THE SOUND From The Lions Mouth (LP) high quality reissue of 1981 U.K. post punk
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The Sound
From The Lions Mouth
Format: LP
Record Label: 1972 Records
Condition: New (sealed)
* High quality reissue - gatefold sleeve - originally released in 1981
* For The Sound’s sophomore LP, the group decided to work with producer
Hugh Jones (Echo & the Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes, Bauhaus).
The resulting album is more richly layered than their debut, fusing the
band’s atmospheric, affecting sound with a set of accessible yet
invigorating songs. At the time,
From The Lions Mouth gained great
marks from the British music press, but did not break the band beyond
its devoted cult of fans. Now it is considered a post-punk classic. A
relatively restrained but vital follow-up to the charged and ragged
Jeopardy,
From The Lions Mouth proves that The Sound’s critical stature
among the post-punk elite was no fluke. A more robust recording budget
allows them to explore a fuller, more cohesive sound, while Adrian
Borland’s lyrics are even more introspective (a jarring turn after the
often political bent of
Jeopardy). However despondent the singer’s words
became, the tone, as pointed out in the original NME review of the
album, never descend into "pessimistic wallowing." Tracks like "Sense Of
Purpose" and "Contact The Fact" still feature a sweeping urgency and
highlight the tension between Borland’s grim worldview and his knack for
a hook. The bleak nature of the lyrics would be the first true
displays of Borland’s mercurial nature. While he waged a tragically
losing battle with depression for the rest of his life, it’s hard not to
view this album as an enduring and fascinating document of the
beginnings of madness.
* Track Listing: Winning / Sense Of Purpose / Contact The Fact / Skeletons / Judgement / Fatal Flaw / Possession / The Fire / Silent Air / New Dark Age
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