Morganway release "Kill the Silence"

Morganway release “Kill the Silence”

Peter Anderson
February 6, 2025

‘Dulcet gutsy americana… informed by Mac, The Eagles, Springsteen and the like’ – Classic Rock

With a fierce live reputation and critical acclaim aplenty, Morganway are back with their storming new album Kill The Silence out now. Since the release of their last album Back To Zero in 2023, it’s been quite a journey for the self-described ‘Americana rock band’ – Morganway have opened tours for Skunk Anansie, Belle & Sebastian, Elles Bailey and Scarlet Rebels across the UK and Europe,

They have also graced festival stages at the likes of The Long Road (with their set resulting in Entertainment Focus calling them ‘One of the best bands the UK has to offer… echoing the greats like Fleetwood Mac’), Belladrum, Towersey Folk Festival, and Cropredy – which received praise from Fairport Convention themselves. Now the 6-piece have their biggest UK headline tour in their sights, and unleash their new album Kill The Silence at the end of January, before hitting the road for a UK tour in April.

Morganway are a Norfolk/Cambridge-based six piece, founded by twins Callum (lead vocals, bass) and Kieran Morgan (guitar, vocals). SJ Mortimer (lead vocals), Matt Brocklehurst (keyboard, vocals), Nicole J Terry (fiddle, vocals) and Ed Bullinger (drums, vocals) complete the lineup

Recorded live over four intense days at Foel Studios in Wales (fueled by ‘probably four bottles of whiskey and almost no sleep’ according to guitarist Kieran Morgan), the album showcases the band’s Americana roots, yet there is now a rockier grit to their sound, while their trademark gorgeous harmonies and melodic lines are still ever-present as they set out to channel the spirit of Woodstock.

Thematically, the band address the struggle of independent musicians, but they also manage to find life’s bright spots and celebrate them by playing loud. SJ Mortimer (lead vocalist): ‘This truly feels like a new chapter for us. We poured our souls, blood, sweat, and tears into this album. There’s magic in recording music the “old school” way – plugging in together and playing live, warts and all!’ Callum Morgan (bass/vocals): ‘Inspired by artists like Bob Dylan and, more recently, Brandi Carlile, we wanted to record as they often do – spontaneously and less rehearsed. When you’re still discovering a song, that’s when the magic happens.’

Morganway’s knack for capturing the vintage feel of 70s and 80s music with a contemporary sheen is apparent with ‘Edge of the Sun’ and its pure escapism presented as an epic rock ballad. Having long described themselves as an ‘Americana rock band’, nowhere is this more apparent than on the stomps, fiddle and twanging guitars of ‘Devil’s Canyon’, which, as it turns out, is one of Morganway’s earliest songs and was the first recorded for the album. ‘It’s like we were waiting for the right time to capture the lightning in the bottle,’ says Callum.

Following the release of Kill The Silence and their first headline tour in Germany, Morganway will embark on their biggest-ever headline UK tour in April – tickets available here: