SNAKE EYES REVEAL VIDEO FOR NEW INSOMNIAC ANTHEM SINGLE ‘40 WINKS’

Brighton-based grit pop trio snake eyes are delighted to reveal the video for their new single ‘40 winks’, which is released on 31st January 2023 via alcopop! records on digital platforms and also via a limited edition run of branded camomile tea bags. Commenting on the new single, vocalist Jim huffy says: “I’ve always been […]
We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked Dream Nails guitarist Anya Pearson what her favourite piece of music making equipment is. This is what she told us:   What is it? BOSS CE-2 analogue chorus pedal from the early 1980s. How […]
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Rig Stars: Dream Nails

BO NINGEN AND BOBBY GILLESPIE JOIN FORCES ON NEW SINGLE ‘MINIMAL’

London-based Japanese alternative-rock band BO NINGEN have revealed their new single ‘Minimal’ which features a guest vocal appearance from Bobby Gillespie of Scottish rock icons Primal Scream. The track is the latest single to be taken from their forthcoming new album Sudden Fictions. The album is set for release on 26th June 2020 via Alcopop! […]
Hailing from London, where if you’re a resident there’s a good chance you have a floppy haired indie pop quartet living in your trouser pocket, Happy Accidents are indeed quite a cheery little outfit. With nothing offensive about them other than the odd profanity in a song like ‘Leaving Parties Early’, they’re a nice change […]

HAPPY ACCIDENTS AND THE JOYS OF NOT BEING OVER SERIOUS

Album Review: Fight Like Apes – Fight Like Apes

Last year Fight Like Apes delivered one of the best pop songs of 2014. ‘Crouching Bees’ saw the Dublin-based outfit smarten up their thrashy electro-pop sound with plush production, ice cool synths and the ever sharp vocal work of front lady Mary Kate. It seemed like after nearly 10 years of being a band, Fight […]
After an epic wait following an incredibly successful Fund It campaign, Fight Like Apes have announced the release of their eponymous 3rd album. Due out on Alcopop! Records on 18 May. There’s no shortage of the band’s trademark snarling chorus lines, acerbic wit and MayKay’s sublime vocals to keep the long-term fans happy. Fight Like […]

FIGHT LIKE APES RELEASE NEW TRACK ‘PRETTY KEEN ON CENTERFOLDS’

EP REVIEW: FIGHT LIKE APES – THE WHIGFIELD SEX TAPE

Fight Like Apes, or simply FLApes if you prefer, will release their first record since 2011 on Monday (May 12).  Hailing from Dublin, the band have already released two albums.  Both were nominated for the Choice Music Prize, the Irish equivalent of the Mercury Music Prize, awarded for album of the year.  They launched a […]
It’s been a while since the release of The Body of Christ and the Legs of Tina Turner, but Fight Like Apes are back with a new four-track EP, entitled the ‘Whigfield Sextape EP’. You can check out the full EP streaming on Soundcloud here. Together with UK indie label Alcopop! Records, the Irish four-piece […]

NEWS: FIGHT LIKE APES ANNOUNCES NEW EP DUE FOR RELEASE NEXT WEEK & VIDEO FOR CROUCHING BEES