Published online by TN2 magazine 19 August 2020. Silverbacks are a five-piece Dublin-based band composed of brothers Daniel and Kilian O’Kelly (the principal songwriters), along with Peader Kearney, Emma Hanlon and Gary Wickham. Last month, the band released their first album, Fad. Angular and jagged guitar riffs bounce back and forth over the funny, offbeat lyrics of frontman Daniel O’Kelly. On several songs, bassist Emma Hanlon takes over the role of lead vocalist. Her melodic, clean singing contrasts the rest of the band’s punky yells to great effect on the choruses of songs such ‘Klub Silberrücken’ and ‘Muted Gold’. Producer Daniel Fox of Girl Band coaxes a variety of textures out of the band’s guitars, resulting in an album which is fresh, varied and a lot of fun. Through the socially distant medium of email, singer/songwriter and guitarist Kilian O’Kelly, alongside bassist and vocalist Emma Hanlon spoke, about their musical influences, their label Central Tones, and their aspira...