The Sound - New Dark Age

[@HGRKzk]

Production on this track is so incredible. The whole album is incredible. The Sound is incredible. So sad that they are so vastly underrated. It's a crime against music, really. This is timeless.

[@carloslopezloran3016]

I totally agree. It is the most underrated band ever

[@MD-ru5vs]

@@carloslopezloran3016 they were something special in 1982 and they still are today

[@jacoboviola4383]

Apoteósica banda ,así como el final del tema.

[@neldcammock5123]

Yes , absolute awesome band

[@debranchistesdumondeentier2946]

are they underrated? i'd say rather that japan bauhaus joy division echo & the bunnymen siouxsie and the cure not to talk about the smiths are rated at their real level

[@Syndikati]

for sure THE most underrated band of all ages

[@roytbone5791]

"scratched away at the walls for years, all we gotta show is the dust on the floor" must be one of the best lines ever written.

[@mikelopez5865]

The best !

[@noizvendr]

"from the safest places, come the bravest words!" such brilliance!

[@TheBrothersFringe]

Haunting yet infectiously catchy. The Sound were ahead of their time - even though they were and are criminally underrated, it's safe to say they remain one of the best bands of that entire era. Truly timeless.

[@puddentaine]

Literally 20 years ahead of their time. Many bands get the credit for being ahead if their time but really they are just riding the beginning of a wave. The specific style of how they play was literally a standard by the early 2000s and a whole wave of bands got big around then on this sound. True pioneers.

[@michaelcolello2735]

How did I miss these guys? Totally up my street. Better late than never, I guess.

[@sup3rkangkong]

RIP Adrian, your memory will always live in our hearts.

[@massivegat5087]

Adrian’s my favorite vocalist of that era. So much power!

[@richtenbacker]

The British Jim Morrisson !

[@lunaria86]

Masterpiece. a real, true, dark song. It's one of my favourite. thank you for sharing and greetings from Italy.

[@Powerscout1]

Als ich den Song das erste mal im Radio bei John Peels Music hörte drang er sofort in mein Herz. Auch heute noch, fast vierzig Jahre später ist er noch immer unter meinen persönlichen Top 10! Danke fürs posten!

[@puddentaine]

This is brilliant! Just pure raw musical darkness brought to life. And just when it has sucked the life out of you it brings you back to life again.

[@neuropretense]

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....

[@kathleenchassey8572]

neuropretense thank!!!!

[@nobodyfaceisnothere]

Found out The Sound from KZbin's recommended, and their sound is so perfect! I'm in love

[@Moneyaddthenmultiply]

What a shame had no idea the vocalist died so long ago. He and his band would be huge today.

[@bitcointradingtoday3454]

They should have been huge at their peak- easily as good as Joy Division, U2, The Skids, Echo & The Bunnymen and the rest of their peers.

[@Neil-Aspinall]

Why would they have been bigger now when they weren't that big originally?

[@daniellevitoriaa840]

@@Neil-Aspinall right? Lol

[@fish2036]

@@Neil-Aspinall In the analogue era it was all word of mouth. With no social media, nothing coulld mothball quickly without the support of a record label, which they did not have. Nowadays people discover old gems from the past, as well as new and bands can get big exposure without a big label behind them. There would be no band in their genre near them today I think.

[@massivegat5087]

@@fish2036 Precisely. Even back then The Sound were absolute top tier intensity.

[@adiemissworld]

More. His voice is mesmerizing!

[@xchoexhoecxoechx]

This is one of my favorite tracks. Its lyrics are just as poignant today, if not more so than in '81. Its sound is still relevant, as more 'indie' bands borrow from the criminally overlooked post-punk movements. The Sound has always deserved a larger audience. I can't for the life of me understand why Echo & The Bunnymen have reached such (relative) commercial and critical success whilst Adrian Borland's material gets the shaft. Not to say that The Bunnymen are anything but great listening.

[@rossella3928]

Capolavoro album e song. The sound intoccabili ed irraggiungibili.

[@nicolazovic5381]

Sono d'accordo con te

[@carlofontana3387]

un gioiello finalmente rivalutato

[@captainmission]

fantastic band, i saw them a few times in london, brilliant!

[@japan906]

captain mission Lucky you. Any pics? Them & Joy Division are the Twin Towers of UK Post Punk. Zero limitations.

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

lucky bugger!

[@mnmlstellar]

#Lyrics to New Dark Age 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....

