The Sound - New Dark Age (HQ)

Track #10 from The Sound's 1981 album From The Lion's Mouth
Reissued in 2002 by Renascent Records.
More information: www.renascent.co.uk/albums/lio...
Lyrics:
In the darkest times
Darkest fears are heard
From the safest places
Come the bravest words
Some make a quiet life
To keep this scared old world at bay
The dogs are howling on the street outside
So they close the curtains, hope they go away
And it's pressure from all sides
Coming down around our ears
Stuck in this room without a door
Scratched away at the walls for years
All we've got to show is the dust on the floor
And here it comes, a new dark age
I catch your eyes
Before they fall to the ground
We're running out of time, breath and steam
We're running down
They're burning witches
Up on punishment hill
Dying proof in the power of authority
To exact it's will
And it's pressure from all sides
Coming down around our ears
Stuck in this room without a door
Scratched away at the walls for years
All we've got to show is the dust on the floor
And we've broken our fingers
Broken our faith
Broken our hearts so many times
They can't be broken anymore
Scratched away at the walls for years
All we've got to show is the dust on the floor
And here it comes, a new dark age
Here it comes...

[@paulm2407]

Adrian Borland was right up there with Ian Curtis. Both suicides. Maybe the best of the best just don’t want to live on this planet. They show their brilliance and leave. Tragic but beautiful. The Sound was (and is) one of this planet’s greatest bands. And let’s admit it, we kind of like that they never became big. It gives us that musicologist snob superiority. ;) Same with the Comsat Angels. And a few others. Bands before their time that just didn’t get famous. But were amazing without fame.

[@andrewfuller62]

Fully concur about the genius of both The Sound and The Comsats. Up there with their contemporaries such as The Cure, New Order and The Bunnymen, but never got the commercial success that the others did. Not sure if that is really a bad thing however.....at least they have kept their integrity.

[@Fiveash-Art]

These guys are so much better than Joy Division

[@flipdog74]

​@@Fiveash-Artthat's like saying Van Gogh is better than Salvador Dali. How can the two even be compared?😂

[@Fiveash-Art]

@@flipdog74 It's called taste for the most part .... Although one can still compare Dali to Van Gogh objectively ... Technically Dali was a far superior draftsman if you're speaking in terms of purely traditional application. But, I'd agree with you that subjectively those arguments can be discounted. Despite what's popular when speaking about any sort of art, .. there are components that can be measured and objectively discussed. Some things are just done better. ... I've always felt Joy Division was overrated. So yes, I can compare the two bands. ... Not everything in art is 'subjective' .. there are truths that can be assessed .. objective truths. .... Caravaggio is a better painter than say something like Basquiat .. This is a truth .. and anyone who would fight that is either just a contrarian or someone who is purely ignorant and knows nothing about painting.

[@hi-xr6ju]

It's really amazing to think that both bands knew little to nothing about music theory yet still created beautiful music

[@MD-ru5vs]

it is true they are underrated...but be positive after 40 years people still remember this band as excellent and they are right.

[@gabebob2341]

Not really. They are just uheard of. The people who have heard the sound hold them in quite high regard so it ain't really underrated.

[@amaralxk]

I am 14 years old and I like:)

[@kevinkeith9223]

And discovering them. At 47.

[@jaredblair9239]

Honestly I've only just discovered The Sound a few years back, damn glad I did!

[@flochroland6112]

Discovering them at 50 !!!

[@ltxoutdoors4097]

I had the privilege to play as supoort act in the eighties whit my band 5CV ( Vooruit Ghent ) great band and lovely guys .Nice times backstage.

[@stevencraig8876]

Did you ever play with Shriekback?

[@sometator]

Pics or it didnt happen.

[@lvcy86]

40 years later, the lyrics are still relevant.

[@ricardotexidomedina3140]

I love The Sound since 1981. Went to see them live in Madrid. Unforgettable concert and meeting them for an interview. Forever Adrian, forever the Sound❤️

[@panoseddie9975]

You are very lucky my friend , i'm jealous , forever Sound , forever Adrian

[@mack4496]

I accidentally found this band and I'm happy I did!

[@flipdog74]

"From the safest places, come the bravest words"

[@StupidManSuit]

Still sounds so contemporary. Amazing SOUND.

[@ronaldvanderkleij]

R.I.P. Adrian we never forget.

[@VivianDanger]

The very definition of postpunk. This record and Chameleons 'Script of the Bridge' and Sad Lovers and Giants and Dawn Fades and Killing Joke and... fuk it just takes me there. This is the very music that changed my young life in the 80s. Our problems then look like a vacation now. I miss my bihawk.

