Silverball (album)

Silverball
Studio album by Barenaked Ladies
Released	2 June 2015
Recorded	December 2014–February 2015[1]
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	45:10
Label	Vanguard Records
Producer	Gavin Brown
Barenaked Ladies chronology
The Long Weekend EP (2014) Silverball (2015) BNL Rocks Red Rocks (2016)
Singles from Silverball
"Say What You Want" Released: 28 April 2015 "Silverball" Released: 4 May 2015 "Duct Tape Heart" Released: 10 July 2015

Silverball is the 11th full-length original-material studio album by Barenaked Ladies. The album was released on 2 June 2015.^[2] The album is the band's third studio album since the departure of founding member Steven Page in February 2009. The album was recorded in late 2014 and early 2015 with producer Gavin Brown.

The cover art depicts a pinball sitting on a pinball table surface, reflecting the darkened figure of a man playing. Lead singer and guitarist Ed Robertson, an acknowledged longtime video game fanatic turned his interest towards pinball in the 2010s, amassing a collection of machines. The inspiration of the name Silverball came from the giant glitterball which hung above the floor of the O2 ABC venue in Glasgow, Scotland. Which the band relayed as one of their favourite venues. The venue itself has since burned down and is no longer in use - it is believed the glitterball was destroyed in the fire.

Best Buy offered a retailer-exclusive limited-time edition of the album in the U.S. including "Counting Down" and "Fall Back On", two songs which were initially cut from the album.^[3] Both songs are exclusive to Spotify in Canada, who also offer a track-by-track commentary by the band for the album.

The album was released on vinyl on 31 July 2015.^[4] BNL Rocks Red Rocks, a live album recorded at Red Rocks Amphitheatre during the tour for Silverball, was released 20 May 2016.^[5][6]