Evolution. It's what keeps the best bands afloat — song after song, show after show,record after record.

Mike Harmeier was still in his early 20s when he formed Mike and the Moonpies. Fromthe start, they were the definition of a workingman's country band, cutting their teethwith five-hour sets on Austin's dancehall circuit before spreading their music to the restof America. By the early 2020s, they'd become global ambassadors of homegrownTexas music, flying their flag everywhere from Abbey Road Studios (where theyrecorded 2019'sCheap Silver & Solid Country Goldwith help from the LondonSymphony Orchestra) to the Grand Ole Opry.The growth was remarkable, but all that momentum left Harmeier and his fourbandmates — drummer Taylor Englert, guitarist Catlin Rutherford, bassist OmarOyoque, and steel guitarist Zachary Moulton — looking for something new. After all,their music had decidedly changed. Why shouldn't their name do the same?Silveradamarks a new chapter in the band's history. It's not just the title of the boldestrelease of the group's critically-acclaimed career; it's also the name of the reinvigorated band itself.