[@brianbarajas2948]

Snake Corps also 🙏🏻

[@ukrocksounds3419]

A masterclass of a song.

[@germaniacuesta4452]

Most underrated band ever

[@umshush7135]

true.

[@aeropro7558]

Best comment ever

[@bobreshowru]

Same for The Chameleons

[@Ketannabis]

@@bobreshowru They are better

[@rosannallacerverdu]

Along The Chameleons

[@aeropro7558]

How very appropriate for these times. Best band ever

[@petertaylorson5783]

Possibly my favourite album of the 80's. Lyrically as poignant now as it was back in '81. Powerful stuff.

[@jakedibiase7404]

Yes, very relevant to these times.

[@DistantTwins-0502]

This song is a masterpiece. I've become obsessed with The Sound lately, as I discover more and more of their catalog, which I missed during the years the band was alive and actively making music. The day I discovered New Dark Age, I listened to it five or six times, picking up on different nuances each time. The urgency of Adrian's vocals, as the song picks up speed, is gut-wrenching. I find it impossible to take my eyes off him during the videos of the band's live performances. But I also find that I can't take my eyes off Colvin "Max" Mayers, who somehow was able to play keyboards and sometimes guitar, and dance, all at the same time. He radiated a zen energy that balanced Adrian's intensity. I'm so grateful for all the music they and the band left behind. I wish Adrian and Colvin could have had long, happy lives, and that The Sound could have had the lucrative career they deserved.

[@kidcarlomagno594]

I discovered this band this year 2022 in spotify and only have to say they are amazing. What a moment to be alive

[@rinogaetano9111]

"And we've broken our fingers, broken our faith, broken our hearts so many times they can't be broken anymore" the power of suffering

[@Frankster8039]

And there is so much more from the 80s to explore.....

[@PhantomLAM]

So true and the other decades, great times to be able to pour through all this music.

[@ricardotexidomedina3140]

What an incredible song I have been listening for the last 38 years. Tomorrow is his birthday. ❤️🎧❤️Love from Spain.

[@massivegat5087]

What an insanely powerful way to close a monumental album. The strength and seeming panic in Adrian's voice as he screams "Here it comes!" as a new dark age descends upon humanity right at the album's conclusion. Absolutely brilliant!

[@evagiuliafaith7122]

True!! I've felt the same things since I listened the album for the first time, when I was very young and didn't understand so much about music

[@DistantTwins-0502]

Yes--the strength AND the panic in his voice. This song never stops being compelling.

[@JAPOS67]

Why this band had nearly no success? They were just among the best ones from that time without any doubt! RIP Adrian Borland, you were the best!

[@pietr0xx]

indeed, theyre on my top 10 80's Band without no doubt

[@LDATC]

This is kind of scaring. You can hear the influence of Joy Division and Adrian Borland killed his self after a depression like Ian Curtis.

[@umshush7135]

so true. fantastic band. then as now. loved it since then and still do.

[@jeromealexandre4162]

Being a great band actually makes it harder to break through .

[@Joky47]

some artists take credit after death (best example : Van Gogh) this doesn't mean they are underrated or not appreciated, it's just that they were ahead of their time

[@whereispie]

Best song ever. Strong word

[@gabrielmorales7391]

I was lucky to see this band in Barcelona in Studio 54, fantastic!!!!

[@barrypotter5751]

I thought studio 54 was in New york

[@rael1999]

I think if The Sound had been in Manchester and under The Factory Umbrella they'd have received a lot more recognition ! Right time ...right sound...wrong place! Great Band !

[@margaontherocks3128]

They would be popular today! Bad ass band!

[@carloscasillero4422]

They were on korova, home of the mighty Bunnymen. The label wasn't the problem

[@elliotwheeler4164]

Factory never signed anyone outside Manchester umbrella music circuit

[@rael1999]

@Roland Roland ....What scenesters and hipsters, sadly that doesn't pay the bills as many a band find out.

[@rael1999]

@@carloscasillero4422 ....What was the problem ??

[@meschachhorne7407]

Kind of reminds me of something Jim Morrison might've wrote ( he didn't) but wow, what a song! Nice 👍

[@adrianborland]

Adrian Borland loved The Doors.

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

He was channelling Jim i believe. Stupendous talent. I have From the lion's mouth signed!

[@vanhanegem57]

Probably my favourite sings of the best group of '80. It' a shame that only few person remember Borland (wonderful songwriter and musician) and Sound.

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

Definitely

[@umshush7135]

maybe my favourite post punk album ever. yes. indeed.

[@ricardotexidomedina3140]

Um Shush right!

