Here’s the debut album from Swiss post-punk/new wave band The Silence Cries, released in 1987.
This three piece band reminds me quite a bit of Mecano, Svätsox, Razor Penguins, early Modern English, and other rickety, yet powerful post-punk bands from the early/mid 80s.
There’s also quite a bit of sax, trumpet, and accordion throughout the LP, which adds a nice bit of tension. It’s quite an eclectic album – there’s a lot of variation and dynamic range across the album, and the band occasionally flirts with jangle pop, NDW, and more experimental shades, but still retains that gloomy post-punk sound I love so dearly.
The Silence Cries has a rather modest discography, three albums and two singles, all of which were released on the Winterschatten label.
I couldn’t say how their sound evolved on their second and third album, but I’d be curious to find out one of these days. As always, feel free to drop a line if you have any of their other releases, and perhaps you’ll find the band’s first 7” single here soon enough.
Tracklist
1. Change - 3:42
2. Emotions - 3:23
3. Grieni Auge - 4:42
4. Fische Nur - 2:38
5. Silent Eyes - 2:53
6. Violence Is Growing - 6:05
7. Why Should I Dance - 2:49
8. Slow Death - 3:36
9. In My Brain - 3:48
10. Another Beer - 3:48
11. Frontiers - 2:48
12. Killed By Unfeeling - 4:57
Credits
- Engineer – Stefan Hugye
- Producer – Stefan Hugye
Notes
Released: 1987
Genre: Post-punk, New Wave
Length: 45:15
Label: Winterschatten Records
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