Silent Radio – 07/09/2021 – Freebie Jeebies
Freebie Jeebies is back from a little summer break. Ian Burke picks another hour of music available online on a pay-what-you-like basis. If you enjoy what you hear, please support the artists in whatever way you are able. This week’s cover stars are Kurl. TRACK LISTING Kurl – Ледники (Ledniki) / Ivy Lab – Rainfire (feat. Onoe Caponoe) / Clinical Trials – Warpaint / Record/Start – Followay / Asta Rangu – Nico / Poupard... Read More
SEPTEMBER 2021
Gigs GIGS gigs For the first time in 18 months, we have trawled through the forthcoming gigs in and around Manchester so you don’t have to. We believe that if we are going to recommend a gig to you, then it should be exactly that, a recommendation. Our gig guide is handpicked and every act has been listened to before making it onto the list. It has been compiled by the ears of our editors and not by any promoters, band’s management or PR’s. If we’ve missed anything... Read More
Silent Radio – 29/09/2020 – Freebie Jeebies
Ian Burke is back with another show containing only songs available online on a pay-what-you-want basis. This week’s hour contains 17 songs and we dearly hope you find something in here that will soon be your new favourite artist. Please do support anything you do like, if you can’t afford to purchase the songs, sharing and commenting is FREE and these artists will appreciate that too. TRACK LISTING InvalidSalad – Aragato / Wyner Welt –... Read More
Rig Stars: Mourn
We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked Mourn guitarist Carla Pérez Vas what her favourite piece of music making equipment is. This is what she told us: What is it? A Reverb pedal Electro Harmonix Holy Grail MaxHow long have you had it? I’ve had this one since November 2019 How does it help shape your sound? I love the contrast that my guitar sound gets when I use it. I normally play... Read More
WHO ARE YA? ROBERT ROBOT & MASH THE CTRLR
Over the past couple of months we’ve been working with ReverbNation to offer independent artists the opportunity to introduce themselves. After nearly two thousand applications, we’re pleased to give Robert Robot & Mash The CTRLR the floor today.Who are ya? Robert Robot the digital love child of Bo Dierker and his laptop. Where are you from? Los Angeles, CA How long have you been doing what you’re doing now? Released debut album Reboot in Feb 2020 Is being... Read More
SINGLE REVIEW: FURROWED BROW – PISSING SUPERFLUOUS
In the preceding summer, I erroneously misheard this song’s name while it was still in its unrecorded, (about-to-be) live-debuted infancy; the unpleasant temperature, noise pollution and the perturbing similarity of piss and kiss as syllables (matter of tongue placement) all proved decisive factors in an error I was powerless to reverse from being carved into a digitalised mural. Superficially, this particular track (designated as single) deals with the concept of excess urine;... Read More
ALBUM REVIEW: IDLES – ULTRA MONO
IDLES The explosive crack of the snare, check. The ferocious drive of the bass, check. The controlled screech of the guitars, check. The snarl of the vocals, check. Yep, this is an Idles record. The band’s first two albums, ‘Brutalism’ and ‘Joy as an Act of Resistance’ have brought lots of success and the winning formula has had very little tinkering for ‘Ultra Mono’. It is safe to say anyone who has enjoyed Idles work before, will enjoy... Read More
NEW SINGLE ‘NOWHERE, MAN’ RELEASED BY TUNE-YARDS
Tune-Yards have released new song ‘Nowhere, man’ alongside a video that takes Chaplin-esque footage shot in Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner’s garage during quarantine.Speaking about the video, Garbus says:“The song and the video for ‘nowhere, man’ were created under conditions of feeling squeezed and pushed to the brink – relatively, of course. I wanted to ask, ‘How loudly do I have to shout and sing before I’m... Read More
Silent Radio – 22/09/2020 – Freebie Jeebies
A new week and 18 more songs available on the internet in exchange for whatever you feel appropriate. Ian Burke takes you through another hour of music that you may or may not have heard before to help you discover something great. As always, if you can support the artists behind anything you like, please do. TRACK LISTING Pregnant – Senator / Mon Autre Groupe – Arraché / Dame – Ersatz / Late Arcane – Illumina / Noah & The Pork Chops... Read More
NEW SINGLE ‘INNER VERSIONS’ UNVEILED BY HEAVY SALAD AHEAD OF DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE
Manchester’s Heavy Salad have unveiled the final single to be released ahead of their debut album ‘Cult Casual’, due out 25th September via Dipped In Gold Recordings. The new song is called ‘Inner Versions’.Lee Mann of the band says of the track:“‘Inner Versions’ is about a bad psychedelic trip in a Glaswegian hotel room but it’s also about parallel universes and trying to understand yourself, the different versions... Read More