[@atillacnar5785]

i need suggestions. i didnt like some of the new bands

[@boratepe5620]

@@atillacnar5785 try she past away

[@atillacnar5785]

@@boratepe5620 tried. I listened tons of post punk bands and joy divisions sound is unmatched.

[@venostar]

this is the best new wave rock band in the 80's..no excuses!

[@umshush7135]

I totally agree from the heart.

[@kokorot226]

Ci sei vicino... cmq è un vero peccato, meritavano più successo

[@vinyldiary6664]

Ever!!!

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

Art. Treasure. Genius.

[@storyinternships9636]

I thought this was a contemporary band. They are awesome and yes, timeless :)

[@cornjeebus]

I heard this on the radio and totally expected these guys to be from the mid-2000s or so. Timeless indeed!

[@ImmortalXuMiao]

In the darkest times Darkest fears are heard And from the safest places Come the bravest words Some make a quiet life To keep this scared old world at bay The dogs are howling on the street outside So they close the curtains, hope they go away And it's pressure from all sides Coming down around our ears Stuck in this room without a door Scratched away at the walls for years All we've got to show is the dust on the floor And here it comes, a new dark age I catch your eyes Before they fall to the ground We're running out of time, breath and steam We're running down They're burning witches Up on punishment hill Dying proof in the power of autority To exact it's will And we've broken our fingers Broken our faith Broken our hearts so many times They can't be broken anymore Scratched away at the walls for years All we've got to show is the dust on the floor And here it comes, a new dark age Here it comes....

[@richman360]

I didn't know who this band was until a week ago. I'm glad I found them.

[@satellites1]

That`s my first Vinyl Album from the sound....great music from my youth.

[@reintwiebrands]

Oh my god, best album ever!!!!!!!!!!

[@umshush7135]

yep-.

[@lucaeezy8414]

Reint Wiebrands idd wat een prachtige song

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

and script of the bridge

[@matttodd9424]

A sound for now more than ever 2021

[@johnnyhoebeke1113]

Best band 80'. Dark so dark

[@redshaftedflicker]

FTLM. One of those albums that happens to be one of the very greatest of all time. Just my .02.

[@ronaldvonranzow6109]

Another beautifull song from the lion's mouth.

[@sarahpotter4008]

Outstanding song. This is fucking awesome.

[@user-hh8pu9mz5z]

Невероятный альбом!

[@grz0zrg]

Those rolling drums sound... those black horns 0:20 ... that tempo change... that noises coming out of nowhere... those eeries sounds / keys 4:28 that voice ! that sound.

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

The horn would be the bass? surely not Max Mayers on keyboard? hmm..

[@coreydonaldson3303]

This song kicks ass !

[@StellaWembley]

I didn't know this band. What I ve missed !!They are great.

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

Amazing

[@AnitaMusician]

omg - how I loved this album!

[@MonstersMaster]

When Borland sings like Jim Morrison ;)

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

yes.

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

Silent Air is like a lost track of The Doors too.

[@olegrastaturin5407]

Great!!!!

[@aleksanth5362]

Στην λευκη με αγαπη αλεξανδρος 1991 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@manueladangeli5994]

26/04/1999 - 26/04/2024. RIP Adrian. It's so unfair he didn't get the recognition he deserved while he was alive. The world can be really cruel. But he'll always be remembered.

[@JockularK]

seen them live, in Venlo in the 80's ....just great

[@mariafernandaandrada6966]

¡Gracias por tanto Adrian!

[@ennebi834]

I was at their concert in Naples Palapartenope... in those times it was more similar to a circus tent 😁 amazing group. Just music at the center, no special effects. Great bass I was really catched! Their sound is still so contemporary and lyrics are the same. 80s gifted wonderful music and so many great bands/ artists to which I can hear lots of current bands still refers to.

[@bioluminescentlyunfolding5716]

Thank you so, so much for making it possible for me to stumble upon their music on a bad night. My god, what a band. I've been down a whole rabbit hole reading about them and listening. How sad that they didn't get their due in their timem and that Adrian Borland suffered so much, but how glad I am that their legacy isn't lost.

[@kokorot226]

Nn mi stancherò mai di ascoltarla

[@tkueInTheTube]

In which dark whole I must have been, to stumble upon this just now here... Arian Borland, rest in peace, and thank you for the music!

[@mogshade66]

Beautiful song I've loved for the longest time 😊

[@petercoenen5173]

Indeed sweet memories from the early eighties

[@marcusulrich409]

Great song and band. The entire album is a masterpiece and timeless.

[@ChistopolovM]

Это просто идеальная музыка. Just perfect.

[@lauuwa1679]

Here it is

[@charbander]

Totally epic..

