Silence Is Treason - Score Music Magazine

Silence is Treason has released one of those albums that is difficult to categorize. It isn't that the genre is all that complex; it is a radio-friendly-pop-punk hybrid. What makes it difficult is there is really no handle to grab onto beyond that identification.


Confused yet?

The three musicians who comprise Silence is Treason play a variety of instruments to create this textured sound. They seem to be working through some type of musical schizophrenia that would accompany the ability multiple instruments and play them well.

This disc would be considered cool even if it was simply for the esoteric enigmatic quality of it, but it stands on its own as a collection of music that begs to be explored at different times in different moods.
The trio of "classically trained musicians" do keep things interesting especially with the songwriting.

They eschew the standard "I love you" songs and the obligatory "I hate you" songs in favor of an upbeat number about the Russian folktale Baba Yaga.

"The Flight of Baba Yaga: A New American Century" is followed by a strangely gypsy-like number called "Lallibella" which almost acts as a musical punctuation mark on the song that precedes it.

They will be haunted by the music writers who are more concerned with figuring them out then enjoying them. They will also suffer at the hands of the short-sighted radio programmers who won't really know where to put them. But let's hope they continue to do what they do best and that is record the punk pop music that will win them a huge following over the next couple of summer tours.

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Silence Is Treason - Lucid Forge Review

Silence Is Treason - Self-Titled
Written by Adam A. Donaldson

If silence is treason, then these guys really are patriots. All kidding aside, Silence Is Treason's self-titled debut is an excellent mix of alt-rock and classic punk. The band's debut single "Radio Graffiti" exemplifies their skill as music makers; it's slick, hard-broiled and quick. Especially impressive is lead singer Omar's vocal contortions, he can go from harmony to wailing in a matter of micro-seconds. The band also has a strong sense of whimsy and social conscious as highlighted by the aforementioned "Radio Graffiti" and "A New American Century". There's even an instrumental track called "Lallibella", which gives band members Dominic and Donato_Roboto a chance to shine.

LA TV Live - Front Row

If I ever find the VHS I have of this, I will try and get it up here somehow. Until then, I can only say, Front Row performed "Pouring Rain" on LA TV Live...

Silence is Treason - Skratch Magazine December '06

SILENCE IS TREASON
SELF-TITLED
NINE 12 RECORDS
Not since the Vietnam War has there been such an uprising of musicians who have used their music to make political and social statements. Chances are most of you have yet to hear the music of Silence Is Treason. On their self-titled release, they bring us lyrics strong in meaning and don't hold back. The music is along the lines of a System of a Down sound, but a bit more progressive. Musically it's very intricate... I was impressed with the content of the lyrics. "A New American Century" is a song that exposes the dirty truths behind the controversial neo-conservative group The Project for a New American Century. Overall, this is an impressive yet sobering album. -Matt Edmund