ALBUM REVIEW: ZIG ZAGS – THEY’LL NEVER TAKE US ALIVE

Zig Zags are a three piece from Los Angeles with a nine year pedigree and only one surviving member from their original line-up: vocalist and guitar player Jed Mahue. The opening track ‘Punk Fucking Metal’ lives up to its name and beneath Mahue’s Ozzy-reminiscent vocals, you can hear a band who aren’t afraid to play […]

If you were born anywhere before or around 2003, you’ll probably remember the transformation Taylor Swift went through when she converted from country queen to modern pop phenomenon. Not to in anyway compare how I feel about Taylor to Kim Churchill, the example of her moving on to a different genre is the only thing […]

EP REVIEW: KIM CHURCHILL – I AM

SINGLE REVIEW: TOM GIBSON – NOT RIGHT FOR YOU

Personally, I think it’s important to take some things into consideration when listening to a debut single. If an artist is serious, they’ll pour their heart, soul, and everything just shy of the kitchen sink into that first song. At that point, it’s evident that to them, it is their masterpiece. In that case, the […]

Here at Silent Radio, we don’t set store by stars or marks out of ten, but I would be surprised if Oozing Wound’s High Anxiety doesn’t turn out to be my “album of 2019”. I even love the front cover artwork and that hasn’t happened since 10,000 Days. I am going through some difficult times […]

ALBUM REVIEW: OOZING WOUND – HIGH ANXIETY

LIVE: WILLIE J. HEALEY / EGYPTIAN BLUE – 20/02/2019

-YES, MANCHESTER- I’ve comprised a theory that Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice and Nick Valensi of The Strokes secretly had four children. They’re stood right in front of me, being blinded by the projector showing images of a trippy nature; disturbing to some viewers but hypnotising to most. They might’ve thrown in some of Ross […]

A confession: ‘The Rip Tide’ was my last Beirut album. I’m not sure how I missed ‘No No No’ (so good they named it thrice) but…I did. Look. I’m sorry, okay? It wasn’t intentional, it just happened. For the keenest of Zach Condon and co. fans, it’s been a few years since the Francophile Americans […]

ALBUM: BEIRUT – GALLIPOLI

ALBUM: STEVE MASON – ABOUT THE LIGHT

I can distinctly remember where I was the first time I ever heard ‘Dry The Rain’ by Steve Mason’s former outfit The Beta Band, I was off work with a cold, and on the radio during the day, as some sort of listener request, this subliminal piece of melodic slow building pop came wafting out […]

Striking whilst the iron’s still hot, Wild Nothing return with an even more mature take on the 80s alt-pop sound which has inspired their past album releases such as ‘Nocturne’ (2012) and ‘Indigo’ (2018). The latter was an immense journey into hi-fi, a glittery sonic gloss rich with soaring guitars and killer snare hits to […]

SINGLE REVIEW: WILD NOTHING – BLUE WINGS

ALBUM: Greatest Hits – The Boy Least Likeley To

There’s always been a joyous innocence to The Boy Least Likely To, concerns of love, longing, looking at the world through a curious and eccentric lens has been their thing. So for this ‘Greatest Hits’ album, it’s indie mixed with rock n’ roll, country, disco, funk, and an attempt to pull together their best songs […]

There’s always bands who like to turn the fuzztone up, step on the phase pedal and blast off into hyperspace, and there’s so many bands around doing the shoegazy dream pop thing, it’s often hard to find the decent stuff. So, thank your lava lamps for Steeple Remove, a band from Rouen in France, who […]