"I think it would be fair to say if the band was collectively known as Stella, then this record would indicate the reality that Stella had indeed got her groove back." states Ed Robertson of Toronto's Barenaked Ladies. After 27 years together, over 14 million albums sold, multiple Juno Awards, and GRAMMY nominations, Silverball, the cerebral band's fourteenth album finds the long-standing partnership of Ed Robertson (guitar, vocals), Jim Creeggan (bass, vocals), Kevin Hearn (keyboard, guitar, vocals) and Tyler Stewart (drums, vocals) firing on all cylinders. In Robertson's view, Silverball has already attained a lofty status in the band's canon, for reasons that are fundamental and enduring. "I think the strength of this record is the band playing together," he says. "We're pushing in new directions -- as always, I think -- but it's still unmistakably these four guys playing together, and that's what I'm most proud of. I put the record on and it doesn't sound like anything we've ever done before, and yet it is unmistakably the new Barenaked Ladies record. We made it quickly and effortlessly, and I think it's a great showcase of what this band is capable of."