Tory Silver mixes nostalgic wistfulness with hopefulness on “Microwave.” The crunchy yet melodic guitars have real grit and though reminiscent a bit of Pixies have a modern resonance particularly with Silver’s charmingly vulnerable vocal delivery. In the video we see what looks like VHS footage and in-camera-style effects interspersed with images of a microwave oven for an effect that enhances the song’s themes of holding onto daily rituals as a grounding for getting through the periods of self-doubt and mundane but necessary and repetitive experiences of life that help string the rest of it together and make it all possible even if it can be easy to forget and get swept up in periods of despair at the thought of possible future catastrophe and stagnation. It’s the kind of song that has a familiar mood and sound to it but mainly because we’ve all been there at some point and maybe even now and it’s comforting to hear someone articulate that state of mind so accurately. Watch the video for “Microwave” on YouTube and follow Tory Silver at the links provided. Silver’s new album In Through the Front with Lasers releases through Michi Tapes on May 29, 2026.
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