In 2006 Feeder announced in an interview with XFM that their next

In 2006 Feeder announced in an interview with XFM that their next album would be reminiscent of their earlier material. They spent most of 2007 recording, with the resulting album Silent Cry being released on 16 June 2008. On balance, the album received moderate reviews. While some like The Guardian were negative towards the album, others like Rock Louder were more positive. On its release week the album charted at number eight with sales of 16,029. In its second week the album then fell to number 30, with a third week drop to number 60 before leaving the top 75 albums listing. In Japan it peaked at No. 53, which is currently higher than any of their studio albums, but lower than the peak of The Singles . Before the release of the album, ” We Are the People ” charted at No. 25 in the singles chart, making it their lowest chart position for a lead single since 1999’s “Day in Day Out”. ” Miss You ” from the album was given away by the band’s official website as a free download in April, and gained over 8,000 downloads on its first day of release. As of December 2008, sales of Silent Cry stand at less than 50,000 units, less than was what hoped for by their label. Shortly after the album was released, the band recorded a cover of Public Image Ltd ‘s 1978 self-titled single “Public Image”, for a compilation album to celebrate Independents Day which celebrated independently released music. The second single from Silent Cry was Feeder’s first download-only single, consisting of ” Tracing Lines ” and the album’s title track which failed to make the charts.