| This Silence Kills | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Dillon |
| Cover: | This Silence Kills.jpg |
| Released: | November 21, 2011 |
| Length: | 42:53 |
| Label: | BPitch Control |
| Next Title: | The Unknown |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
This Silence Kills is the debut studio album by Germany-based Brazilian singer-songwriter Dillon, released on November 21, 2011 on BPitch Control.[1] The album received positive reviews from music critics.
The song "Thirteen Thirtyfive" is based on "Pocketful of Money" by Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman.[2]
German music magazine Musikexpress called the album "chanson-pop" and noted influences from electronic music.[3] Dillon's vocals on the album have been compared to those of Björk.
This Silence Kills received largely positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[4]
Markus Schneider of the Berliner Zeitung praised the album. Schneider noted that Dillon's electronic music distinguished her from many other songwriters, "who merely include electronic music as decorations."[5] In a review for the BBC, Mike Diver lauded the album, saying, "Dillon uses spare beats, subtle orchestrations and background-mixed brass, but everything is bound by a vocal that speaks to the soul, not the soles."