[@AsunAndueza]

noe! !!

[@aeropro7558]

A new dark age is THY most under rated song ever......also they sing about something that IS coming soon...England's new dark age.

[@MrSweetnighter]

Wonderful band, wonderful album and an amazing track. A real gem... A film came out "adrian borland - walking in the opposite direction" Haven't seen it yet.

[@sadewolfkitten]

Yep. This song right here. This whole album is amazing; I played it constantly on my radio show back in the day.

[@bitcointradingtoday3454]

Do you have any archived recordings of you radio show?

[@erinsotelo1664]

What was your show called just wonderin?

[@Siofossifoco]

Non è da tutti apprezzare i Sound, fiori dimenticati del dark...bravo/a

[@JJoseRDuran]

Emotional • Excellent • Great communication from the inside • Needing this sort of music among all the shit we have to listen nowdays. Fuck commercial capitalist trash music !!!

[@stuartod1]

the first 90 seconds of this track is just absolutely mindblowing....and the rest just blows too.....

[@dimmube]

man what a song , love it

[@123sonico321]

when i was adolescent i used to listen joy division not knowing the sound, but now i discovered that all i supposed the new wave was is THE SOUND...absolutely great...

[@kantstenchonthemel5641]

Listening in 2022... and there it is : The New Dark Age

[@gabrielceballos8789]

Poignant and relevant today honestly, Adrian was ahead of his time and knew about what's really going on in the world, the truth will set you free.

[@johnnyhoebeke1113]

THE sound. So dark Best band 80'

[@Queensam100]

o yes!

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

I have Mike Dudley's autograph on my vinyl sleeve of From the lions mouth. - C

[@darkwaverful]

one of my personal top 10 soundsong ever love it a lot adrian borland is unknow legend!!!

[@reintwiebrands]

Man oh man. Best band ever!!!

[@najogallego9702]

+Reint Wiebrands i know right....nothing else like it .i was 17 ohh i loved it right away

[@birdiemonster]

So brilliant. I saw them play twice. Really great

[@tafthomas9410]

I'll never forget you on Top of the Pops, brilliant and thank you :-) x

[@duantorruellas716]

Hold the cowbell , I need more trash can. Still has a chorus that will make you dance .👍

[@Feannon]

it's a rare thing for one to find a song with such power and emotion

[@dayuhanspace]

the best band in the 80s after joy division

[@paulprice5005]

Better than Joy Divison

[@thematrixisreal9525]

both good bands but The Chameleons are better imo

[@stijnhoolsteens3049]

such an awesome song, it blew me away

[@ilglobulo]

Li ho amati fino alla fine

[@rachelcalix3466]

Brilliant!

[@marianievesojedagutierrez451]

Adrian Borland forever

[@adiemissworld]

Such a sexy and luscious voice. It's like velvet.

[@renepeterse1884]

I have been blest to maybe have seen them seven times live. They where possebly the best live band I ever have seen

[@helderbeleza5197]

...esta fonte continua a dar de beber a muita boa gente!!!

[@alainvandewinckek131]

DELICIOUS SOUND, GOOD SONG, BOMB MUSIC, ALL OK FOR ME,...

[@lokdi]

from one of the best albums ever....

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

perfection.

[@monkyfra]

Dark times are not ended at all!!!

[@joaomarti]

MY FAVORITE BAND

[@bobsparta1]

yeah....................pure melody unforgettable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love forever!!!!!!!!!!4

[@DiegoGonzalez-ck6fh]

Rebandota como todas las fabricas del rock con sentimiento

[@risboturbide9396]

I'm pretty sure Jim Morrison would have made a bluesy cover of this song. RIP Jim and Adrian 🍻🍻

[@alainvandewinckek131]

The DARK OLD BROWN SUGAR. Where is my Mind,...

[@Lyagushka]

I remember there was a video for this - saw it on the OGWT, years back! I remember it being B/W. Large kettle drums featured ..... it was good, excellent in fact! Wonder what happen to it - lost in some vault somewhere - dang!

