Static and Silence
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| Studio album by The Sundays | ||||
| Released | 22 September 1997 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, dream pop | |||
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38:46 (UK edition) 42:14 (U.S. edition) |
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Parlophone Geffen |
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| Producer | David Gavurin, Harriet Wheeler | |||
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| Singles from Static & Silence | ||||
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Static & Silence is the third and final album by The Sundays, released in the UK by Parlophone on 22 September 1997, and in the U.S. by Geffen on 23 September 1997. The title and cover photo are a reference to the TV screening of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, which inspired the final track "Monochrome".
Guitarist and leader David Gavurin says that at this point the band had mellowed somewhat with age, and that he and wife Harriet Wheeler have been influenced more by Van Morrison, which gives some songs on the album that folk-rock bent ("Folk Song" even quotes from Morrison's "And It Stoned Me"). The couple had also been listening a lot to Frank Sinatra songs and 1960s French film music.
Kevin Jamieson, who performed some percussion work on the album, also joined The Sundays during their UK and U.S. album support tour as a backup guitarist. He is perhaps best known for his prior work as the lead singer for Jim Jiminee.
All songs written by David Gavurin and Harriet Wheeler.
Lead single "Summertime" charted at No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart, making it their highest-charting single in their home country, at No. 10 and 13 on the US Modern Rock and Adult Top 40 charts, respectively, and at No. 41 in Australia. Second single "Cry" peaked at No. 44 in the UK Singles Chart.
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