New Music / Freshly Written & Recently Released (2014)
Philly Music!
I've been following Philly post punk band The Silence Kit for a number of years, and I was happy to recently see that they were going to be doing a gig on one of my free nights. So I headed over to Bourbon & Branch Friday and saw them do a good show.
Since I saw them last the four-piece has had a personnel change, bringing on a new drummer and guitar player. The band performed lots of songs including new work and some of their standards.
Over the years their sound has undergone some subtle changes, gradually becoming more complex, with more texture in the instrumentals. Instead of hearing the band mostly as one sound, I hear multiple sounds, multiple things going on. There are more changes of feeling, changes of tempo, within each piece, as well as some more atmospherics. (On some of their spots on the internets, a "shoegaze" influence is even mentioned.)
The Silence Kit came out with a great full-length cd earlier this year. It's titled "Watershed". The thirteenth track on the cd is titled "I Just Wanted to Think Clearer". It's playing right here on my blog page :::
The Silence Kit has another show at Bourbon & Branch coming up on January 10. If you'd like to hear more music and find out about more shows, here is the click to their website ::: The Silence Kit's web page (CLICK HERE), and here is the click to their Facebook page ::: The Silence Kit's Facebook page (CLICK HERE).
As a side comment I would like to publicly thank Pat McCay and The Silence Kit for donating merch for the raffle at West Girard Community Council's fundraiser earlier this year. It helped our year-round Food Cupboard serve neighbors in need. Thanks, guys.
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