Today's band is a lesser post-punk classic, UK act The Sound. The band formed in 1978 as the Outsiders, switching up their name in 1979 after a quick lineup shift.
Their sound was akin to the likes of the intitial wave of post-punk, and the band toured with the likes of friends and cohorts the Chameleons, Echo & the Bunnymen, Au Pairs, and the Comsat Angels. Singer Adrian Borland's lyrics would often ruminate on existentialist affairs and paranoid observations, while the music would mix synthesizers and horns with fast-paced rhtyhms and guitars.
Throughout their tenure, the band recorded five full length records, a few peel sessions, and a slew of EPs and singles before their split in 1987, just after a canceled European tour. Adrian would persue a solo career, but the band would never reunite, as keyboardist Colvin "Max" Mayers would pass on in 1993 and Adrian Borland would commit suicide in 1999. However, the band lives on- several reissues of the Sound's catalog and tributes to their material have since materialized, and the band's influence can be heard in many modern post-punk acts.
I've uploaded two tracks- the first from their second record, 1981's From the Lion's Mouth and the second a track from their 1980 debut Jeopardy.
download The Sound- 'Fatal Flaw'
download The Sound- 'Heartland'
For your viewing pleasure, here's a video of the Sound performing 'Sense of Purpose' (From the Lion's Mouth's lead-off single) on the Old Grey Whistle Test:
Even though most of the band's material was released for the first time on CD earlier this decade, those copies are still hard to come by. Keep your eyes peeled for them!
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