‘..Silence Is Sexy brings nicely polished postpunk-songs. Very contemporary… Read Full Bio ↴‘..Silence Is Sexy brings nicely polished postpunk-songs. Very contemporary, with references to Editors and The Bravery.' (Gijsbert Kamer, Volkskrant 24-12-2005)

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Utrecht, The Netherlands 2003 / 2004 – Hendrik-Jan de Wolff (vocals, guitar), Pim van de Werken (guitar), Barry Spooren (bass) and Bart Reinders (drums) form Silence is Sexy (named after the Einstürzende Neubauten record). From a broad pallet of musical preferences, the band develops its sound that is compared to divergent bands like Joy Division, Sonic Youth, Placebo, Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine and Interpol. Attempts by the written press to interpret this style results in some of the following descriptions:

* Darkwave / Pop
* A unique infectious mixture of Noise-Punk, New Wave and shoegazer
* Nice Pop songs combined with a sharp guitar-sound

2005 – The word spreads quickly when the first EP 'Silence is Sexy' is released in the Netherlands. Various national radio stations play the song 'Reptiles'. Based on the EP, music magazine LiveXS declares the band 'local hero' and they hit the stage of Amsterdam's rock-temple Paradiso. In the meantime 'Reptiles' hits the Outlaw 41 charts of the alternative radio station KinkFM. The band plays shows at various festivals and clubs. In the summer Silence is Sexy plays the two most prestigious free festivals of the Netherlands: Parkpop and Metropolis. A Dutch club-tour follows in fall, leading them to venues like De Effenaar, Nighttown, Patronaat and W2.

The band has also been dubbed 'the next big thing' by digital music magazine Kindamuzik. The concert year is closed in a packed Paradiso, where the band wins the Grolsch grand prix, the oldest and most renowned Dutch rock-prize.

2006 – The début album ‘Everything you should know’ is recorded during the first months of the year. After a business conflict with an investor, the release is postponed and re-recorded in the summer with producer Martijn Groeneveld (Solo, This Beautiful Mess, Face Tomorrow). In July the unanimously well-received single 'This is our start?' is released as a forerunner for the coming album. This results in airplay and live performances on numerous radio shows on national station 3FM (Leuk is anders, 3voor12FM, Bring it on!, MoveYour Ass) and KinkFM. Silence is Sexy is called on by Dutch festivals like Metropolis, Appelpop, De Valkhof-affaire, Huntenpop and De Beschaving, and they open club shows for Kashmir, the Dears and the Gathering. In December the band has played a hundred gigs.

2007 – Silence is Sexy is nominated by KinkFM and LiveXS for a NightLiveXS Award in the 'Best live act National' category and performs during the award show. The debut album 'Everything you should know' is released in the Benelux in March by My First Sonny Weissmuller Recordings, a label run by distributor Konkurrent.

'..It will only take a small step for these guys to become huge..' (Julien Cottineau, Musiqualite.net)

In June 2012 the new double CD album Modern Antiques is released.

Spider
Silence is Sexy Lyrics

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I used to make plans for the years ahead
Piled them up inside my head
While time spun its web around
All the dreams I turned down
I have to face now where I have gone
'cause tomorrow has just begun

My dreaming heart slowly fell apart

Somehow I need another start
Spider, you put me in your web
And left me there in my despair

I'm stuck in my ever growing past
Time took over way too fast
Is there a way to get out of here?
I feel the spider drawing near

My dreaming heart slowly fell apart
Somehow I need another start
Spider, you put me in your web
And left me there in my despair

If I could turn back time
I'd say: Life's what you make it

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Silence is Sexy's song Spider tell a story of regret and being stuck in the past. The singer acknowledges that they used to make plans for the future, but time has spun its web around them and now they're facing the reality of where they are. Their dreaming heart has fallen apart and they feel stuck in their ever-growing past. They wonder if there's a way to get out of that place, but feel the spider (an analogy for the feeling of being trapped) drawing near.

The chorus speaks of needing another start and feeling stuck in despair. However, the singer ends with a moment of realization, wishing they could turn back time and tell themselves that life is what they make it. This can be interpreted as a call to action - urging the listener to take control of their life and create the future they desire.

The lyrics are quite poetic and use the metaphor of a spider and its web to create a feeling of being trapped and helpless. It's a relatable feeling that many people experience at some point in their lives. The song conveys a sense of melancholy and nostalgia, but also offers a glimmer of hope in the end.

Line by Line Meaning

I used to make plans for the years ahead
I used to have high hopes of achieving my dreams and goals in the future

Piled them up inside my head
I kept all my aspirations and ideas inside my mind, building up an extensive list

While time spun its web around
As time passed by, it slowly wrapped around my hopes and dreams like a spider's web

All the dreams I turned down
I had to reject some of my dreams and goals along the way

I have to face now where I have gone
I must confront the reality of where I have ended up in life due to my choices

'cause tomorrow has just begun
It's not too late to make changes and start anew, as tomorrow is a new day full of possibilities

My dreaming heart slowly fell apart
My heart, once full of dreams, began to break and crumble over time

Somehow I need another start
I yearn for a fresh beginning, a chance to start over and pursue new aspirations

Spider, you put me in your web
The spider is a metaphor for the passage of time and how it entraps me in my past

And left me there in my despair
I feel hopeless and trapped within my past, with no way forward

I'm stuck in my ever growing past
My past continues to haunt me and become more entrenched, making it harder to escape

Time took over way too fast
Time passed by quickly, faster than I anticipated, and stole away my opportunities to achieve my dreams

Is there a way to get out of here?
I still hold onto hope that there might be a way to break free from my past and move forward

I feel the spider drawing near
I sense that my past, symbolized by the spider, is closing in on me, threatening to trap me further

If I could turn back time
I wish I could go back in time and change my decisions in order to pursue my dreams

I'd say: Life's what you make it
I'd tell myself that life is a product of the choices we make and the actions we take, and that it's never too late to make a change

Contributed by Xavier K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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