House Of All

ALBUM REVIEW: HOUSE OF ALL – HOUSE OF ALL

The House Of All may be formed of musicians who were all members of The Fall, yet their debut has enough of its own identity to keep both die hard Fall fans and newbies entertained. Unsurprisingly there are similarities between the general soundscape of The House Of All’s tunes, and The Fall, after all the […]
The bottom and top of this review is that this is a fantastic record but it’s not going to be for everyone. If music, to you, should be a three-and-a-half minute pleasure cruise, look away now; if you sometimes enjoy a discombobulating nine minute white-water rapids rush into the unfamiliar, Ngo Ma by IzangoMa is […]
Ngo Ma by IzangoMa

ALBUM REVIEW: IZANGO MA – NGO MA

ALBUM REVIEW – WATER FROM YOUR EYES: EVERYONE’S CRUSHED

After listening to music for decades, every possible combination of notes and sounds ought to have been exhausted. It is increasingly difficult to hear anything that sounds ear-grabbingly fresh and distinctive but ‘Barley’, the single that heralded the release of ‘Everyone’s Crushed’ by Water From Your Eyes, achieves that feat. Its rhythmic sound collage using […]
As ever, there are plenty of tempting albums to dig your teeth into this week. With fewer big-name releases, it could be a good week for discovering a new favourite. Delivery – Forever Giving Handshakes Nifty debut collection of snappy tunes from energetic garage rock, post-punk Australian group. Bar Italia – Tracey Denim London post-punk […]

ALBUM RELEASES ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 19 MAY 2023

ALBUM REVIEW: JONAS BROTHERS – THE ALBUM

We’ve all seen Camp Rock, right? Even if not, you must know who the Jonas Brothers are. As creators of the 2007 single ‘S.O.S’ and stars of the Disney Channel series Jonas, the group of three have definitely left an imprint on those who grew up in the early 2000s, and with their new record, […]
Black Spiders’ attempt to combine hard rock, shoegaze, and grunge in their debut album ‘Can’t Die Won’t Die’ ’succeeds, thanks to the psychedelic overlay. Banger after banger is played all the way through just like a blend of Concrete Blonde, ZZ top and Danzig.  A small taste of this album in the initial push gives […]

ALBUM REVIEW: BLACK SPIDERS – CAN’T DIE, WON’T DIE

ALBUM REVIEW – BAR ITALIA: TRACEY DENIM

There is a contrariness to Bar Italia. Choosing a name that is difficult to google, more likely to lead to mid-price high street eateries than music, has a wilfulness to it. Calling their debut album ‘Tracey Denim’ shows a similar awkward streak in selecting a common name (unfairly synonymous with being naff) and denim, one […]
For those not fully ensconced in Eurovision, this is another bumper week of releases. Once the votes are in from the Silent Radio jury, we will be waxing lyrical in greater depth about some of these elsewhere in the reviews section but here is our concise guide:  BC Camplight – The Last Rotation of Earth […]

ALBUM RELEASES ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 12 MAY 2023

ALBUM RELEASES ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 5 MAY 2023

Those looking to escape blanket Coronation hype could do worse than spend the weekend checking out the bumper crop of albums released this week. Here is Silent Radio’s handy brief guide: Kid Congo Powers and the Near Death Experience – Live at St Kilda A twelve-song live album from a one-time-only show in which Kid […]
Six years have elapsed between the release of Angelica Rockne’s debut album, ‘Queen of San Antonio’, and the emergence of ‘The Rose Society’. While both figure within the ballpark marked Americana, there is a huge difference between them. Her debut was tagged cosmic country, whereas her new collection is much more song-oriented, allowing greater prominence […]

ALBUM REVIEW – ANGELICA ROCKNE: THE ROSE SOCIETY