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“Fly” is the new single by Oakland musician Eric Silverman. Picking up where he left off with the psychedelic desert-rock of 2023’s Stay In It, Silverman brings it back home to the Bay Area, where he and producer Damien Lewis (Kevin Parker, James Bay) landed for a stint at the legendary Record Plant, now known as 2200 Studios. Nestled among the houseboats of Sausalito in the shadows of Mt Tamalpais, legendary musicians like Stevie Nicks, Prince, and Sly Stone lived and worked at the studio and artists ranging from Fleetwood Mac to The Grateful Dead to Metallica recorded classic albums there. It’s definitely the kind of place where you could say inspiration is in the air.
One day while setting up for a recording session inspiration struck and Silverman more or less sat down and wrote “Fly” on the spot. "Some songs take a long time to write, some just kind of show up in your hands. We were tuning up drums at 2200 Studios and setup a drum loop. I picked up a 12 string and pretty much played the whole song, from the first verse and the chorus. It was one of those songs where it was best not to question where it came from, a total gift” says Silverman. The end result is a catchy slice of psychedelic yacht-rock that should appeal to fans of Pink Floyd, Tame Impala, and Jonathan Wilson.
As far as what the song means to him, Silverman says “I think at the time I was (and I guess still am) obsessed with the idea of changing, evolving, knowing that we are different everyday. So the song is in that spirit. Change or die. Worm to butterfly”. Fittingly, Silverman is excited to announce his signing to Oakland, CA based label Royal Oakie Records–“Fly” is just the start, keep your eyes peeled for more exciting announcements coming soon!
lyrics
Fly
The dreams are all the same
It happened once again
It’s like I’m falling
To look inside myself
and just see someone else
I’ll come back crawling
We change or we will die
From worm to butterfly
We are evolving
The bodies in the sky
Give the universal sign
Don’t stop revolving
Fly
The sun sets in the sky
so morning tell you why
you will awaken
Embrace with the unknown
you struggle and you grow
Echoes forever
We change or we will die
From worm to butterfly
We are evolving
The bodies in the sky
Give the universal sign
Don’t stop revolving
Northern California musician Eric Silverman writes and records psychedelic indie-rock that sounds like it could be from 2025
or 1975. Following up his 2023 debut album, new single “Fly” finds Silverman sailing towards new horizons with his signing to Royal Oakie Records....more
The Los Angeles-based indie rock artist's first full-length album is inspired by songwriters like Glen Campbell and George Harrison. Bandcamp New & Notable May 8, 2020
