THE TITLE TRACK FROM HER UPCOMING ALBUM
BROOKLYN | OCTOBER 22, 2021 Jennifer Silva invites you to walk with her down “Purgatory Road” on October 22nd when she releases the title track to her upcoming, long-awaited album. The single “Purgatory Road” will be released on all major music platforms, including Spotify, Amazon Music, and Apple Music on October 22th, and on November 19th, the accompanying music video will be released and premiered at 5 pm EST on YouTube. The full-length album“Purgatory Road” features ten songs about complicated, strong, yet flawed characters and will be released on October 29th.
The single “Purgatory Road” is a song about regret. The lyrics showcase a vulnerability and connection to the deep, dark places that live somewhere in us all. Silva mentors listeners by reflecting on her mistakes and puts the audience under a musical spell. She welcomes the ghosts that linger in our lives and continue to haunt us with lyrics such as, “Sinners come and sinners go, but I will dwell here evermore,”. The song is emotional and evocative and takes the listener on a journey down a road we have all travelled at some point in our lives.
Silva is best known for her live shows where she puts the audience under a musical spell, leaving them transfixed by her fiery delivery and soulful voice. A gifted artist and natural performer – think Stevie Nicks, Brittany Howard, Elle King and Florence Welch – Silva captivates audiences with her inescapable passion and musical storytelling. Silva is drawn to the mysterious and supernatural and it is no surprise that “Purgatory Road” takes the listener to a haunted place, with such lyrics as:
Ain’t no angels
Singing down on
Winding, blinding Purgatory Road
All the devils
It’s where they grow old
Living down on Purgatory Road
“Purgatory Road is a real place in Newport, RI and the song references the surrounding areas of Purgatory Chasm, Newport Beach, and Paradise Avenue, but it’s a metaphor for how we deal with our past transgressions and the search for forgiveness. We’ve all had lots of time to reflect on mistakes we’ve made and what our future might look like after the pandemic. For many of us, me included, it was a long, dark road ahead at times. This last year and a half have been a sort of Purgatory for us all. Did we deserve this? Are we being punished? Will we ever get out of this? I hope this song can give some peace to those who feel alone, or guilty, or lost. I hear you and am right there with you.” – Jennifer Silva
Recording “Purgatory Road” began in March 2020 – one week before lockdown – at Vinegar Hill Sound with Producer and Engineer Reed Black and her 5 piece band. Having this album to slowly complete throughout the Pandemic was Silva’s light at the end of a very long, very dark tunnel. Her regular vocal sessions at the studio (lead and background vocals) were cathartic and healing and helped her see a future in music, even while all her concerts were cancelled and small venues all over the country shuttered their doors, some permanently.
ABOUT:
Brooklyn-based, indie-rock songwriter and powerhouse vocalist, Jennifer Silva, summons spirits and commands the audience with her evocative lyrics and dynamic stage presence. Silva channels dark, moody energy with sensual, confident storytelling inspired by the mysterious, infamous and nefarious. A prolific artist, Jennifer Silva’s new single follows her 2020 single release “I Wash My Hands” and the 2018 debut album “Bluest Sky, Darkest Earth” featuring the breakout single “Command Z”.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
- “Landline” Video Release on October 8 on YouTube and Vimeo
- Mondo NYC Music Festival Emerging Artist Showcase, October 14 at The Berlin Under A, NYC
- “Purgatory Road” album release show, Nov. 13th at the Bowery Electric, NYC
- “Purgatory Road” video release on November 19th on YouTube and Vimeo
- Brooklyn Music Kitchen, Dec. 4th, NYC
WHAT THE PRESS SAYS:
The Joy of Violent Movement, October 1, 2021
“Purgatory Road‘s first single is the slow-burning and sensual “Landline.” Prominently featuring Silva’s sultry and bluesy crooning, and an atmospheric and unfussy arrangement of twinkling Rhodes, a sinuous bass line, strummed guitar, “Landline” continues a run of material heavily indebted to 70s AM rock and soul, centered around a similar craftsmanship. .”
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