Silent Radio – 25/08/2020 – Freebie Jeebies
Silent Radio presents the latest episode of Freebie Jeebies. Ian Burke is back again this week compiling another show using only music available on a pay-what-you-want basis. If you like any of the songs on this show, and you can afford to support the artists, please do pay something (most of these songs can be found on Bandcamp). This week we also have a world exclusive Mesita song, specially commissioned for the show. TRACK LISTING Cities Aviv – URL IRL... Read More
VIDEO PREMIERE: MOON ATTENDANT ‘HOT POWER’ + Q&A WITH THE BAND
We’re delighted to present the video premiere of ‘Hot Power’ by Moon Attendant. The song is taken from the band’s debut album ‘One Last Summer’ due to be released on Friday (28th August) via Big Potato Records.Q & AWe got the chance to ask Moon Attendant a few questions ahead of the release.If you could engineer the ideal situation for a prospective fan to be introduced to Moon Attendant, what would that look like? Wayne Coyne announces... Read More
Rig Stars: The OBGMs
We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked The OGBMs guitarist and vocalist Denz what his favourite piece of music making equipment is. This is what he told us:What is it? Fender American Special StratHow long have you had it? 8 years How does it help shape your sound? I’ve recorded with this guitar on each of our records and this is the electric guitar I use on all demos. Do you use it live? Yes,... Read More
NEW VIDEO FOR ‘MOVING ON’ RELEASED BY AQUILO
Aquilo have released their latest single ‘Moving On’. The track is taken from their latest EP ‘Sober’ and an accompanying video starring actor Nathan Welsh has been unveiled.Aquilo said ahead of the release:“We started thinking about making a video for ‘Moving On’ during lockdown. It wasn’t the ideal time to make a music video, so we started thinking about how we could film our own that we could do while socially distancing, without... Read More
VIDEO FROM BEACH RIOT RELEASED FOR SONG ‘WRONG IMPRESSION’
Brighton band Beach Riot have unveiled their video for latest single ‘Wrong Impression’, out now on Alcopop! Records.Inspired by the 8-bit computer games of the ‘80s and ‘90s, the video for the single follows the band’s previously released Instagram filter arcade game, with the aim being to use face movement to fly a spaceship through a minefield of waving cats.Beach Riot were born when guitarist and vocalist Cami Menditeguy maded to East London... Read More
ALBUM REVIEW: LIIMO – VOLUME 1
There is a lot of great pop out there currently, whether that be the futuristic sounds of Charli XCX or someone who makes great old fashioned pop tunes like Taylor Swift. But there shouldn’t be room for this new album by alternative pop trio Liimo, which has my vote for the most boring album of the year so far. It may seem unfair to compare these guys to the rest of the pop industry, but it shouldn’t be, no matter what level you’re at, you can make amazing music. So why... Read More
NEW SINGLE ‘SHADOW IN MY MIND’ RELEASED BY PAULINE MURRAY
Pauline Murray has unveiled a new video for latest single ‘Shadow in my Mind’. The song is taken from her upcoming new album ‘Elemental’ due for release on September 25th via Polestar Records.The video was filmed at Polestar Studios, the recording and rehearsal space Murray set up thirty years ago in Newcastle upon Tyne – it is still running now. Speaking about the video, Murray said:“I am rocking my new suit, which was bought... Read More
HOWIE PAYNE UNVEILS LATEST SINGLE ‘IT FEELS LIKE SUMMER’
Liverpool Singer, songwriter and guitarist Howie Payne has released his new single ‘It Feels Like Summer’. The former The Stands frontman plays all the instruments himself on the new song.Payne says of the song:“This is a song about coming through something, about making it back to a place that’s ok, and wanting to tell the people who were there for you how much it meant to you that they were, and how much it helped, even if you seemed out... Read More
Rig Stars: Kid Dad
We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked Kid Dad guitarist Joshua Meinert what his favourite piece of music making equipment is. This is what he told us:What is it? My favourite sound making tool is definitely the BOSS DD-500 Digital Delay. I guess it also is the most essential sound giving effect pedal that I use for KID DAD. It is not just an “every magic in a box Delay thing BOSS has ever made,”... Read More
BRISTOL BASED TRIO TWISTED ANKLE ANNOUNCE SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM
Bristol based trio Twisted Ankle have announced that their self-titled debut album will be released on 23rd October via Breakfast Records.The band describe themselves as a “jazz trio for the deaf”, while their label calls them “experimental punks”.Cooked up long before lockdown started, it’s eleven tracks journey through the vagaries of late-stage capitalism. Two singles have so far been released from the album ‘Landlord Laughs’... Read More
