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Silver Starling is a Canadian indie pop band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Biography

Silver Starling began as a project of Montreal-born singer-songwriter Marcus Paquin. Outside of creating his own music Marcus has been a

recording engineer[1] having worked with Torngat, Arcade Fire and The National.[2]

Paquin met drummer Liam O'Neill after seeing him perform at a free jazz show and the two soon began performing the songs together.

Universal Music in Canada and Fontana
in USA.

Falling under the genre classification of pop/rock, their sound was described as "brilliantly conceived, skillfully executed art-pop",[4] "touchingly vulnerable yet heart-achingly optimist slow rock tinged with the gentleness of folk"[5] with "an eclectic-yet-carefully-plotted blend of elements of Blues, Country, Rock"[6]

Silver Starling played three large Canadian Music Festivals in 2009:

Osheaga,[7] Hillside[8] and the Toronto Virgin Fest.[9][10]

The band toured in September 2009 in Quebec and Ontario to promote their upcoming album. They played the 2009

SXSW in March 2010.[citation needed
]

On February 26, 2010, Silver Starling premiered their video for "Closer"

Sigur Ros.[14][citation needed
]

The UK band Band of Skulls added Silver Starling as an opener for their 2010 cross-Canada tour.[15] Drummer Liam O'neill left the band shortly before tour and was temporarily replaced by Mike Shulha.

The band announced its amicable dissolution on its Facebook page on April 28, 2015.[16]

Paquin subsequently produced albums for

From Capelton Hill) and Julia Jacklin (Pre Pleasure) before releasing his debut solo album Our Love in November 2022.[17]

Members

  • Marcus Paquin - Vocals, Guitar
  • Marika Anthony-Shaw - Violin, Viola, Keyboards, Glockenspiel
  • Peter X - Bass, Banjo
  • Gab Lambert - Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin

Discography

Albums

  • Silver Starling (2009)

References

  1. ^ Leah Collins, October 29, 2009, "Montreal Gazette", [1]"[dead link]
  2. ^ "Marcus Paquin". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ^ November, 2009, "Earshot Top 200", [2]"
  4. ^ NV, "Nightlife Magazine", [3]" Archived 2011-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Album review, September 28, 2009, "Direct Current Magazine", "Silver Starling - Silver Starling - More Releases - Direct Current". Archived from the original on 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2010-07-14."
  6. ^ Album review, Steve K, October 23, 2009, "Confront Magazine", [4][usurped]"
  7. ^ "Silver Starling - Ghosts - Osheaga 2009". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Silver Starling - Blind - Live at Hillside Festival". vimeo.com. Vimeo. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  9. ^ "NINE INCH NAILS AND BEN HARPER...July 2009". virginplus.ca. Virgin Plus. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  10. ^ Brophy, Aaron. "Nine Inch Nails Rule At Wave Goodbye Festival Appearance". riskyfuel.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  11. ^ "CMJ Music Marathon 2009". concertarchives.org. Concert Archives. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Silver Starling - Closer". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  13. ^ Video for Closer, February 26, 2009, "Spinner Magazine", [5]" Archived 2010-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ March 29, 2010, "Spinner Magazine", [6]" Archived 2010-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Ria Nevada, April 26, 2010, "Guttersnipe Magazine", [7]"
  16. ^ "Silver Starling". facebook.com. Facebook. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  17. ^ Allie Gregory, "Marcus Paquin Announces Debut Solo Album 'Our Love'". Exclaim!, September 14, 2022.

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