Rig Stars: Mav Karlo
We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked Mav Karlo – also known as Menno Vertseeg, founder of Royal Mountain Records – what his favourite piece of music making equipment is. This is what he told us: What is it? It’s a 1952 Gibson ES-125.How long have you had it? I bought it on tour in 2002. I had about $300 to my name at the time, and the punk band I was in had a day off in LA. We decided... Read More
CALIFORNIAN DUO LE FOMO UNVEIL NEW SINGLE ‘TINY ANCHOR’
Californian duo Le Fomo have unveiled their second single of 2020. The song is called ‘Tiny Anchor’ and will be out on the 21st August via AnalogueTrash. Theduo is compromised of Ess Nelson (vocals, lyrics, synths, bass, beats, arrangement) and Kai Hofius (guitar, drums, lyrics, bass).Speaking about the track, Ess says:“Tiny Anchor is a song about navigating intimacy. It can be hard to see that someone loves/likes you when your traumatic/fear-based... Read More
TORONTO’S TEENANGER SHARE ‘TRILLIUM SONG’ FROM UPCOMING ALBUM ‘GOOD TIME’
Teenanger have released the latest single to be taken from their upcoming album ‘Good Time’ due to be released on October 2nd by Telephone Explosion Records. The new single is called ‘Trillium Song’.Speaking about the new track, vocalist Chris Swimmings says:“This song is about the province of Ontario where we all reside. Mainly about the current provincial government’s way of dealing with the education system and the environment.... Read More
COLOMBIA’S MERIDIAN BROTHERS RELEASE LATEST SINGLE ‘CUMBIA DE LA FUENTE’
Meridian Brothers, a project of Colombian based Eblis Alvarez, have released their latest single ‘Cumbia de la fuente’, taken from their new album ‘Cumbia Siglo XXI’ due for release on August 21st via Bongo Joe Records.Alvarez says of the track:“‘Cumbia de la fuente’ is a stopping point of the whole theme of the record, both in lyrics and in sound concept. The song is a prayer and an amulet, a search for something that modern... Read More
‘MODEL VILLAGE’ VIDEO RELEASED BY IDLES AHEAD OF UPCOMING NEW ALBUM
IDLES have released the fourth song to be taken from their upcoming new album ‘Ultra Mono’ due to be released on 25th September via Partisan Records. The song is called ‘Model Village’ and comes with an animated video that has been directed by Michel Gondry and Olivier Gondry.Frontman Joe Talbot says of the track:“I hated growing up in a city that was really a town that was really a fishbowl. I left as soon as I could, only to realise... Read More
LEEDS TRIO MAGICK MOUNTAIN RELEASE SECOND SINGLE ‘INFINITY X2’ FROM THEIR UPCOMING DEBUT ALBUM
Leeds band Magick Mountain have unveiled ‘Infinity X2’, the second single taken from their upcoming debut album ‘Weird Feelings’ due out on 23rd October.The band describe the track as:“a psychedelic, punk love song; a direct nod to the idea of being so close to someone that worlds, thoughts and imagined futures merge together.”The new album was recorded over the space of 18 months and features instinctive moments captured at home,... Read More
Silent Radio – 11/08/2020 – Freebie Jeebies
Silent Radio presents the inaugural episode of Freebie Jeebies. Join Ian Burke as he compiles a radio 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). TRACK LISTING Weatherbox – A Band Astride Clouds / Spencer Radcliffe – Child’s Pose / BroomMan – Deadweight / Lubec... Read More
NEW SINGLE FROM EELS ‘BABY LET’S MAKE IT REAL’ UNVEILED
Eels have unveiled a surprise new single titled ‘Baby Let’s Make It Real’. The song was recorded at the EELS’ Los Feliz, California studio. Mark Oliver Everett a.k.a. E says:“How ‘bout a new song to get your mind off your troubles for 3 minutes and 55 seconds? Play it again if you want to double that time.”The release is the first new music from Eels since 2018 album ‘The Deconstruction’. The project has released 12 studio... Read More
ANDY BELL UNVEILS FIRST TRACK ‘LOVE COMES IN WAVES’ FROM UPCOMING DEBUT SOLO ALBUM
Andy Bell has announced his debut solo album ‘The View From Halfway Down’ will be released on 9th October via Sonic Cathedral. The announcement comes the same day Bell turns 50 years old. The first single to be taken from the new album ‘Love Comes in Waves’ is available now.Bell has this to say about the album:“I’ve always wanted to make a solo album, I’ve always said I would do it, although I never imagined it happening like, or... Read More
LONDON 4-PIECE SLENDER PINS UNVEIL VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘APPRENTICE TO LIFE’
London based 4-piece Slender Pins will release new single ‘Apprentice to Life’ on 14th August. A video for the song is available now. The band describe their sound as “combining the grit of garage rock with the bounce of dance and rock n’ roll”.Guitarist Alex speaking about the new song he wrote with the vocalist Ash:“Ash was flicking through a book by some Soviet propagandist and one of the chapters was titled “Apprentice to Life”.... Read More
