I did have to take a quick look at the calendar, as I hadn’t realised that bands were still producing music like this in 2017. I was never a massive fan of the post-punk/alternative movement in the Eighties, and although I had some Killing Joke and New Order I never got into Sisters of Mercy or Simple Minds, yet somehow Swedish act Then Comes Silence is doing their best to combine all of them, with possibly just a touch of Bauhaus. This is their fourth album, and certainly captures the sounds of a time gone by. The bass guitar is often a lead melody instrument, while the guitars are jangly and the drummer spending a lot of time on the hi-hat, hitting the best on the snare in 4/4 time, with just a slight change every so often to show that he isn’t a machine.
This is music that is designed for arenas, and I can see them going down a storm if they managed to get a U2 support gig, but I wasn’t a fan the first time around and this does nothing to convince me I made a mistake. Of course, if you like any of the above then possibly this is worth seeking out.
