Album Review: Silo – Haze (Easy Life Records)

Hailing from the Isle of Man, Silo are a five-piece nu-gaze / melodic hardcore band, merging the emotional weight of grunge with the ferocity of post-hardcore. They will release their debut album, ‘Haze’ on May 1st, 2026, via Easy Life Records.

One of the most attention-grabbing listens heard this year so far, Silo are a band everyone needs to be listening to. Partially because of how genre-fluid this album is and partially because of how it delivers emotional authenticity.

It’s a fiery start courtesy of Static Screen, an energised and noisy opener, but it’s Spin that really excites. Silo leaning into a rawer post-hardcore sound, delivering an anthemic edge, and crafting heavy vibrancy. There’s an urgency here, notably with the drumming and vocals, and it makes the heart beat a hell of a lot faster.

That track, like so many on the album, flies by in a blur of grin-inducing noise, but whereas speed played an important role in that, moody melody plays an important role in making Crawl in a Bottle potent. Here Silo flex their musical muscles, showing off a network of bulging grungy veins, and it’s hard not to be impressed by their display.

Ill Intent is a personal favourite as it has Silo experimenting with nostalgic nu elements. It’s a track that goes hard, and mainly because of the vocals, which are freaking gnarly.

Easily one of my most played but Split My Mind isn’t far behind and all because it is so obviously anthemic, leaning more into alternative metal and rock territories. Yet, what Silo produce is utterly addictive, with big riffs, plenty of energy, and a chorus that demands a singalong.

I love this. I love that a track like Forget It can follow such an obvious crowd-pleaser with a bit of two-step inducing action and a hefty breakdown. I love that the nu-metal they produce on a track like What’s Left of Me sounds equally retro and modern, and it can have a huge sounding ending. I love that Low Sun and Jaw Wire are so different, with the former’s grungy sound taking on a trippy and groovy form. Whereas the latter’s punchier sound comes from a collection of interesting instrumental ideas. Honestly, love it or hate it, nobody can deny that this is one hell of a varied album.

Credit to Silo for not just showing what they are capable of but doing so in a cohesive way. From beginning to end, it’s a gripping album and nothing about Bai Lan, Imposter, and Lucid will change that. Here you’ll find some of their more straight-forward efforts, but that doesn’t mean they’re not impossibly addictive none the less, because they really bloody are.

Wrapping up one hell of a satisfying listen, it’s Times Change. The kind of track that puts a soft smile on the face as it sends you on an emotional trip into the past. The simple guitar strumming and naked vocals make it feel a bit ‘jam-like’, but it’s dripping in atmosphere. I can see a lot of people loving this track, especially as it works off Lucid’s heavy and energetic potency so well.

This is how you craft an attention grabbing debut.

Silo – Haze Track Listing:

1. Static Screen
2. Spin
3. Crawl In a Bottle
4. Ill Intent
5. Split My Mind
6. Forget It
7. What’s Left of Me
8. Low Sun
9. Jaw Wire
10. Bai Lan
11. Imposter
12. Lucid
13. Times Change

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