REVIEW: Silver Pin - Calling Room
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February 28th, 2026 // 32:01 // Silver Pin
Somewhat unexpectedly, Silver Pin’s debut album Calling Room has turned into my favourite record of 2026 so far. If you know me, this might not be that unexpected at all: this is Gleemer’s vocalist’s solo album, and I may have a bit of a thing for that band. However, their latest album was just a little too subtle and didn’t stick with me all that much, and Calling Room felt even more subtle on first listen. Thankfully, it continues to unfold itself in many beautiful ways two months after release.
Silver Pin’s vibe is exactly what one would expect: soothing, subtle, slow. Across its eight songs and relatively lean 31 minutes, it manages to reach for all colours within this palette, with each of these cuts assuming their own delightful identities. Opening duo “8628” and “Your Angel” feel like mission statements of sorts, adequately summing up what the album is about: pretty slowcore tunes with Corey Coffman’s voice achieving a newfound sense of clarity. There’s hooks, but they rarely overshadow the vibes and sheer pleasantness of the music. Instead, there’s a subtly smooth chorus here and there that gets stickier with each repeated listen (and there are few records more easily replayable than this one).
However, the clear highlight on Calling Room does achieve its status because of its somewhat abstract yet entirely delightful chorus hook. The comparatively straightforward “Bitter” finds Coffman stretching his vocals further than ever before while still perfectly complementing the warmth of the song, and sticks the landing gorgeously. While it’s a beautiful song in its own right, the fact that it’s sandwiched between two of Silver Pin’s more experimental cuts only adds to its excellence. That’s not to the detriment of these songs themselves: “Wishing Well” adds some dark and doomy elements to the comfort of the record’s slowcore, while “What a Hell Will You Make of It” serves as a quiet, Grouper-esque piece that might be even more haunting.
As a whole, Calling Room is simply a great slowcore album that thrives due to its brevity. Its subtleties are well-developed and rewarding, and Coffman never loses sight of the warm, gloomy vibes he’s embracing all throughout.
9.0/10