The Silencers are a Scottish band led by Jimme O'Neill with longtime collaborator Cha Burns. Emerging in the late 1980s, their work blends Celtic rock, new wave and folk/blues touches across several albums (debut 1987, last studio album 2004). Reviews emphasize atmospheric arrangements and melodic, understated vocals.

Formed mid-1980s; debut album in 1987. Guitarist Cha Burns (co-founder) died in 2007. Jimme O'Neill is the band's principal songwriter.

DeBaser's reviews present The Silencers as a Scottish band that blends Celtic rock, new wave and blues-tinged folk. Jimme O'Neill and Cha Burns are repeatedly cited for taste and musical refinement. Several albums from 1987–2004 are discussed, with 'Dance To The Holy Man' singled out as a highlight and 'Come' as a low point.

For:Fans of 1980s-1990s new wave, Celtic rock, folk-tinged pop/rock and atmospheric singer-songwriters.

 From the very first listen, you understand that the Silencers are something epic and delicate at the same time: no Scottish clans, no wars to declare, and no peace to reclaim; they mix the allure of their cold homeland and Celtic musical tradition (both old and new) with a taste and touch you would instantly recognize only in the Smiths.

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 The Silencers of Jimme O'Neill are a band that started too late, towards the end of the '80s, to bring out their records of new wave, "essential" blues, and Celtic pop rock to achieve international fame.

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 The latest album released by the Silencers can undoubtedly be defined as the worst in their entire discography.

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 O'Neill and Cha Burns have decidedly a more stylish touch than Kerr and company, and a softer but also more sophisticated register than Vox and co.: nonetheless, they did not impose themselves as a valid "alternative" within the same landscape.

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