ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 1 DECEMBER 2023

The last significant week for releases prior to Christmas, here is Silent Radio’s guide. Peter Gabriel     i/o          His first album in 20 years, its songs tackling life and the universe, our connection to the world around us, but also the passing of time, mortality and grief, alongside such themes as injustice, surveillance and the roots […]
The debut album from Harp, former Midlake singer Tim Smith’s new act, bears a healthy imprint of Anglophilia. The album title reflects his fascination with England, or Albion as it was known in former times, especially the Medieval and Renaissance eras, together with its landscapes, gardens, villages, grey skies and mist on the moors. Musically, […]

ALBUM REVIEW – HARP: ALBION

ALBUM REVIEW – ARY LOBO: ARY LOBO 1958-1966

For its latest release, Analog Africa travels to South America for a compilation of songs performed by Ary Lobo, a singer of Afro-Brazilian heritage. Hailing from the northeast of Brazil, Lobo encountered the biases of a southern based industry. On his first audition, he was so exhausted from the journey that he was too frail […]
November eases to a close with the quietest week for releases in a long while but there is still much to enjoy. Here is Silent Radio’s guide. Ghost Woman                   Hindsight is 50/50           Their third album in 18 months but the one that captures their essence. A combination of riffing, post-surf guitar twang, gothic hues […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 24 NOVEMBER 2023

EP REVIEW – ENOLA: ALL IS FORGIVEN

Melancholic yet hopeful just about sums up ENOLA’s “All Is Forgiven” EP. Initially an electronic producer and DJ, non-binary artist Ruby Marshall explores a larger sound within their newest project ENOLA. Taking charge of a full-band sound Marshall is able to dip into many different sounds and genres throughout this EP. Channelling the moodiness of […]
Niecy Blues’ debut full-length, Exit Simulation, is a transcendent wade through a smoky expanse that is carefully crafted by the South Carolina-based singer and producer. An exploration of the ghosts of sacred places, Exit Simulation transports you to an incorporeal plain in which bodiless voices call out from beyond the audial fog. The album’s title, […]

ALBUM REVIEW – NIECY BLUES: EXIT SIMULATION

ALBUM REVIEW – DRIFT: 11 POINTS IN TIME

11 Points in Time is the newest release under the DRIFT. moniker by British-Italian producer Nathalia Bruno. Following on from 2020’s debut album Symbiosis, Bruno’s newest effort is a noirish unpacking of a decades-old disappearance. Rooted in the work of Rosi Crucci, lost to the world in 1979, 11 Points in Time interprets field recordings […]
With the arrival of ‘The Twits’ at the start of November, it appears bar italia are on top of their game: the enigmatic trio’s latest offering comes just months after their record ‘Tracey Denim’ hit the airwaves and streaming services in May, which saw the group hone their trademark vocal interplay and intense instrumentation. Also heavily present in […]

ALBUM REVIEW – BAR ITALIA: THE TWITS

ALBUM REVIEW – VOLKSEMPFANGER: ATTACK OF SOUND

I am in awe of Ajay Saggar. In addition to his day (and night) job as production manager at the Paradiso, Amsterdam’s main venue, he has found time to bombard the listening public with an array of great albums during 2023. He started off greeting Spring with a double album from his solo project, Bhajan […]
Self-describing as being like getting punched in the face by a gorilla but then being cuddled afterwards, UNIVERSITY are definitely something like that. To be totally honest this EP is a little bit difficult to listen to but let’s just call that an artistic choice. Frantic and disorganised, ‘Title Track’ is an obvious attempt at […]

EP REVIEW – UNIVERSITY: TITLE TRACK