An impressively dark and murky track, ‘Headlong (General Strike!)’ sees Vancouver-based outfit The Silence Industry engage in what they do best: exploring nostalgic new wave and goth references against a backdrop of electronic textures and evocative vocals. Balancing the likes of Depeche Mode and The Cures, the single also features a healthy amount of post-rock prowess, empowering ethereal guitar riffs and a noisy, mysterious sonic outlook.
Part of a larger release campaign by The Silence Industry (including the recent gem ‘The Crawling Industry’), ‘Headlong (General Strike!)’ is certainly vibrant and cathartic, engulfing the listeners in a seven-minute anthemic journey, packed with obscure riffing and galloping drums. The vocals have a certain Dave Gahan-esque quality to them… you can definitely notice the band’s main influences!
Speaking about the track’s lyricism, The Silence Industry explains: “The song delves into themes of historical transcendence and collective agency, making it a thought-provoking listen”. Well, there’s a lot of meaningfulness here, both on a sonic and lyrical level. Don’t take it at face value, go deeper. For any Bandcamp lover, the release contains a few more nuggets of joy…
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