 The name ‘The Silents’ is taken from Simon and Garfunkel’s haunting folk ballad, "The Sound of Silence".The name was also influenced by The Silence, the original name of Marc Bolan's band 'John’s Children', one of the first psychedelic bands in the UK.On 15 April 2006 their debut EP "Flicker & Flames", recorded with Dave Parkin (Red Jezebel), was released with Rubber Records nationally, with the lead single "Nightcrawl" receiving large amounts of airplay on Triple J and alternative/community radio across Australia.