[@franckgerard1150]

One on my Fav from Sound

[@VivianDanger]

SOME MINOR CORRECTION ON THE LYRICS FORMERLY POSTED: "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, Here it comes. 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 In the darkest times Darkest fears are heard And from the safest places Come the bravest words 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, Here it comes a new dark age Here it comes Here it comes, A new dark age Here it comes Here it comes A new dark age Here it comes Here it comes A new Dark AGE!!!! Here it comes Here it comes"

[@synapticrush]

Ditto... one of my favorite albums ever... MASTERPIECE ! I agree with everyone here !!! Highly underrated.. but we know :-)

[@COUVELOMBARDA]

its a wonderfull band to, adrian was possessed about ian and jim and they were a major influence of his music/band style, but, the sound was even more underrated than joy division since they had'nt the same recognition that joy division had...

[@josedelamorenapeinado5527]

Bien,666

[@josedelamorenapeinado5527]

Bien,666

[@josedelamorenapeinado5527]

Bien,666

[@josedelamorenapeinado5527]

Bien,666

[@josedelamorenapeinado5527]

Bien,666

[@carlosmartinezlatorre8559]

Saw them in Madrid, Sala Rock-Ola. Epic concert, epic band

[@jelenauric9648]

Shivers !

[@tomsqueeze8838]

I prefer Adrian's singing voice to Ian's (Curtis), although their musical sounds are both exciting and I really couldn't control the surge of adrenaline listening to both of them.

[@josepaularoberto]

minuto 1:32 suban a tope el volumen. Es impresionante.

[@88gel88]

Not everyone is over 40 or remembers these bands. Excellent stuff and please don't be a hater bro!

[@djumy10]

Yeah,one of the best bands i've ever known!!Adrian was one of the best!Thnx for the upload!

[@gaae2000]

...cant believe its from 1980, sounds soo modern

[@ehlerhog]

Uhhmmmuh .... I dunno. I never heard of them but this song sounds great 👌👍

[@fansheecoffeen4960]

VOTE

[@eyexdivision]

love this song

[@adiemissworld]

Holy shit. This is amazing!

[@scrambang]

Wasted Youth(the UK post-punk band) borrowed alot from this song for their own epic masterpeice "Survivors" 1 & 2....The Sound were so influential on many,...And don't forget about Second Layer too!, world of rubber lp is a freakin masterpeice!

[@sammybazi7636]

Oro puro

[@JunaStevensMusic]

5* that sound so modern! could be from today! great: )

[@Nangelfans]

Fantastico!!

[@joaocandeias9244]

The best

[@scootjockey]

23.5.19 The dark ages are more relevant than ever..

[@MegaSockenschuss]

01.03.2020 even more...

[@marbleblue5127]

Wait until you see 2021...

[@heleneverdier1044]

love them

[@adamturner1563]

Pure bliss. 💜

[@francesgreen5108]

I love this one

[@elettrobetty]

Here comes a new dark age!!!

[@videovedo36]

fantastica

[@YvesB1]

"Splendid" would be an understatement.

[@aeropro7558]

Oh how true....here comes the dark age

[@aeropro7558]

4 years later and I was right. Britain is in free fall. God love the ordinary working class ....the system is rotten to the core. I sense real civil unrest. I hope I'm wrong but hungry cold people will eventually revolt.

[@gianfrancogruttadauria4827]

bellissima

[@ronaldvanderkleij]

Happy new year. RIP Adrian.

[@caneneropp]

brividi alla schiena

[@captaindaring]

That was my point. I was supporting U2 because of the negative backlash they were taking on this comment thread. I very much like both bands, they are very talented. I wish people would accept each band for who they are and not feel the need to bash one or the other. Cheer up mate, I'm on your side, you just misunderstood my comment.

[@lanakorvin570]

iNCREDIBLE SOUND !

[@RockModyTUBE]

Lana Korvin Adrian era di un'altro mondo

[@RockModyTUBE]

Un essere soprannaturale

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

and I'm getting a band members autograph soon... watch this space!

[@coldwaver87]

sincere music is eternal!

[@CallmeToddy]

Great tune i like it .

[@VANTHEBOB]

thanks' adze greatly missed x

[@javigarcia9600]

Un genio con mayúsculas

[@mauricehill1196]

Here it comes 😎

[@sigrunholzinger5647]

Schön!

[@secul999]

great song. I don't know very much this band... It reminds me a strange mix of Echo & Bunnymen y de The Cure.

[@nanuphar]

PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!

[@caneneropp]

ti amo adrian

[@CaptainAhorn]

Someone needs to do a mashup of this song and the Hawaii-Five-O theme!

[@zazathouaye841]

a song just a song but a message just a message ^^

[@SuperFrancesCat]

I love this

[@thelonelypiper9562]

This is good!!!