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"Ride Or Die" is the first single in nearly two years by Swedish iconic gothic rock/post-punk act Then Comes Silence. It is also an opening statement of intent from its stunning new album, Trickery, set for release on 5 April, via recently signed with Metropolis Records.
Vocalist Alex Svenson on "Ride Or Die": "Friendship is love. It is important and worth fighting for. It's ride or die".
Indeed, much of Trickery celebrates friendship, unity and the feeling of belonging to a tribe, with Then Comes Silence explaining that "being a part of the post-punk and goth scene is a great privilege. After being on the road for so many years, we have experienced caring and welcoming audiences, both old and young, some with a similar background and some just for the love of the music and the culture that comes with the lifestyle. Uniting and harmonising with other people, we feel an incredible community together and it is a feeling that is both priceless and a blessing".
Trickery is also the audio definition of triumph over adversity. Backtracking to 2022, on the eve of its first-ever US tour and eager to promote the new Hunger album and its 2020 predecessor Machine, Then Comes Silence was suddenly and unexpectedly reduced to a three-piece. Would its famed darkwave wall-of-sound still work in a trio format? Fortunately, the answer was resoundingly positive, so much so that they resolved to continue with this slimmed-down line-up permanently, a period that has already included further US and European tours, followed by their return to the studio to make Trickery.
The inadvertent metamorphosis of the band has also led to a different way of creating new music. To capture the heart and essence of the trio's live prowess, Trickery was recorded in just three days in Kapsylen Studio in Stockholm. With Jonas Fransson (a band member since 2015) laying down an energetic punk backbeat and sleaze punk fan Hugo Zombie (a 2018 recruit) providing inventive and rhythmic guitar lines, the main focus remains on singer and bassist Svenson, the sole surviving founder member from the band's 2012 debut album. His velvety croon and solid bass lines are enhanced on Trickery by retro synth sounds reminiscent of his recent solo futurist wave project, Neonpocalypse. "The electronic elements are essential to Trickery", he adds, "but are also a salute to punk music, the cradle of Then Comes Silence and the cradle of post-punk".
Now, "Ride Or Die"... Link
Trickery tracklist:
01. Ride Or Die
02. Like A Hammer
03. Feel The Cold
04. Tears And Cries
05. Stay Strange
06. Stiffs
07. Blind Eye
08. The Masquerade
09. Never Change
10. Dead Friend
11. Runners
12. Ghost House
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