Silver Bullets (album)

2015 studio album by The Chills

Silver Bullets

Studio album by

The Chills

Released| 2015
Label| Fire Records
The Chills chronology
| Sunburnt
(1996)  | Silver Bullets
(2015)  | Snow Bound
(2018)

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Silver Bullets is an album by New Zealand group the Chills, released in 2015.[1][2][3]

Martin Phillipps spoke of the 19-year gap since their previous album. "We just couldn't. There's been a lot of frustration but finally, somebody got behind us with the money and belief in both me and the band. It all happened quite quickly too. Off it went!'"[4]

The album cover of Silver Bullets was created by Dunedin-based artist Bruce Mahalski.

## Reception

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 79/100[5]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [6]
Chicago Tribune| [7]
Drowned in Sound| 9/10[8]
The Guardian| [9]
Mojo| [10]
Pitchfork| 6.9/10[11]
Q| [12]
Record Collector| [13]
Uncut| [14]
Under the Radar| 6.5/10[15]

Pitchfork said, "guitars wreathed in reverb, organs heaving, Phillipps' voice, as quietly assured as ever. Combining delicate grace with ornate detailing is no easy feat, but on Silver Bullets, Phillipps manages it again and again."[11]

The Guardian said, "The Chills' appeal always lay in their ability to combine brightness and murkiness – they sound almost like the musical embodiment of autumn, part windswept and part golden – and that's very much present on Silver Bullets, a minor triumph of an album."[9] Drowned in Sound noted, "the mini cinemas of Silver Bullets showcase all of The Chills' true strengths. Their heroic compassion inspires love, preaches empathy, sustains life. Praise them as saints."[8]

## Track listing

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All songs written by Martin Phillipps.

1. "Father Time" – 0:34
2. "Warm Waveform" – 4:10
3. "Silver Bullets" – 3:58
4. "Underwater Wasteland" – 5:27
5. "America Says Hello" – 5:05
6. "Liquid Situation" – 0:50
7. "Pyramid / When the Poor Can Reach the Moon" – 8:03
8. "Aurora Corona" – 4:28
9. "I Can't Help You" – 3:10
10. "Tomboy" – 4:42
11. "Molten Gold" – 3:25

## References

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1. ^ "The Chills - Silver Bullets". Discogs (in Italian). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
2. ^ "Silver Bullets - The Chills | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
3. ^ "The Chills: Silver Bullets". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
4. ^ Jihee Jun. "From Soft Bomb to Silver Bullets". The Lumière Reader.
5. ^ "Silver Bullets by The Chills – Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
6. ^ Sendra, Tim. "The Chills – Silver Bullets". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
7. ^ Kot, Greg (26 October 2015). "The Chills return with a world of worry on 'Silver Bullets'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
8. ^ a b Adcock, Lee (27 October 2015). "Album Review: The Chills – Silver Bullets". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
9. ^ a b Hann, Michael (29 October 2015). "The Chills: Silver Bullets review – Kiwi indie-pop heroes return with melodic gifts intact". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
10. ^ "The Chills – Silver Bullets". Mojo. November 2015. p. 87.
11. ^ a b Keyes, J. Edward (23 October 2015). "The Chills: Silver Bullets Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
12. ^ "The Chills – Silver Bullets". Q. December 2015. p. 106.
13. ^ Peacock, Tim (December 2015). "The Chills – Silver Bullets". Record Collector. No. 447.
14. ^ "The Chills – Silver Bullets". Uncut. December 2015. p. 63.
15. ^ Wojtas, Michael (28 October 2015). "The Chills: Silver Bullets (Fire) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

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The Chills

* Martin Phillipps
* Callum Hampton
* Todd Knudson
* Erica Scally
* Oli Wilson

* Peter Gutteridge
* Jane Dodd
* Terry Moore
* David Kilgour
* Justin Harwood

Studio albums|

* Brave Words
* Submarine Bells
* Soft Bomb
* Sunburnt
* Silver Bullets
* Snow Bound

Compilation albums|

* Kaleidoscope World
* Heavenly Pop Hits – The Best of The Chills

EPs|

* Dunedin Double
* The Lost EP

Songs|

* "Pink Frost"
* "Kaleidoscope World"

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