The explosive crack of the snare, check. The ferocious drive of the bass, check. The controlled screech of the guitars, check. The snarl of the vocals, check. Yep, this is an Idles record. The band’s first two albums, ‘Brutalism’ and ‘Joy as an Act of Resistance’ have brought lots of success and the winning formula […]
IDLES have released the fourth song to be taken from their upcoming new album ‘Ultra Mono’ due to be released on 25th September via Partisan Records. The song is called ‘Model Village’ and comes with an animated video that has been directed by Michel Gondry and Olivier Gondry. Frontman Joe Talbot says of the track: […]
Songwriter, singer, and multi-disciplinary artist Jehnny Beth will release her debut solo album, To Love Is To Live, on May 8th, 2020 via Caroline Records. The record, which was recorded in Los Angeles, London, and Paris, features a number of collaborators, including producers Flood, Atticus Ross, and longtime co-creator Johnny Hostile, and guest turns from […]
As 2020 stretches out in front of us like a feral cat demanding love and attention, here’s a round up of releases we’re looking forward to this year at Silent Radio towers. Some relatively new bands, some mega huge artists, but all ones we think are worth getting your ears primed for – so, say […]
From 25-28 July, the Lake District welcomes back Kendal Calling, an eclectic festival featuring up and coming artists and legends of the industry. This year’s “legends” come in the shape of Welsh rock gods Manic Street Preachers, super guitar funk maestro Nile Rodgers and Manchester indie cult heroes Doves. Of course, Courteeners will also be […]
-ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER- What a rise it has been for Idles. Just 28 months ago, they joined us in the studio for the Silent Radio radio show, with just a two-year-old EP to their name, and an advance single named ‘Well Done’ that was just beginning to get some tentative national airplay. That day, they […]
Following sell-out UK and US tours, Idles have confirmed a 2019 world tour, headlining their biggest venues yet. The run will include their first ever run of dates in Australia. Tickets go on sale Friday November 9th at 10am local time. Idles new album ‘Joy As An Act Of Resistance’ debuted at no.5 in the UK charts, breaking […]
-THE RITZ, MANCHESTER- Tickets for tonight’s gig are in high demand, I know this because in the morning I checked the event page on Facebook to see if the set times had been announced, but all I could find was an endless stream of people leaving posts asking for any spare tickets. Luckily for me […]
– A Celebration of Vulnerability – The highly anticipated second album by Idles is pure vigour underneath a bunch of songs where the guts, the cries and the sing & shout still prevail from their outstanding debut Brutalism. The Bristol based outfit’s new record, Joy as an Act of Resistance, is due on Friday 31st […]
The Idles boys were back in town, so we (Max & Simon) though it best to have a quick catch up with them, our last meeting was the December of 2016 ahead of their Night and Day Cafe show. Almost 18 months later we’re back stage at Gorilla before they entertain Manchester on a much […]
GIG GUIDE
Between September 2011 and March 2020 we provided a handpicked gig guide every month without fail. It's painful for us that there are currently no gigs to recommend. We hope gigs will return soon to bring you new recommendations, but if you want to reminisce you can still see nine years worth of old gig guides.
NEW ALBUM TO BE RELEASED BY MAPLE GLIDER, BUT FIRST COMES HER NEW SINGLE 'SWIMMING'
BERLIN BASED THREE-PIECE SHYBITS RELEASE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE 'SUNSHINE'
UK-BASED DAYTIME TV HAVE STEPPED OUT WITH THEIR FIRST NEW MUSIC OF 2021 WITH 'ZOMBIE'
INTERVIEW: CATHAL COUGHLAN
ELI SMART SHARES 'HIGHSCHOOL STEADY'
LISTEN TO ALICE MERTON'S 'VERTIGO'
NEW SINGLE FROM RED RIBBON 'WAY'
LISTEN TO LACHLAN'S LATEST SINGLE 'RELAY'
'HEART OF GARBAGE' SHARED BY ME REX
