The Silvercord Quartet Is Quietly Making the Case for Strings

Nothing about Nocturnes in Grey should have crossed over. Eight original nocturnes for string quartet, recorded in low, grey light, with no single, no feature, no hook you could text to a friend.

Intimacy as a production choice

And yet. The recording is so close you can hear the bows leave the strings. It plays less like a classical album and more like eavesdropping.

They play these eight nocturnes like a single held breath.

The crossover

It currently sits at 9.0 with a healthy pile of 'I came for the pop and stayed for the strings' hot takes. If you've been meaning to branch out, let this be the record that does it.