ORGAN MORGAN INTRODUCE THEMSELVES WITH THEIR DEBUT TRACK ‘DRACULA’S TOOTHACHE’
Organ Morgan Organ Morgan introduce themselves with their debut track ‘Dracula’s Toothache’ via new London Folk collective, Broadside Hacks. They are named after the hermetic composer from Welsh poet Dylan Thomas’s ‘Under Milk Wood’. Speaking about the track, the band’s Harris McMillan says: “The song came from some unpleasant realisations I had about getting older – I noticed I’d shed many parts of my life that I’d always considered... Read More
SAID THE WHALE SHARE NEW ‘HONEY LUNGS’ MATERIAL
Said The Whale. Photo Credit – Sterling Larose ‘Honey Lungs’ is the first, self-released single to be shared from new material that Said The Whale worked on throughout 2020’s lockdowns. Co-written jointly in the studio by singer-songwriters Tyler Bancroft and Ben Worcester, the lyrics of ‘Honey Lungs’ aim to address today’s ‘fraught political climate while placing an emphasis on empathy’. They wrote it around the same time... Read More
GEORGE EVE SHOWS WHAT LIFE IS LIKE IN LOCKDOWN ON THE VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK ‘GATES’
George Eve George Eve’s new track ‘Gates’ has been revealed alongside its official video. Eve filmed and edited the video when lockdown was loosened last October. He took to the streets of London armed with just his iPhone to capture snippets of what life was like in lockdown, as well as uplifting shots of being reunited with family and friends. It also features some subtle music references, including street art of Amy Winehouse in Ladbroke Grove and the original Rough... Read More
DEBUT SINGLE ‘LAY OUR CARDS’ RELEASED BY BARNABY KEEN
Barnaby Keen Barnaby Keen’s debut single ‘Lay Our Cards’ has been released. The track’s video captures the track’s mood with nostalgic stock footage being manipulated and altered. Barnaby Keen Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Read More
ALBUM REVIEW: WILLIAM DOYLE – GREAT SPANS OF MUDDY TIME
The fact that William Doyle’s fourth album is here at all is a major triumph of man versus machine. Having a computer wipe most of your tunes from existence leaving just a few ideas on a trusty old tape machine was what faced Doyle during the making of ‘Great Spans Of Muddy Time’. Rather than feeling weighed down by such a recording disaster, Doyle found freedom in starting again on his fourth album quest, and ‘Great Spans Of Muddy Time’ brims with a playfulness... Read More
ALBUM REVIEW: CATHAL COUGHLAN – SONG OF CO-AKLAN
“I could listen to Cathal Coughlan sing the phone book” said DJ John Peel many years ago, and he wasn’t wrong. Having done numerous Peel sessions over the years in his former bands Microdisney and Fatima Mansions, Coughlan’s distinctively rich vocals won the hearts of many. Fast forward to 2021 and Coughlan’s vocals still propel his sixth solo album along, with the lyrical wit and social observations still firmly intact. ‘Song Of Co-Aklan’ has soaring... Read More
FIRST OUTSIDE SIGNING TO MGMT RECORDS, ROBBING MILLIONS, ANNOUNCES ‘HOLIDAYS INSIDE’ ALBUM
Robbing Millions. Photo credit – Judith Williquet Robbing Millions – the project of Belgian avant-pop musician Lucien Fraipont – has announced the release of his second album ‘Holidays Inside’, via MGMT Records, in collaboration with [PIAS]. Listen to the album’s first single, ‘Camera’, below. About the song, which features Halo Maud’s backing vocals, Fraipont says: “‘Camera’ is the last-minute track I wrote for the... Read More
LONDON-BASED TRIO DREAM WIFE ANNOUNCE 2022 TOUR DATES FOR RESCHEDULED SHOWS
Dream Wife. Photo credit: Sarah Piantadosi London-based trio Dream Wife have announced their re-scheduled UK tour dates. Originally scheduled for April 2021, the new 2022 dates will still accept all tickets for the original shows. Support for all shows comes from Lucia and The Best Boys. DREAM WIFE 2022 TOUR DATES March 17th – Oxford @ The Bullingdon 18th – Norwich @ Waterfront 19th – Nottingham @ Rescue Rooms 21st – Leeds @ The Wardrobe 22nd... Read More
Rig Stars: Art d’Ecco
We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked Art d’Ecco what his favourite piece of music making equipment is. This is what he told us: What is it? An EVENTIDE HARMONIZER H910 EVENTIDE HARMONIZER H910 How long have you had it? About 2 years How does it help shape your sound? Tony Visconti famously told Brian Eno and David Bowie that it “fucks with the fabric of time”, and so naturally, I just... Read More
PAUL JACOBS UNVEILS ANOTHER ROALD DAHL-AND-A-HA-ESQUE VIDEO FOR ‘DAY TO DAY’
Paul Jacobs Montreal-based musician Paul Jacobs has returned with ‘Day to Day’. It is the third single from his upcoming album ‘Pink Dogs on the Green Grass’, which is due for release on April 30th via Blow The Fuse Records. Paul Jacobs Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Read More
