Silver Linings

Melbourne-based R&B/Boogie group, consisting of Françoise D'Argent (vocalist), Lachlan Peavey (guitar/bass) and Benny Badge (keyboards/producer). Françoise and Benny first collaborated in 2013, forming Silver Linings soon after as a side project for Gulf Point Records. The duo made a worthy splash with a single entitled "5358799" featuring Floridian vocalist Ale Chambers. However, it would be their 2016 debut album "8624309" that gained them heavy recognition. Partially recorded whilst living in Manchester, Benny returned with the titular song and a sound palette affected heavily by the city’s penchant for synthetically fused Jazz and electronic music. Bolstered with sessions by Harvey Sutherland, Silentjay and future-recruit Lachlan, the demos took on a new life, layered with soulful vocal arrangements and executed using 80s production protocol. Upon graduating from Melbourne's prestigious VCA Jazz program, Lachlan officially joined the group. This new lineup proved to be an aggressive catalyst for the trio, recording their sophomore album, "11288875" (2017) and touring the UK, Europe, Russia and the US Bay Area over the following months. To date the band's work has received nomination for Best Soul/Funk/R&B Album at The 2017 Age Music Victoria Awards, reached #4 bestselling album at Juno Records, #6 R&B bestseller on Beatport and was listed in Vinyl Factory’s Top 10 Vinyl Releases, January 2017.