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News | The Silence Kit

August 7, 2010


Reviews

A great review of 'Dislocations' came in last month from Mick Mercer, the longest-running Goth and Post-Punk writer in the world. The one time Melody Maker writer and longtime post-punk/goth icon called the album, "A great record. A moody thing with fire in its belly and a melodic heart lacerated by intriguing barbs," and went on to write about each song.
Check out the full review on our Reviews & Press page.

Shows

We have a show tonight, August 7th at The Fire in Philly with good friends Red Orange Morning, Romance is Born and Antler. This our first show in months and we're really looking forward to it.


June 26, 2010


Reviews

Another review of 'Dislocations,' this one from Allmusic.com, where Ned Raggett compares the band's sound to that of The Sound and The Chameleons while also saying, "At its brightest and best, Dislocations captures a sense not of head-nodding reverence but sudden bursting energy." And he goes on to mention, "moments throughout Dislocations that rank among the group's best, including the inspiring chorus of 'Let There Be No Hurt,' which starts the album, and the tight pep of 'The Magician,'" and more. Check out the full review here: The Silence Kit | Dislocations


May 7, 2010


Lineup Changes

After almost three years, guitar player TJ Wark is parting ways with The Silence Kit. It looks like musicially we'll be going in different directions. The Silence Kit will continiue as a four piece for now, with James covering guitar and keyboard duties. We wish TJ well on his future endevours, and hopefully we'll cross paths at future shows.

Reviews

More reviews are coming in for 'Dislocations,' and Jon at Leonard's Lair had this to say: "...hats off for 'Your Mistakes'; where they come closest to the downbeat elegance of Joy Division... 'Let There Be No Hurt' is infused by the murkiness of early Cure records but the band turn it into something far more intense. 'Five Seconds' is better still, with ringing guitars and driving rhythms pushing the song into the realms of excellence... 'Dislocations' balances thrills with funereal levels of despair," and he goes on to compare 'The Magician' to 60's British Beat groups and call this the band's best album yet. If you haven't heard "Dislocations" for yourself yet, you can listen on our music page.

April 15, 2010


Live Videos

Thanks to everyone who came out to our CD Release Shows in February. There are some new videos from our Baltimore show posted. You can go to our music to watch them. This section of our site was recently renovated. Just click the 'Videos' tab to check out all the videos.

February 26, 2010


Dislocations

Our new album "Dislocations" was released on February 19th by Break Even Records and Azteca Records. Go to our music to listen to a few songs. The album is available for ordering now, in high quality digital format on iTunes and is also available in classic compact disc format at Interpunk.

CD Release Show

We have one CD Release Show left, tomorrow night in our home city of Philadelphia on February 27th. It's at the Khyber and we'd love to see you if you can make it. After this show we'll be taking a couple months off from shows and will return for more this summer. Thanks to everyone who made it out to our shows in NJ and Baltimore, and for those of you kind enough to take pictures and send them to us.

Press

Check out what people are already saying about the new album. The Philadelphia City Paper is calling Dislocations, "the band’s boldest, most cohesive statement so far," and Philly Girl About Town declares it to be "the darker half to 2008's A Strange Labor," and goes on to say, "we'll be damned if Dislocations isn't a fine listen when it comes down to the layering of guitar melodies (especially when heard on rad opener Let There Be No Hurt), and we love the light they brought in on the songwriting for The Magician."

January 27, 2010


Dislocations

Our new album "Dislocations" has now gone into production and it will be released on February 19th. It is a split release by Break Even Records and Azteca Records. Go to our music page for more info and to listen to a few songs.

CD Release Shows

We have three CD Release Shows planned for February, in three different states. We have an all ages show on February 19th @ The Loft in NJ, a show the next day (the 20th) @ The Depot in Baltimore, and finally a show in our home city of Philadelphia on February 27th. We hope to see you at one of tbe shows.

December 6, 2009


Next Show

We are playing January 9th at The Greenline Cafe in Philadelphia. Go to our shows page for more info.

Next Album

We are working with the mastering engineer over at RE-EQ in NYC, to finish the mastering on our next release. Look for updates on the album in the coming weeks.

Website updates

We recently added a page documenting our recent show with Mark Burgess of The Chameleons in Philadelphia, back in November.

November 21, 2009


Next Album

Recording and mixing of our third album is completed and we're excited to say that we are getting the album mastered by the same studio that mixed and mastered The Cure's "Disintegration" singles & "Wish" album, as well as The Chameleons' "Strange Times," Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Easy Pieces," and many more classic albums.

Shows

We are currently booking shows, in order to support our forthcoming third album.

Website updates

We now have those handy icons in the upper right corner of every page, so you can easily open new windows to our Facebook, Myspace, Last.fm and Twitter pages. Also, there is a new page documenting our interview with Robert Smith which took place last year.


July 11, 2009


Lineup

The Silence Kit is happy to announce that we've added our good friend James Cuartero to our lineup, on keyboards. He's been rehearsing with us the last few weeks and he played his first show with us at Arlene's Grocery. His contributions are already felt and we're excited about having him contribute to our new recordings.

Recording & Shows

We played the Northstar Bar in Philadelphia and Arlene's Grocery in June and both shows went really well. Thanks so much to everyone who came out. We have been recording for a while now and have 8 songs completely tracked. We are now taking some time off from shows in order to record a few more songs and finish up what will be our third album.


May 4, 2009


Updates

Sorry for the lack of updates. It is certainly not a result of inactivity. We have been recording for our 3rd LP, we have been writing new material, setting up shows and more.

Upcoming shows

We've got a show booked in Philadelphia at The North Star Bar, which is one of our favorite venues in the area and the show is on Saturday, June 6th. We also are playing Arlene's Grocery in NYC on Saturday, June 27th. For more information on these shows, check out our shows page.

A Strange Labor Press

We got another review of our album 'A Strange Labor,' this one from Mick Mercer in England. You can read the review on our press page.


December 27, 2008


Next show

We have our first show in 2009 booked. It's at The Clash Bar in Clifton, NJ on January 2nd. For more info, check out our shows page.

A Strange Labor Press

We got another review of our album 'A Strange Labor,' this one from Leonard's Lair in the UK. You can read the review on our press page.


December 8, 2008


A Strange Labor Press

Our album "A Strange Labor" was recently reviewed on Jerseybeat.com and they had some really nice things to say. You can read the full review on their site or on our Press page.