ALBUM REVIEW – PETER ALEXANDER JOBSON: BURN THE RATION BOOKS OF LOVE

It is rare if not unique that an album lands in the Silent Radio inbox for which Les Dawson is cited as an influence. Fortunately, Peter Alexander Jobson’s ‘Burn The Ration Books of Love’ does not contain any mother-in-law jokes and the piano playing is of a far superior standard to Dawson’s onstage shenanigans. Instead, […]
There’s something uniquely cathartic about the marriage of bright, gleaming synth pop textures with tortured emo lyricism that you get on Moody Joody’s debut EP. Maybe it’s how it speaks to the time we live in and how one might stick on a smile to mask their real anxiety amid an increasingly uncertain world. Maybe […]

EP REVIEW – MOODY JOODY: DREAM GIRL

ALBUM REVIEW – THE WOOD: DAYS

To release a debut single and announce a debut album not long after, you must have a set of bollocks and confidence in your work which The Wood have. Consisting of scousers Alex Evans and Steve Powell, who met whilst Powell was recording Evans in his ARK recording studio and was blown away with his […]
There is a healthy bundle of new releases this week. Here they are: Our Girl             The Good Kind             New signings to Bella Union, their dynamics permeate the record, from heavy guitars and soaring lead lines to ear worm choruses and intimate vocal moments. Filled with warmth and honesty, The Good Kind is a celebration of […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 8 NOVEMBER 2024

ALBUM REVIEW – VARIOUS ARTISTS: SUPER DISCO PIRATA – DE TAPITO PARA EL MUNDO 1965-1980

The latest release from Analog Africa grapples with a quandary. How can the owner of an independent record label create a project celebrating piracy, normally seen as a curse robbing artists and labels of sales and therefore income? However, in addition to providing an intriguing piece of social history through its accompanying informative booklet, that […]
Everyone loves a good movie, videogame, TV show or book. Everyone loves music to some extent too! Miracle Of Sound, the project of mastermind Gavin Dunne, combines music with everything to do with entertainment. His diverse music has been streamed millions and millions of times, but his time has now come, as his record label […]

ALBUM REVIEW – MIRACLE OF SOUND: MATERIA BEST OF 2011-2024

ALBUM REVIEW – THE HARPOONIST: DID WE COME HERE TO DANCE

There are moments on ‘Good People’, the opening track on The Harpoonist’s ‘Did We Come Here to Dance’, on which the harmonica and vocals mimic each other, the harmonica virtually singing in a way that is just extraordinary.  Combine this with deep soul Hammond organ, equally soulful vocals and its call to action, “did we […]
Terrestrial Seethings is the latest release by Black Pus, the solo project of Lightning Bolt drummer/vocalist/album cover artist/noisemaker Brian Chippendale. You’d be hard pressed to find a better percussionist on the planet, playing at the exact knife-edge meeting point of speed, strength and blind aggression all whilst spewing mangled vocal lines from behind a patchwork […]

ALBUM REVIEW – BLACK PUS: TERRESTRIAL SEETHINGS

ALBUM REVIEW – BANANAGUN: WHY IS THE COLOUR OF THE SKY?

A Bananagun is a surreal concept, like something visualised by Salvador Dali. It conjures brightly vivid images of sticky potassium being fired in a scattershot fashion while stumbling over discarded banana skins.  The name suits the Melbourne/Naarm group’s second album which creates a ramshackle blend of psych-garage, freakbeat experimentation and spiritual jazz. Compared with the […]
Silent Radio’s guide to a busy week of new releases. Trust Fund       Has It Been A While? Fans of seventies singer-songwriters, and particularly Nick Drake’s first two Joe Boyd-produced albums, will find much to recommend here, while Belle and Sebastian’s early folk-inflected material is another obvious touchstone. Hard-Fi              Don’t Go Making Plans EP  EP whose […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 1 NOVEMBER 2024