ALBUM REVIEW – DIVORCE: DRIVE TO GOLDENHAMMER

Goldenhammer, the setting for Divorce’s debut album, is a fictional place based on a composite of their East Midlands upbringing. It consists of childhood memories, an often bizarre tangle of associations from Wallace and Gromit through The Archers to the Nottingham DIY scene that fostered them. Perhaps as a consequence, they are not a band […]
The band formed of former Fall members from various eras of the legendary bands existence, have always been more than simply a continuation of their past musical endeavours. More of an open community to all ex Fall-ers, centred around the core line up of Martin Bramah (vocals, guitar), Pete Greenway (guitar), Paul Hanley (drums), Stephen […]

ALBUM REVIEW: HOUSE OF ALL- HOUSE OF ALL SOULS

ALBUM REVIEW – LOS PIRANAS: UNA OPORTUNIDAD MAS DE TRIUNFAR EN LA VIDA

A huge amount of music appears in the Silent Radio inbox. Whilst these releases are often a source of joy, they usually take a familiar form. As such, it is a delight to be confronted with something that sounds if not unique then distinctly unusual yet is also instantly pleasing. Such accolades can be applied […]
Panda Bear    Sinister Grift  Noah Lennox transforms Panda Bear into something resembling an old-school rock ensemble, playing nearly all the instruments himself and inviting kindred spirits into the process such as Cindy Lee, Spirit of the Beehive’s Rivka Ravede, and—for the first time on a Panda Bear solo album—each of his Animal Collective bandmates. Dragon […]

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ALBUM REVIEW – CRYPTOSIS: CELESTIAL DEATH

Normally, one would not think of combining thrash metal, death metal, black metal and even prog on the same album unless you are extremely confident in your musical ability to master your instrument. These genres usually stay separated with only a handful of bands I can name who attempt to combine some of these genres […]
The notes that accompany Will Stratton’s eighth album, ‘Points of Origin’, state that it is a work of fiction and that any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. It is the type of statement that would normally form the caveat at the start of a film and offers […]

ALBUM REVIEW – WILL STRATTON: POINTS OF ORIGIN

LIVE REVIEW – SNOW PATROL: MANCHESTER CO-OP LIVE – 22/02/2025

“I appreciate a few songs ago I told you to sing ‘open your eyes’ and now I’m asking you to sing ‘shut your eyes’… but… fuck it.” To be honest Gary Lightbody could ask this crowd to sing ‘Half a Pound of Tuppeny Rice’ and they would gladly comply. And that’s quite something when you […]
From the way it’s often reported you would have thought that the early 90’s indie music scene in the UK was a barren wasteland, dominated by the success of US alternative bands, just waiting for Britpop to happen. As a teen going to gigs around that time, I can definitively confirm that nothing could be […]

ALBUM REVIEW: ARTISTS – C92

ALBUM REVIEW – GRIMA: NIGHTSIDE

The wilderness is a very common concept in alternative music. Every artist has a different approach to writing about the wilderness, and it is very hard to capture the true essence of a forest, or the weather that an artist experiences. This is where GRIMA enters. This Siberian black metal act has aimed to pay […]
With a timeless discography in a modern world, Sam Fender’s third studio album People Watching is welcomed with open arms. Delving into hope, grief and solidarity, a mosaic of emotions is skilfully pieced together. Like a mirror ball, every version of himself is reflected. Beneath a candid light, this array of songs evokes the conflicts […]

ALBUM REVIEW – SAM FENDER: PEOPLE WATCHING