Young Modern
Silverchair · 2007
68 min · 17 tracks · alternative rock
Eclectic soundscapes blend art rock and alternative melodies, showcasing a mature evolution from Silverchair's grunge roots.
Top tracks — play these first
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Straight Lines — This track encapsulates the album's blend of polished production and introspective lyrics, reflecting on personal growth and resilience.
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Those Thieving Birds, Part 1 / Strange Behaviour / Those Thieving Birds, Part 2 — This multi-part epic showcases Silverchair's ambition and artistry, seamlessly weaving together different musical ideas into a cohesive narrative experience.
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If You Keep Losing Sleep — The song explores themes of anxiety and uncertainty with a haunting melody, demonstrating the band's ability to convey emotional weight through music.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album blends rock with orchestral elements, showing growth but lacks tight cohesion across its length.
What we noticed
- Several tracks incorporate orchestral arrangements, adding depth and complexity to the overall sound.
- The album closes with a reprise of 'Straight Lines', which echoes themes from earlier in the record.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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5/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- dynamic emotional journeys
- long, immersive listening sessions
- wave-like pacing and builds
- introspective mood exploration
Where this album fits
- In the catalog
- Late Career Highlight — Shows continued vitality after a five-year hiatus and showcases mature evolution.
- Career context
- Released in 2007, 'Young Modern' marked Silverchair's fifth studio album and their first after a five-year hiatus. This period followed the band's experimentation with different styles, particularly evident in their previous album, 'Diorama'. With this release, they aimed to further explore orchestral arrangements and complex compositions, solidifying their transition from adolescent angst to more nuanced themes.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Alice in Chains· Soundgarden· Stone Temple Pilots
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Young Modern Station 3:11
- 2 Straight Lines 4:17
- 3 If You Keep Losing Sleep 3:20
- 4 Reflections of a Sound 4:09
- 5 Those Thieving Birds, Part 1 / Strange Behaviour / Those Thieving Birds, Part 2 7:25
- 6 The Man That Knew Too Much 4:19
- 7 Waiting All Day 4:28
- 8 Mind Reader 3:07
- 9 Low 3:48
- 10 Insomnia 3:06
- 11 All Across the World 4:01
Disc 2
- 1 Making of Young Modern, Part 1 3:11
- 2 Making of Young Modern, Part 2 4:07
- 3 Making of Young Modern, Part 3 3:57
- 4 Making of Young Modern, Part 4 3:59
- 5 Making of Young Modern, Part 5 3:18
- 6 Straight Lines 4:18
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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