French-American alternative pop musician and visual artist Clara-Nova, aka Sydney Wayser, has released her brand new single “Lives”, from the soon to be released Golden Age EP. Wayser stuns us with her vocals, rock-n-roll production, and a funky groove. “Lives” is grunge, beauty, and funk wrapped into one track. From soft falsetto to haunting synths, from funky-electric guitar […]
London newcomers Calva Louise announce the arrival of their eagerly anticipated debut album Rhinoceros, due for release 1st February via Modern Sky Records. Flourishing within London’s thriving punk scene since their formative days, the band’s (one part Venezuelan, one part Maori and another part English) tenacious live reputation has already earned them tour supports alongside Spring King […]
Haley will release her new album ‘Pleasureland’ on 12th October via Memphis Industries. ‘Pleasureland’ is the follow-up to Haley’s critically acclaimed 2016 album ‘Impossible Dream’. As a visual accompaniment to the new record, Haley has also created, with the help of collaborators, a ‘Pleasureland’ visual collection. She explains: “I wanted to convey simultaneously the power and violence that silence creates. The deconstruction of the […]
Ahead of the release of his debut solo album and forthcoming EU headline dates and tour with The Melvins, Jon Spencer, the NYC underground-rock legend of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, returns with a video for new single ‘I Got The Hits’ that delves into the darkest corners of America. The film finds Spencer immobilised and horizontal, helpless to move […]
The Louder Than Words Festival of music and writing returns this year for its sixth edition from November 9th to 11th 2018 . It remains the only festival that interrogates that enduring love affair between music and the written word. This year, the festival will open on the Friday with Radio 1’s Gemma Cairney, followed by the current bass player with […]
Courtney Barnett fans have been treated to a surprise new song. ‘Small Talk’ is an unheard and unreleased track from the sessions which gave birth to her critically acclaimed second album, “Tell Me How You Really Feel”. The song itself shows Courtney’s stylistic versatility as she winsomely sings over a walking bass-line before launching into a joyful […]
Chester based indie-pop band Peaness have announced newly-confirmed festival appearances at Off The Record, Ritual Union and Beat Connection, with several further headline dates announced throughout 2018/19. Alongside the news, the band are delighted to announce they will also support We Are Scientists on their forthcoming October 2018 UK tour dates. After a rapturous reception from ‘introducing’ gurus over the past year, the trio are now […]
London trio Wovoka Gentle returns with new single ‘1,000 Opera Singers Working in Starbucks’, out now on Nude. The new single perfectly showcases the band’s composite sound, on which solid songwriting nods in different directions to experimental pop, electronics and a touch of psychedelia. Of the song, the band said, “We wanted to make a […]
Keeping on top of the mountains of new bands is a full-time job, and even here at Silent Radio we need a hand every now and then to find the diamonds in the rough. Thankfully, the good folks at the Deaf Institute are as committed to new music as we are, and on 29 September, […]
In the middle of a busy street in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, The Breeders took a brief break from touring to shoot a homemade video for ‘Nervous Mary’, taken from their 2018 album All Nerve. Puppet versions of Kim and Kelley Deal – dressed in custom outfits made by Finnish fan and professional puppet-maker Milla Risku – go wild performing the song […]
GIG GUIDE
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ALBUM REVIEW - MCKINLEY DIXON: MAGIC, ALIVE!
ALBUM REVIEW - WET LEG: MOISTURIZER
ALBUM REVIEW - BARRY CAN'T SWIM: LONER
ALBUM REVIEW - CORY HANSON: I LOVE PEOPLE
INTERVIEW - CORY HANSON
EP REVIEW - LEI HOPE: INERTIA
ALBUM REVIEW: MADE KUTI - CHAPTER 1: WHERE DOES HAPPINESS COME FROM?
SINGLE REVIEW - ALKALINE TRIO: OBLIVION
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 18 JULY 2025
ALBUM REVIEW - BUSH: I BEAT LONELINESS
