A cover of Scream Quietly from the 1982 Television Personalities record 'Mummy Your Not Watching Me'. This cover originally appeared on the Dandy Boy Records tribute record "Mummy, Mummy Please Look At Me: A Tribute to the Television Personalities"
Available here:
dandyboyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mummy-mummy-please-look-at-me-a-tribute-to-the-television-personalities
"With his haunting cover of “Scream Quietly”, Stephen Nicholas White fused a melange of post-punk, psychedelic rock, and minimal synth accents, and soft reverbed vocals, to create a thoughtful and introspective take on the songwriting genius of Dan Treacy. With this interpretation, White transmutes the essence of the song into a new dreamlike atmosphere perfect for a drive down a lonely highway during the most secluded hours of the night." -
Post-Punk.com
"White imbues the track with a haunting and ethereal timbre: visceral, jangling guitars, an insistent bass with haunting gothic drapery and an eighties synth riff that adds a ghostly aura...the track is a beautiful slice of dream pop goth: an uneasiness and anxiety threads its way through the instrumentation while White’s vocals are distant and disconnected as they tell an ominous and foreboding tale:"- Backseat Mafia
"With a psychedelic lo-fi predisposition, yet, more polished than the original, the song's new version looks to be totally appreciative of the composition's sophistication, and it comes off as something more eerie and dreamy while being down to earth" - Destroy//Exist
"...what is offered up here is a fantastic new lease of life for a song that was always pretty great, to begin with. In short, a smart and seductive take on a song, using both heart and head to create something new. A job well done indeed. - Big Takeover Magazine
"...a simmering track that conveys despair, with minimalist instrumentation and only 15 lyrical lines. Vocally it’s haunting, and instrumentally, darkly compelling. From a production standpoint, the heavy reverb, solemn bass and electric guitar (and drums by Adam Fink of ACTORS) add to the illusion." - Punk Rock Beat
released January 11, 2022
Produced, mixed and mastered by Jason Corbett at Jacknife Sound, Vancouver BC.
Written by Dan Treacy
Performed by Stephen Nicholas White
Drums by Adam Fink [ACTORS]