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Listen to “Putting Silence Together” Here!

https://radiatorking.bandcamp.com/album/putting-silence-together

Some context on how this music came to be….

In August and September of 2023 I went on a long tour that brought me through the U.S as well as the UK and Europe.  The UK/European dates were solo and especially grueling.  They lasted the entire month of September and every night I played a 2 plus hour set, sometimes multiple sets in a day.  By the end of the tour polyps that developed years earlier had taken their toll on my vocal chords from overuse and caused a vocal hemorrhage. The crazy thing was that when I returned I had no idea anything was wrong. Sure, my throat felt a bit beat up but that was normal for me after a long tour.  It wasn’t until I went for my routine post tour checkup with my voice doctor that she scoped me and exclaimed “Your vocal chord is bleeding!”.  It was decided that surgery could not wait any longer, the polyps had to go or else it would start causing irreversible damage.

I would get the surgery at the Mass General in Boston and would require a 2 week time period where I could not under any circumstances talk or make sound, as this could compromise the surgery and cause permanent damage.  I would also not be able to drink alcohol or coffee during this healing period. To ensure that I would not speak I needed to make sure I was not spoken to, which meant I would have to be alone.  Luckily a friend offered me to recuperate at his vacant cabin on a lake in Bridgton, Maine

I stayed up there alone for ten days.  Knowing I would not be in contact with anyone for the entire time I needed a purpose to focus on so I decided to record an instrumental album.  All the items I used were either instruments I had on tour with me or were stored in my parents basement (Since I grew up on the east coast) from when I was young which consisted of an acoustic guitar, Silvertone electric, small amp, Casio keyboard from the 80’s, microphone and a 4 track recorder.

My time up there was some of the most peaceful time I’ve ever spent. In the morning I would feed the ducks. In the afternoons I would do some handyman work around the house. But mostly I stared out the window at the lake and wrote music on my guitar.  I didn’t set out with any real idea or guideline of what I would make, I just wanted the process to shape the art – solitude in a cabin with a few instruments.  What came of it was a collage of ideas consisting of music and sounds all inspired by fall in New England.

Now that I am healed up and back playing shows, seems like a good time to release this body of work.  Hope that y’all enjoy it because I really enjoyed making it and it helped me get through vow of silence.

Our newest single is available worldwide now!  Listen on all streaming platforms here….

Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/track/0fuov2qfZ48iNtDW1I6gek?si=5ce4799d8e044846

Apple Music – https://music.apple.com/us/album/ghost-of-elvis-single/1704997512

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SONG PREMIERE: Radiator King Shines With Arena Rock Bravado On “Ghost Of Elvis”

October 27th we’ll be releasing a new single called GHOST OF ELVIS! Pre-save the song now on Spotify and Apple Music HERE!

A quick note on why pre-saving is so important and why we are asking of you to do it – Streaming services use algorithms to curate playlists and getting on these playlists is by far the best way for new music to reach new people. A huge factor in being chosen for these playlists is how many times your upcoming release has been pre-saved. Spotify and Apple Music users, please take a second to use the link in our bio to pre-save our new song because we are extremely proud of it and want the song heard by as many people as possible. Thanks y’all xo

Photo by Michelle Shiers

Interview With Canvas Rebel up now! Check it out here..

https://canvasrebel.com/meet-adam-silvestri/

Tour has finally concluded. I feel as if I have lived three years in in the past two months, which is a feeling that can be hard to process. As I sit here at my folks house in Massachusetts, in the bedroom I grew up, I try to wrap my head around it all. For a long time now I’ve trekked through Europe alone with my guitar and most times it felt like some sort of pilgrimage, which was mainly due to the nature of this tour.

What I mean by ‘nature’ is that this tour did not bring me to fancy venues with green rooms, riders and buffets but rather bars, living rooms, pubs, and barns – where the people drink and laugh; where they live everyday. Now I’m not saying I wouldn’t take the former, because I most certainly would, but it would have given me a different set of experiences very different from the ones I lived, and it’s important that I recognize that. There was a certain quality of person that I consistently met along the way. The shows weren’t booked by a company or booking agent in an office somewhere but rather with people I had come into contact with, one way or another, through our mutual love of music. Individuals who I assure you were not making much, if any, money off the shows, but always made sure I was paid and taken care of. They are the people that enrich communities, they are the people that create communities. They are the ones who recognize the importance the arts play in our world, the ones who know of the fires they fuel and do their part to make sure the flames never go out. And I’ve learned that this quality of person always attract the same quality of person at the places where their gatherings occur. In these people – playing for them, meeting them, drinking with them, laughing with them – I am once again filled with inspiration and eager to write new music. At its conclusion, above all else, I have to pay mind to all of this with gratitude and appreciation.

Psyched to kick off the UK/EU solo dates this Thursday in London!