Adrian Borland was an English singer, songwriter and guitarist born in 1957 in Hampstead, London. In 1977, he began his career as the frontman of the punk rock trio the Outsiders, which released the album Calling on Youth and the EP One to Infinity. In 1979, he formed the post-punk band the Sound. The ensemble signed with the label Korova and released the studio albums Jeopardy! (1980), From the Lions Mouth (1981) and All Fall Down (1982). These recordings featured tracks such as “I Can't Escape Myself” and “Golden Soldiers”. The group released its final studio album, Thunder Up, in 1987 before disbanding in 1988. Borland subsequently moved to the Netherlands and launched a solo career. His studio recordings included the albums Alexandria (1989), Brittle Heaven (1992), Beautiful Ammunition (1994), Cinematic (1995) and 5:00 AM (1997). Borland died in 1999. His posthumous releases included the album Harmony & Destruction (2002) and the documentary film Walking in the Opposite Direction (2016).