
December 08: Marquee Theatre – Tempe, US
December 09: The Regent Theater – Los Angeles, US
December 10: House of Blues Anaheim – Anaheim, US
December 12: The Depot – Salt Lake City, US
December 13: Ogden Theatre – Denver, US
December 15: Wooly’s – Des Moines, US
December 16: The Vogue – Indianapolis, US
December 17: The Majestic Theatre – Detroit, US
More about Silverstein:
Formed in 2000 in Burlington, Ontario, Silverstein has long been at the forefront of the hardcore scene, thanks to their dynamic mix of melody and aggression – all blended with the unabashed earnestness of emo. When the five-piece – whose name was inspired by a shared fondness of the poet Shel Silverstein – joined Victory Records in 2002, they had already released two EPs (Summer’s Stellar Gaze and When the Shadows Beam) and established a strong regional fanbase. Their acclaimed full-length debut, When Broken Is Easily Fixed, followed a year later and offered a bold introduction to the band, thanks to tracks like “Giving Up” and “Smashed into Pieces.”
After more than a year of non-stop touring with bands like Rise Against, Bayside, and Hawthorne Heights, Silverstein was eager to begin work on their follow-up. Their first of several records with GRAMMY®-winning producer Cameron Webb (Motörhead, Kelly Clarkson, Disturbed), Discovering the Waterfront found the band broadening their sound, as they integrated the urgency of punk rock and the catharses of hardcore with lyrical songwriting and infectious melodies.
Throughout, Shane Todd demonstrated the breadth of his vocal abilities – particularly in tracks like “My Heroine,” in which he guided listeners through a rollercoaster of emotional balladry and ferocious breakdowns. Todd also displayed his sensitive side in the reflective “Discovering the Waterfront,” which featured string arrangements and a performance by Yellowcard violinist, Sean Mackin.
Today, Discovering the Waterfront remains the group’s highest-selling album and continues to be a perennial favorite among fans, while “My Heroine” endures as the band’s biggest hit. In 2015, as a testament to the album’s popularity, Silverstein embarked on a tenth-anniversary tour of the record, performing it in venues across North America, Europe, the UK, and Australia.
In the years following Discovering the Waterfront, Silverstein (whose current line-up includes vocalist Shane Told, guitarists Paul Marc Rousseau and Josh Bradford, bassist Billy Hamilton, and drummer Paul Koehler) has played thousands of shows around the world (including multiple mainstage runs with the Vans Warped Tour) and released over a dozen studio, live, and compilation albums, including the popular Arrivals & Departures (2007) and the Juno-nominated A Beautiful Place to Drown (2020). Last year, the band released their 11th studio album, Misery Made Me.