Silent Life

Naevus' fifth album, Silent Life, released by Hau Ruck!. This, the band's first album as a full four-piece, sees Lloyd (voice, acoustic guitar, keyboards) and Joanne (bass, accordion, keyboards) joined on all tracks by Greg Ferrari (Womb, Bedsit Injury) on electric guitar and John Murphy (Knifeladder, Shining Vril, SPK, the Associates, etc.) on drums and percussion. On four tracks, the band is joined by Rose McDowall (Strawberry Switchblade, Sorrow, Coil, etc); two tracks include voice and/or keyboards by David E. Williams (the inimitable American singer/songwriter); and two tracks feature violin by Matt Howden (Sieben, Sol Invictus, Rain Dogs, etc.). Digipak includes16 page lyric booklet and photographs. The songs Spring Summer Railway, Castles in Spain, Kill Your Friends, & Dominic Song feature Rose McDowall on backing vocals.