Dublin sextet Silverbacks have returned with new single ‘Selling Shovels,’ their first release since their 2022 sophomore effort Archive Material. ‘Selling Shovels’ was recorded with Gilla Band’s Daniel Fox and finds the group exploring singer Daniel O’Kelly’s natural impatience and morbid sense of curiosity.

“The idea for these lyrics came from a habit I have – maybe everyone does it?  When reading a historical figure’s wikipedia page I often lose interest and so I jump straight to the ‘personal life’ and ‘death’ part of the page to see how they died and the circumstances they were in at the time. The lyrics flicker between mundane distractions and fairly horrific images of war. Selling Shovels is a reference to ‘selling shovels during the gold rush’.” 

To celebrate the release of ‘Selling Shovels’, Silverbacks will  be hitting the road in October with shows in Dublin and Cork before several shows in the UK.  Silverbacks will be joined by special guests The Personal Vanity Project for the Irish shows – details below. The group will also be appearing at Féile Na Gréine in Limerick next month.

‘Selling Shovels’ – the new single from Silverbacks – is out now via Central Tones / Cargo.

Live Dates

October 19th – Workman’s Club, Dublin

October 20th – Coughlan’s, Cork

October 24th – YES Basement, Manchester

October 25th – Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield

October 26th – Shacklewell Arms, London

Tickets for Irish dates €20 (including booking fee) on sale Friday 12th July at 10:00.