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Silverstein

Musical Group

Forlisteners into emo, post-hardcore, and 2000s emocore who want a guided path through silverstein’s key albums and stylistic detours.
12 Reviews 3 Definitions 2 Charts

The Profile

Silverstein is a Canadian post-hardcore/emo band associated with the 2000s emo/screamo movement, noted for mixing melodic passages with screamed vocals and for albums such as “Discovering the Waterfront.”

Publicly known: Silverstein is a Canadian band formed in 2000; they are commonly categorized within post-hardcore and emo; they have remained active into the 2020s.

Across the reviews, Silverstein are framed as a Canadian emo/post-hardcore staple with strong melodic instincts and a notable balance of clean vocals and screaming. "Discovering the Waterfront" and "Rescue" are repeatedly treated as key peaks, while "Arrivals & Departures" is often seen as repetitive/commercial. Later albums split opinion: "A Beautiful Place to Drown" is criticized for lacking focus amid EDM/synth-pop flirtations, while "Misery Made Me" is praised for a return to heavier post-hardcore intent.

Notable Quotes

❝ “Don’t disunite yourself” (cit.)

❝ Apathetic and predictable.

❝ In summary, a negligible collection, good only for the band to pay for a new villa by the sea.

❝ Without a doubt, “Discovering The Waterfront” remains a small gem that shines with its own light, in an ocean (genre) too crowded like today’s, standing out like few others and remaining so far the peak of their career and one of the most beautiful in its field.