Silver Scooter

Silver Scooter

Blue Law

Peek-A-Boo

***The Blue Law is the much-anticipated third full-length release by a quartet which began as a deceptively simple pop trio with the uncanny ability to hit as many emotional chords as musical ones, and has evolved into a subtly sophisticated pop group that now hits those chords with an articulate precision. SILVER SCOOTER uses the studio as a tool to silken, not slicken, a tasteful sound that was already tight, controlled, and in many ways, perfect. Under the wellgroomed coiffure of their new record breathes a beast. Singer/guitarist SCOTT GARRED tells us in perfect pitch about the urge to smash his car into an old lover's fender (that unwitting ex-lover might even be singing along). New guitarist SHAWN CAMP, who played bass with Scott and drummer TOM HUDSON in their college band in the Pacific Northwest, painted the artwork on the cover of Silver Scooter's first album, The Other Palm Springs, as well as the cover of The Blue Law. JOHN HUNT's bass lines rumble with a nearly unperceived menace. And, in the midst of a groove so steady it defies metronomes, seemlingly random guitar lines careen in and out of control, as if the guitar was played by two people instead of one. In fact, that guitar was actually played by two people in one case. Scott wrestled for control of a Gibson Les Paul with longtime producer DAVE McNAIR during the taping of "Terrorism Lover." Likewise, Silver Scooter recorded much of The Blue Law in such a grab-bag...

Silver Scooter

Other Palm Springs

Peek-A-Boo

Austin’s pop whiz-captains’ first full offering. Catch-haven songs of subtlety, sincerity, and energetic melancholia. Many previous singles and compilation appearances, as well as a wide national fanbase.

Silver Scooter

Goodbye

Peek-A-Boo

Singer/guitarist Scott Garred's farewell in the title track from this new EP is more comforting than absolute certainty about what awaits just over the horizon. Small wonder that it's slated as the lead-off track on Silver Scooter's forthcoming album, The Blue Law, scheduled for February release on Peek-A-Boo Records. Silver Scooter began as a deceptively simple pop trio with the uncanny ability to hit as many emotional chords as musical ones. With their third full-length, the band has evolved into a sophisticated pop quartet that now hits those chords with articulate precision. This four-song EP precedes The Blue Law by several months and offers a sample of what's to come with three Scooter originals, plus a stunning rendition of New Order's "Run." Following the release of their previous album, Orleans Parish, Garred, bassist John Hunt, and drummer Tom Hudson added longtime friend Shawn Camp to Silver Scooter's permanent line-up on guitar and keyboards. Shawn played bass with Scott and Tom in their PacNW college band. He also created the painting on the cover of Silver Scooter's first album, The Other Palm Springs, as well as the photo assemblage that graces the cover of The Blue Law. As always, Silver Scooter uses the studio as a tool to silken, not slicken, a tasteful sound that was already tight, controlled and in many ways, perfect. However, beneath the studied polish of their new record breathes a beast. Bass lines rumble with a nearly unperceived menace, the way powerful ocean currents are felt...

Silver Scooter

Orleans Parish

Peek-A-Boo

***For the sheer glee of the thrill, can you beat Silver Scooter for fixing your most basic pop needs? This is a band that gets your motor running. Catchy and lush, anthemic guitar-driven songs with lyrical storytelling, propulsive rhythms and melancholic-melodic drive accentuated by keyboards, cello, drum loops and atypical song structures. They've received awards ('97 Austin Music Awards - Best Album, The Other Palm Springs), Billboard Magazine coverage, Rolling Stone blurbage(Peek-a-Boo label exposé) and the hearts of legions of pop fans coast to coast. Their second album, a twelve-song reminder of why you do this.