The Sound - From the Lions Mouth (1981)

Artist: The Sound
Album: From the Lions Mouth
Release: 1981
Label: Korova Records


Tracklist:
1. Winning
2. Sense of Purpose
3. Contact the Fact
4. Skeletons
5. Judgement
6. Fatal Flaw
7. Possession
8. The Fire
9. Silent Air
10. New Dark Age


The Sound were an English darkwave/post-punk band that formed in 1979, and were fronted by Adrian Borland, a tragic figure who suffered mental instability until his suicide decades later. Their lyrics are lonely, their hooks seductive, and Adrian's vocals desperate. "From the Lions Mouth" is their second LP, released on Korova Records, a label owned by Warner Brothers. Korova always pushed the band to break through to commercial success, but The Sound never chose to compromise their sound to achieve more than cult status. Good thing, because what makes this LP fantastic is its balance between insatiable pop and the dark post-punk movement that bloomed in the early 80's. If for nothing else, this record is worth loving for its final track "New Dark Age," an apocalyptic masterpiece with bone shaking bass synth.

Here it comes, a new dark age.

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