ALBUM REVIEW – DEATH VALLEY GIRLS: WELCOME TO EARTH

It would be easy to look at the cover to the Death Valley Girls’ latest album and get a mistaken impression. A Sgt. Pepper style multi-coloured collage featuring the band centred around a cast of animals, anthropomorphic mountains, two birds holding up a sign saying “Welcome To”, flowers forming the word “Earth” and tombstones in […]
The name of the opening track is spoken into the listeners ear immediately, ‘Icicle’, through a dreamy female vocal with a guitar sound that will make you think of The Cult’s ‘She Sells Sanctuary’. Then the bass picks up, turning this dreamy sound into new wave in an instant. L.A. Witch are starting off their […]

ALBUM REVIEW – L.A. WITCH: DOGGOD

ALBUM REVIEW – CHASTITY BELT: LIVE LAUGH LOVE

When you hear the words Live Laugh Love, you probably think of the insufferable self-affirmation posters, doormats, and other memorabilia that is designed to be as 100% overbearingly positive as possible. Chastity Belts version of this popular phrase is much more endearing. With the four-piece using it with a wink and a nod and exploring […]
At a Tarot reading during the pandemic, Ryan Fuson of Holy Wave was struck by the Five of Cups card which signifies loss and grief. A cloaked figure with a bowed head looming over three spilled chalices while ignoring the two full vessels, it is seen as symbolising dwelling in a negative past rather than […]

ALBUM REVIEW – HOLY WAVE: FIVE OF CUPS

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Rig Stars: Death Valley Girls

We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked Death Valley Girls guitarist Larry Schemel what his favourite piece of music making equipment is. This is what he told us:   What is it? It’s the BOSS FZ-5 Fuzz Pedal How long have […]
Death Valley Girls have unveiled the title-track from their upcoming album ‘Under the Spell of Joy’. The album is due out on October 2nd via Suicide Squeeze Records. Speaking about the new album, singer Bonnie Bloomgarden said: “‘Under the Spell of Joy’ is a space-gospel record. We believe we served as channels for what we […]

LA BAND DEATH VALLEY GIRLS UNVEIL UPCOMING ALBUM’S TITLE TRACK ‘UNDER THE SPELL OF JOY’

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Rig Stars: L.A. Witch

We’re a curious bunch here at Silent Radio and decided it was time to start scratching that itch, so we asked L.A. Witch bassist Irita Pai what her favourite piece of music making equipment is. This is what she told us: What is it? 1967 Gibson EB2. I bought it off the bass player in […]
Death Valley Girls have unveiled new video and single ‘Hold My Hand’. The song is taken from new album ‘Under the Spell of Joy’ set for release October 2nd via Suicide Squeeze Records. Speaking about the new single, frontwoman Bonnie Bloomgarden said: “Relationships are really tricky and can be super messy and complicated! I used […]
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NEW VIDEO FROM DEATH VALLEY GIRLS FOR ‘HOLD MY HAND’ RELEASED

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LA’S DEATH VALLEY GIRLS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM + UNVEIL SINGLE ‘THE UNIVERSE’

Los Angeles’s Death Valley Girls have announced their new album ‘Under the Spell of Joy’ is set for release on October 2nd via Suicide Squeeze Records and the band have unveiled new single taken from the album ‘The Universe’. Speaking about the album and new single, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Bonnie Bloomgarden said: “‘Under the Spell […]
Californian trio L.A. Witch have announced new single ‘Gen-Z’ taken from their upcoming second album ‘Play With Fire’, set for release August 21st via Suicide Squeeze Records. Speaking about the track, guitarist & vocalist Sade Sanchez said: “‘Gen-Z’ is inspired by a series of articles mentioning the high rates of suicide amongst the Gen-Z due […]
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L.A. WITCH UNVEIL ‘GEN-Z’ SINGLE AHEAD OF NEW ALBUM RELEASE