On this self-produced third album, the Sundays take a melancholy turn toward blue Monday, draping their once sunny folky guitar pop in melancholy gray. The London-based quartet, dominated by songwriters Harriet Wheeler (vocals) and David Gavurin (guitar), shuns U.K. trends of beat pileups and sonic congestion for refreshing simplicity. While atmospheric and spare, Static & Silence lingers with poignant emotion and gentle melodies that retain their appeal day after day after day.
Edna Gundersen