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The Shining Levels present 'The Silence of the Girls'

0	DURHAM: Old Cinema Launderette
P	Saturday 15th October, 2022
N	7:00pm

Event information

Venue is a mix of seating and standing. Please arrive early if you want a seat. Please contact mrwishywashypresents@gmail.com re any access needs.

The Shining Levels
present
The Silence of the Girls

11 Track music album inspired by the novel by Pat Barker
Following the success of their first album: The Gallows Pole, based on the novel by
Benjamin Myers and soon to be a major BBC drama written and directed by Shane
Meadows, The Shining Levels return with a full-length album based upon award winning
author Pat Barker’s novel The Silence of the Girls.
Just as The Gallows Pole had the full endorsement of its author Benjamin Myers, so does The
Silence of the Girls with Pat Barker. In fact, it was Pat Barker herself who approached the
group suggesting they give her novel a similar treatment, very much enjoying the synergy of
music and literature.
The Silence of the Girls is an electrifying revision of The Iliad which for the first time gives
voice to the women enslaved by the Greek army headed by the god-like warrior Achilles,
through the main character Briseis.
Whilst still retaining their core alt folk sensibilities, The Silence of the Girls is a sprawling
soundscape of songs ranging from the orchestral through psychedelic pop and ethereal
pastoral ballads and beyond, tipping its hat to a myriad of musical influences and styles. All
delivered with the drama and exquisite vocal harmonies The Shining Levels are known for.
The Silence of the Girls will be released by the Butterfly Effect label in Autumn 2022.