The Silent Comedy comes back to the main stage (and your mp3 players) with full force by delivering their latest release, titled Cruelty and Clemency, with a true pulse behind it. Following their 2010 full-length album, Common Faults, the new disc is no exception to the talent and vigor these San Diego boys bring. After spending time on the road and sharing the stage with acts such as Mumford and Sons, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and Saint Motel, the band rallied back to the studio, producing another EP filled to the brim with gritty vigor and raw, tantalizing magic coursing through its veins. It’s hard to imagine so much energy can be packed in just five tracks, but The Silent Comedy never comes up short when embodying their music with punches of melodies and crunchy guitar chords. Halloween day kicks off their tour in support of Cruelty and Clemency, which is released the following day, November 1st. You can also check them out live at the Bootleg theater on November 14th. – Mary Broadbent
