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Silence is Sexy
12+ albums
indiedutchrockpost-punkalternative rock
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‘..Silence Is Sexy brings nicely polished postpunk-songs. Very contemporary, with references to Editors and The Bravery.' (Gijsbert Kamer, Volkskrant 24-12-2005) www.silenceissexy.nl www.silenceissexy.bandcamp.com www.twitter.com/silence_is_sexy www.facebook.com/pages/Silence-is-Sexy/10599823379 Utrecht, The Netherlands 2003 / 2004 – Hendrik-Jan de Wolff (vocals, guitar), Pim van de Werken (guitar), Barry Spooren (bass) and Bart Reinders (drums) form Silence is Sexy (named after the Einstürzende Neubauten record). From a broad pallet of musical preferences, the band develops its sound that is compared to divergent bands like Joy Division, Sonic Youth, Placebo, Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine and Interpol. Attempts by the written press to interpret this style results in some of the following descriptions: * Darkwave / Pop * A unique infectious mixture of Noise-Punk, New Wave and shoegazer * Nice Pop songs combined with a sharp guitar-sound 2005 – The word spreads quickly when the first EP 'Silence is Sexy' is released in the Netherlands. Various national radio stations play the song 'Reptiles'. Based on the EP, music magazine LiveXS declares the band 'local hero' and they hit the stage of Amsterdam's rock-temple Paradiso. In the meantime 'Reptiles' hits the Outlaw 41 charts of the alternative radio station KinkFM. The band plays shows at various festivals and clubs. In the summer Silence is Sexy plays the two most prestigious free festivals of the Netherlands: P
top songs
albums
This Ain't Hollywood
Everything You Should Know
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Indie Rock Playlist: November (2008)
This is Hollywood
This Ain't Hollywood (Instrumental)
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Modern Antiques Vol. 2
Here Comes the Wave
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Samy's Indie Rock Playlist Spring 2009
Modern Antiques Vol. 1
Coverclub Guilty Pleasures
Christmas Candy from The Netherlands
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Indie Rock Playlist May (2009)