The Silence Kit is a Philadelphia-based band that plays textured moody rock music. Inspired in equal parts by post-punk, shoegaze, neo-psychedelia, avant-garde and indie rock, the band was started by singer/guitarist Patrick McCay back in 2002 as a solo recording project. Several lineups have seen the band gradually honing their sound through the years. Following lineup changes in 2007, Patrick found a new guitarist in TJ Wark, along with drummer Jay Dyer. Not long afterward the band found their bass player in Don Ocava. The Silence Kit second full length album, entitled "A Strange Labor" was released in July of 2008. The album showed the band expanding their signature sound even further. The band played in support of this release through 2008 while writing and preparing new material for an imminent third album. The band started recording at the start of 2009 and expects that 3rd release to be complete by the summer.

Comparisons to bands like The Cure, Joy Division, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and The Psychedelic Furs hint at The Silence Kit's blend of melodic, moody rock. Each member of The Silence Kit has been in a number of bands through the years and have played all over the country. The band regularly plays shows along the east coast, and has shared the stage with national bands like Early Day Miners, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, Pela, Windsor for the Derby, Gene Loves Jezebel and more.

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