ALBUM: SOBRENADAR – Y

Sobrenadar – Y Operating in a similar dream pop hazy world as Slowdive, Boards Of Canada and Four Tet, hailing from Argentina and singing in her native Spanish, Sobrenadar creates gentle soundscapes which waft out of the speakers and grab your attention in the most subtle way possible. She’s already had remixes from the likes of Gwenno, Xam (from Hookworms), and Slowdive, and ‘Y’ seems to blend dream pop with electronica seamlessly. No idea what she’s singing about... Read More

LIVE: NICK MASON’S SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS – 27/09/2018

Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets – Apollo, Manchester – With the three remaining members of Pink Floyd all doing their separate solo projects, the only way to capture any essence of Pink Floyd is by seeing either Roger Waters, David Gilmour or Nick Mason live. As Roger and Dave focus on the bigger hits from the expansive Floyd catalogue, drummer Nick has at last launched his own solo venture, focusing on the early era Floyd, which – much loved by the fans... Read More

Silent Radio Gig Guide Mixtape 01/10/2018 – 07/10/2018

It’s October, the festival season is over and every band under the sun is touring – which makes it a proper gig heavy month – YUS! ALL of the bands featured on this mixtape are playing in Manchester THIS WEEK (and are most likely on tour too!) and are the ones we reckon you should get a ticket for. These gigs are lifted from our guide over at www.silentradio.co.uk – where you can see the venues and dates – plus some more top gigs happening this week... Read More

LIVE: THE MAGIC GANG – 27/09/2018

The Magic Gang @ Albert Hall, Manchester -ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER- Deep breath, eyes closed, take yourself back to the early 2000s. Indie music pulsing through your veins, the radios bleed Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, The White Stripes and Franz Ferdinand, the bands who defined indie rock. Now, snap back to 2018, radios have somewhat become something of the past, but indie music most certainly has not. Over the last year or so, The Magic Gang have been one of the worst kept secrets... Read More

LIVE: PANTHA DU PRINCE – 29/10/2017

Pantha Du Prince -GORILLA, MANCHESTER- Pantha Du Prince makes sun blitzed electronic music that’s hard to put in a single box. Hendrik Weber, the birth name of Pantha Du Prince, calls his music ‘sonic house’ and the juxtaposition of his feather-like weightless synths with his glitchy 4/4 percussion definitely matches with that description. Sonic house on a Sunday night, however, doesn’t appeal to the masses in Manchester – there are barely 30 people here and one... Read More

CABBAGE UNVEIL CURRENT SINGLE VIDEO ‘KEVIN’ FEATURING MANCHESTER’S OWN BUSKERS THE PICCADILLY RATS

Cabbage have unveiled the new video for their current single ‘Kevin’, available now on Infectious Music. Co-starring cult Manchester busking band The Piccadilly Rats, the video was shot earlier this month in Piccadilly Gardens and directed by Dom Foster. ​I​n the words of the band, “THE BROTHERHOOD HAS EVOLVED! We took to the streets of Manchester to promote the new Kevin (Skeleton Key mix). It’s uncomfortable handing over the first born to the laboratory of Parr... Read More

LIVE: TASH SULTANA – 28/10/2017

Tash Sultana -ACADEMY 2, MANCHESTER- “Welcome to the house of love”. We are treated to a few Bob Marley singalongs with the whole crowd pitching in before Tash Sultana enters the stage. The crowd are in great spirits and there’s a chilled vibe in the air. This is mirrored in the first few seconds of Tash Sultana’s opening layer of sounds from her guitar. The lights behind are a dawn of orange and blue cascades. However, it’s not long before we are treated to a massive... Read More

‘I SHOULDN’T HAVE SAID THAT’ SAY THE LOVELY EGGS

The Lovely eggs have shared the video for the first single, ‘I Shouldn’t Have Said That’, from their forthcoming album. Directed by Casey Raymond, the video features The Lovely Eggs duo of Holly and David as well as an appearance from Bob from Twin Peaks, perfect for giving you the creeps for Halloween! ‘I Shouldn’t Have Said That’ is due out on Friday 3rd November 2017 on limited edition black and white 7” vinyl and accompanied by bespoke... Read More

GWENNO SAUNDERS SHARES TRAILER FOR NEW CORNISH ALBUM ‘LE KOV’ DUE FOR RELEASE SPRING 2018

With her debut album, 2014’s Y Dydd Olaf (The Final Day), Gwenno Saunders made a bold statement about the importance of protecting minority languages. Drawing from her upbringing as the daughter of Welsh and Cornish language activists, and Welsh writer Owain Owain’s 1976 sci-fi novel of the same name, her psychedelic synth-pop opus won the 2015 Welsh Music Prize and Best Welsh Album at Wales’ National Eistedfodd. Nine of its ten songs were in Welsh; the last, Amser... Read More

NOVEMBER 2017

FREE GIG GUIDE ANDROID APP HEREWe 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 please feel free... Read More