From Splendidezine by Matt Pierce
	If you think the Elephant 6 collective started out as the Tutu-Wearing Faerie Club of Athens, Georgia before they began making music, or you've noticed a suspicious absence of adrenaline in the "dreamy, sunny, etc." section of your record collection, say hello to Silent Kids. Their debut LP is chock-full of everything that forms the words "Brian" and "Wilson" in the throat of the average reviewer before he or she takes a breath -- major chords, sing-along vocals, lo-fi charm, multiple references to summer and the year 1965 -- but it also shreds some serious ass, thanks to singer and guitarist Michael Oakley's blistering power-chord attack and drummer Scott Rowe's amped-up tempos. As a result, otherwise-breezy slices of pop heaven like "The Bering Sea", "Perfect Office Street" and "I Knew That We Would End Up Here" sound like they could fit in just as comfortably after the Pixies' Trompe Le Monde as they do in their post-Elephant 6 limbo. "A Great Leap Forward" adds a bit of sci-fi kitch to its surf-and-reverb aesthetic, furthering the Pixies connection, and "The Laughing Horse" and the end of "Tomorrow Waits" go all out with their B-movie sample outros, proving that Silent Kids are as innovative as the best of them. While the warmer months aren't quite here yet, they're close enough to break out those "warm" albums. Tomorrow Waits is a perfect new addition to any such stack. Return to reviews