THEN COMES SILENCE With a career spanning over a decade, Then Comes Silence has become one of the key post-punk/Goth rock bands of this century. It hasn’t been an easy road, as their fifth record was released during the pandemic, and they have suffered some changes of line-up. But, nowa threepiece, they are facing a 2023 that seems promising with a second EEUU tour and a new concert in Spain.We have talked again withAlex Svenson to knowa bit more about how the Swedish band has been doing during these latest years. They will play at DarkMad on the 30th of April together with Boy Harsher, Cold Cave, Kite and Sigue Sigue Sputnik Electronic. A lot of things have changed since the last interview, First, your two guitar players left, and theywere replaced by Hugo Zombie and Mattias Ruejas. Now Mattias is gone. What can you please tell us about Hugo being in the band? You know that he is quite popular in Spain. Also, howis the band sounding nowwith onlyone guitar? Are you planning to get another one? It’s a heavy dutywith lots of responsibility being a guitarist in Then Comes Silence. It’s not for everyone, but Hugo is made of the right stuff and got what it takes.He is the sole axman of the band, the king of guitarists now. Joking apart… We had to drastically change the appearance on stage when Mattias couldn’t go with the band to the US with so short notice.We had no other option than work as a three piece in the US. Surprisingly, it went quite well. I had to add live backtracks from the synths that are on all www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be - 20 - the albums to fill in for the missing guitar. Hugo picked up important parts from Mattias and modified his style of playing. So… when Mattias retired from the band last September, we decided to continue as a trio. It has proven to work quite well and we want to explore it even more. I don’t think fans and followers will get disappointed. The drummer of the band, Jonas Fransson got married with Gözde of Aux Animaux, an artist that we have been following for some years now. The band collaborated with her in the cover of “All Tomorrow Parties” and she has also sung chorus in your last album. You have also recommended one of her last albums in a short interview. Did you like her last EP, Hauntology? Yes, Aux Animaux, A.K.A. Gözde Duzer is truly becoming very interesting and I believe she will grow a lot among the crowd this year. Her performances are exciting and well-thought-out. She is working solo and can carry a whole performance on her own. She is productive and keeps releasing new music frequently. Why isn’t there a label signing her now as we speak? The EP Hauntology is just another proof of quality. In our first interview, you commented that you were going to record an album, but finally it got shelved.What can you tell us about this record? Do you think that the songs will have any chance of being released in the future? It’s the rejected album. And it’s rejected for a reason. The © Jonas Fransson
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