[@maestroZAT]

I'm really happy discovering treasures!

[@StellaWembley]

Amazing!!!

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

Stella is a diver and she's always down! 👍🏼😉 interpol

[@jesusalbertoguerrero5330]

Damn!!! the lyirics of this song ar so true. This is our fucking future!!!

[@scl6747]

So good, absolute cult status, and rightly so.

[@Rudraxgaming]

amazing

[@user-cn7df8ll2s]

The newest addition of my faves that I listen to daily

[@marcduarte9046]

The best thing I found in live

[@DD-ev2dt]

As relevant in 2023 as when first out in 1983 .... "Into the Lions mouth " the legend that was Adrian Borland who tragically died in 1999 aged 42 RIP 😔🙏➕️.

[@ruivog]

Thank you.

[@n.t.8207]

un pezzo della mia vita,catania anni 80,la malavita imperversava,io venivo da uno di questi quartieri,ma io e' i miei pochi amici eravamo 50 anni piu' avanti, new dark age ascoltata in una 127 con un unica cassa enorme che riempiva il cofano del mio amico non so di quanti watt.la gente ti guardava con un occhi sospetto "chi cazzo sono questi ? " ora a 55 anni vi vedo come zombi con gli smartphone in mano ( me compreso ! )

[@e.fontanot3809]

Grandissimo!

[@matcollins6503]

Great band. We now enjoying in this music in Croatia

[@skizophreniacrust6844]

Aquí en México suenan con madre

[@Meehowski]

Epic....

[@rosannallacerverdu]

Awesome

[@peterheinen6110]

I was a nervous student back then. "Winning" was my personal anthem, defying the lion's mouth

[@ronaldvonranzow6109]

Here it comes!

[@lorenzobruno8254]

I saw in Taranto Italia, Fantastic ❤

[@georgemodzalevsky5473]

Love this.....

[@user-ux9bx8kc5y]

That kettledrum sound is haunting.

[@ninainanna6379]

This one is 2020 theme song

[@ninainanna6379]

@JJ LL fuck you boomer

[@MrFalzeto]

bandas ya de culto que no se olvidan !

[@scanner1978]

Here's the new dark age of humanity. here is the new dark age of information. Here's the new dark age of relationships.

[@Ketannabis]

Based and Redpilled.

[@kfoalbfkdkd5302]

8 years ahead of time

[@luketracey3269]

🍀

[@guilhermebrandaogomes5806]

"THE SOUND" is the sound!😮

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

Art. - C

[@MrHoefnix]

Any Sound enthusiasts around here? The piano at 3:25 is brilliant btw.

[@internetsummoner]

Hello 👋🏼

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

That would be Max Mayers.

[@cristianocapelli3137]

Questa è la mia preferita 🖤

[@williamvilarins3410]

É como o demônio abrindo seus olhos diante a humanidade perdida, É como um vendo frio com cheiro do caos derrubando os castelo!!! DARK AGE DARK DESTRUCTON!!!

[@SoftSpokenReviews]

Still amazing 😼

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

I have it signed!

[@SoftSpokenReviews]

@@thesound-chameleonman3580 that’s badass 🔥

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

@@SoftSpokenReviews Hi there, how are you? it is rather! the album blew me away i had to get it signed! also got Script of the bridge signed!!

[@SoftSpokenReviews]

@@thesound-chameleonman3580 are you kidding me wow ! You user name makes sense now 😂 love the Chameleons

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

@@SoftSpokenReviews both amazing bands, was chatting to Mark Burgess the other day actually!

[@Richard-ic3ix]

Terrific and Adrian Borland was as big a fan of Jim Morrison as Ian McCollough ever was!

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

You can hear the influence here

[@matcollins6503]

Underrated band, but one of the best

[@gaycha6589]

I first head them on the John Peel show, then saw them supporting the Bunnymen on their first major tour in 1980 at Exeter Uni. I preferred the first Sound Lp to the firts Bunnymen tome, and this is an outstanding track. Shame it didn’t work out for gthe Soun, and that it ended in tragedy for Adrian. But he left this fine piece of work. Skeletons is my fave ❤

[@davidlatimer3091]

Phenomenal Album.

[@zlodrim9284]

HERE IT COMES

[@richman360]

I should get exploring then.

[@JohnPap21]

None of you knows and none of you will ever learn.

[@BushcraftSweden]

at 4.00 here it comes!

[@robyzr7421]

A new dark age without ur sound... 😔

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

1:17 Adrian sounds like Paul Banks of Interpol!? spooky as Adrian came first!

[@00210288]

Poh q som legal!!!

[@pietr0xx]

Que bom que o Senhor gostou