| Shock of Daylight | |
| Type: | ep |
| Artist: | The Sound |
| Cover: | TheSoundShockOfDaylight.jpg |
| Released: | April 1984 |
| Recorded: | January 1984 |
| Studio: | Townhouse Studios, Crow Studio and Elephant Studio, London, England |
| Genre: | Post-punk |
| Length: | 25:01 |
| Label: | Statik/A&M |
| Producer: | Pat Collier |
| Prev Title: | All Fall Down |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Heads and Hearts |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
Shock of Daylight is an EP by English post-punk band the Sound, released in April 1984 on Statik Records in the UK and A&M Records in the US.
The EP was seen by critics as a comeback for the band, after the band's critically and commercially disappointing previous album, 1982's All Fall Down. Two singles were released from the EP, "Counting the Days" and "Golden Soldiers" (the latter in Spain only).
Shock of Daylight was recorded in Studio 3 of Townhouse Studios, except for "Winter", which was recorded at Elephant Studio in London and a studio only referred to as "Crow".[1]
Sounds described the album's style as "If All Fall Down chipped away at the gothic walls of From the Lions Mouth, Shock of Daylight nails down the carpet, but nervously pulls open the curtains".[2]
Shock of Daylight was released in April 1984 by record label Statik in the UK and A & M Records in the US.
"Counting the Days" was released as a single in the UK. "Golden Soldiers" was released as a single in the same year in Spain only.