Press
26-05-2002
Reviews and Previews - Singles - Spotlight
By Chuck Taylor (Billboard Magazine - From June 1, 2002 edition)

PRODUCERS: David Botrill, Daniel Johns
WRITER: D. Johns
PUBLISHER: Big Fat Llama
Silverchairs upcoming fourth album, Diorama - its first in three years - has already made its mark in the band's native Australia, debuting at No.1 and hitting platinum in its first week of release.

Van Dyke Parks is a novel addition to the team: the producer - who has worked with Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, and U2 - arranged orchestra, brass, and woodwinds on three album tracks - not exactly par for the course in rockland.
In the end, the sweeping "View" is a remarkably innovative and gratifying outing whose depth and color seem to grow with every successive spin. If there were ever a song that top 40 should pluck from the modern rock side, this is it. Look for the full-length Diorama in North America July 30. - CT