ALBUM REVIEW – STEPHEN PASTEL & GAVIN THOMSON: THIS IS MEMORIAL DEVICE

I was gifted a copy of David Keenan’s novel This is Memorial Device by one of my good friends back in December, and I’ve had it hovering around me somewhere ever since. So, when I saw a soundtrack to the stage adaptation composed by Stephen Pastel and Gavin Thomson – being a big fan of […]
I’m always reticent to use the word ‘supergroup’ to describe bands like Sect, but if there were ever a band fit for the term, Sect would be it. A vegan straight edge metallic hardcore band featuring Chris Colohan of Cursed and Burning Love, James Chang of Undying, Steve Hart from Day of Suffering, Scott Crouse […]

ALBUM REVIEW – SECT: PLAGUES UPON PLAGUES

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 28 JUNE 2024

While all the attention is focussed on Glastonbury, there are a healthy number of releases in danger of slipping out unnoticed. Here is Silent Radio’s roundup to rectify that situation. My Best Unbeaten Brother      Pessimism Pizza           Seven songs by three men from Croydon. Inspired by getting older, getting sadder, getting angrier with a post-Brexit world […]
In my experience, Ambient is a genre of music that people tend to shy away from. It oftentimes seems too pretentious or difficult to understand, or simply people do not see the point in it. There’s no lyrical content or obvious tune, why should I listen? Although voiceless Lamentations by Sachi Kobayashi airs out grievances […]

ALBUM REVIEW – SACHI KOBAYASHI: LAMENTATIONS

ALBUM REVIEW: SEASICK STEVE – A TRIP, A STUMBLE, A FALL DOWN ON YOUR KNEES

With an overwhelming level of cool oozing from every guitar note, Seasick Steve is back with his much anticipated new album ‘A Trip A Stumble A Fall Down on Your Knees’. An album which is even more reason to check him out live, as I did recently, trust me, you won’t be disappointed. Back to […]
In a strange world, where pots and pans perform synchronised swimming routines, exists Max Blansjaar. Blansjaar has been to many places absorbing a myriad of  influences, all of which have fed into ‘False Comforts’. Born in Amsterdam and raised in Oxford, he recorded ‘False Comforts’ in Brooklyn, giving the album a genre melding, free-flowing feel. The boundless […]

ALBUM REVIEW: MAX BLANSJAAR – FALSE COMFORTS

ALBUM REVIEW – DAPHNE GUINNESS: SLEEP

Picture this. I present to you a blank CD, I split it in two and begin adding ingredients to it while mystically waving my hands around the disc like it’s a crystal ball. I tell you we’re going to add ingredients to this disc and you look at me like I’m crazy! The first ingredient […]
For those of us who live in small towns with often inconsequential music scenes, the arrival of a band whose ambitions and talents stretched beyond playing the local pub rock venues was always a cause for celebration. The Dandelion Adventure emerged from Preston and its surrounds, initially in 1986 as a delightfully sprawling improvised mess, […]

ALBUM REVIEW – DANDELION ADVENTURE: JOHN PEEL SESSION

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 21 JUNE 2024

As summer finally emerges, here is Silent Radio’s guide to the week’s aural sunshine. Sumac                 The Healer        Over the course of 4 tracks in 76 minutes, SUMAC presents a sequence of shifting movements which undergo a constant process of expansion, contraction, corruption and regrowth. O            WeirdOs Duo consisting of baritone sax and drums with […]
Goat Girl are an indie rock trio that consists of Lottie Pendlebury, Rosy Jones, and Holly Mullineaux. The group have had a couple of member changes since their first LP in 2018, which introduced the world to their ambitiously bluesy post-punk sound. However, there were quite a lot of underwhelming moments on this album, particularly […]

ALBUM REVIEW – GOAT GIRL: BELOW THE WASTE