Silver Columns crept into music lovers gaze last year as an enigma, wrapped up in tinkly stardust noises that were as sparkly as their name purveyed. Since then the mysterious, faceless duo have revealed themselves to their cult fan base as Adem and Johnny Lynch aka the Pictish Trail, two artists who would not have been suspected to be behind the dizzying, dreamy electro beats of Silver Columns, both having their musical roots in mellow, acoustic, folky genres.
The duo released two limited edition white label singles before revealing their identity, 'Browbeaten' and 'Yes, and Dance' which both combine synths with whispy, honey-dripped vocals with a slight Bronski Beat feel. These two singles brought the duo into the limelight and earned them a dedicated group of followers.
They are now releasing their third single, 'Cavalier' the first proper release off their label 'Moshi Moshi', (Au Revoir Simone, Hot Chip, Slow Club) and the first track from their forthcoming album 'Yes, and Dance'. It’s an odd sounding bit of electronica, starting off with pulsating space organs and breathy call-and-response vocals with fluctuating pin-ball noises sprinkled here and there, which while pleasant enough lack any real substance and the song never really reaches a culmination that makes you want to listen again. It fails to seduce your ears in the way that 'Browbeaten' and 'Yes, and Dance' do, but two out or three isn't bad so perhaps the album, out on the 24th May, will hold some more gems.
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