Silent Radio
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Music website based in Manchester. Gig guide, interviews, reviews & plenty more. Est. 2009
"live music is triumphant once again. My day is made." Milo Ryan reviews Superheaven at Manchester Ritz.
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LIVE REVIEW â SUPERHEAVEN: MANCHESTER RITZ â 17/01/2026
As crowd surfers pop up left right and centre in my eyeline, heads bounce around and the floor rattles in synchronisation⊠I realise that Superheaven have maybe revived an overall abysmal day. The pow...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/01/19/live-review-superheaven-manchester-ritz-17012026/
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"While still highly technical, it shows that precision and invention can still be compatible with emotion."
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reviews Plantoid - Flare on
@bellaunion.bsky.social
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ALBUM REVIEW â PLANTOID: FLARE
Anyone looking for an easy listen should avoid Plantoid. Their debut album, âTerrapathâ, had moments of magic but was so frenetic in its constantly shifting math rock riffs, jazzy perambulations and t...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/01/19/album-review-plantoid-flare/
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"With some of Gatesâ best performances to date she sets up the start of the year with an amazing project and serious competition for her peers." Seth Zarura reviews Lexa Gates - I Am
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ALBUM REVIEW â LEXA GATES: I AM
How can rapper be so mellow and loud at the same time? Meet Lexa Gates with her sophomore album âI amâ Iâve just listened to Gatesâ album âI amâ and I can gladly tell you she is one of the most prolif...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/01/16/album-review-lexa-gates-i-am/
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This week's new releases:
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ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 16 JANUARY 2026
Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore   Tragic Magic    Barwick and Lattimore were given access to the extraordinary instrument collection of the Philharmonie de Parisâ MusĂ©e de la Musique in partnershi...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/01/15/album-roundup-week-ending-16-january-2026/
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Manchester gig guide for January:
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GIG GUIDE â JANUARY 2026
January in Manchester is a very quiet month, with the chaos of Christmas and New Years out of the way, there is still some amazing gigs to look forward to. Here is what is going on across Manchester t...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/01/10/gig-guide-january-2026/
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Silent Radio's guide to the first new releases of 2026
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ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 9 JANUARY 2026
A gentle introduction to 2026 with a handful of new releases this week. Dry Cleaning   Secret Love     They take their place in rockâs avant garde, catalysing the Reaganite paranoia of early 80s US ...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/01/09/album-roundup-week-ending-9-january-2026/
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"If you like pop-punk, emo or just anything nostalgic, I highly recommend this is the next album you listen to." Isabella Jacklin reviews Greywind's Severed Heart City
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ALBUM REVIEW â GREYWIND: SEVERED HEART CITY
If you have been on Instagram Reels or TikTok recently you may have stumbled across Greywind, the emo duo from Ireland. On January 16th, Steph and Paul OâSullivan are set to release their second album...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/01/08/album-review-greywind-severed-heart-city/
11 days ago
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"a giant mixing pot of sounds which whilst it could be termed chamber pop takes influence from jazz, folk, Brazilian music, 90s alt-rock, krautrock and disco."
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reviews Powder Keg by Clementine March.
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ALBUM REVIEW â CLEMENTINE MARCH: POWDER KEG
Getting the new year off with a bang, ClĂ©mentine Marchâs âPowder Kegâ offers exactly what I want from music in 2026. It is a giant mixing pot of sounds which whilst it could be termed chamber pop take...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/01/05/album-review-clementine-march-powder-keg/
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Alejandro Burbano's latest feature on the Ecuadorian music scene -
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ECUADORIAN MUSIC FEATURE â PART THREE
Track review: Libre Y Tonto â La Madre Tirana + Ivenno Turu Turu Turu Turu I am back to this article -and to Cuenca as my article on Le Telefono- after having some time away from these words but not f...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/12/29/ecuadorian-music-feature-part-three/
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"Itâs the profoundness of tragedy and a worshiped fear. Itâs the sound of heaven, or what it unknowingly may be." Madison Marsh reviews Clean Cut Kid - Seven Sounds, Forever
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ALBUM REVIEW â CLEAN CUT KID: SEVEN SOUNDS, FOREVER
âThe following recording is made up entirely of seven soundsâ â a spoken word declaration emerges. Following suit to statement, Clean Cut Kid strings together full-bodied instrumentals and harmonies t...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/12/19/album-review-clean-cut-kid-seven-sounds-forever/
about 1 month ago
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"a headline show that I relished from start to finish." Han Lake reviews
@sunflowerbeanband.bsky.social
at Yes Pink Room:
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LIVE REVIEW â SUNFLOWER BEAN: YES PINK ROOM â 11/12/2025
Iâve been a fan of NYC trio Sunflower Bean for a while now â since the release of their third album, âHeadful of Sugar,â in 2022, to be precise â but itâs their most recent material that has kept my e...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/12/14/live-review-sunflower-bean-yes-pink-room-11122025/
about 1 month ago
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We are happy to announce that A Sober Conversation by
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is Silent Radio's album of the year. Here is the full top fifty.
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SILENT RADIOâS TOP FIFTY ALBUMS OF THE YEAR â 2025
There are certain traditions associated with this time of year: presents, lights and decorations, turkey (or nut roast), mince pies, mulled wine and messy office parties. Add to that list the Silent R...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/12/15/silent-radios-top-fifty-albums-of-the-year-2025/
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"one of 2025âs most enchanting albums which combines Anatolian folk with psychedelia, soul and pop."
@andrewneal66.bsky.social
reviews Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek's Yarin Yoksa:
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ALBUM REVIEW â DERYA YILDIRIM & GRUP SIMSEK: YARIN YOKSA
Describing themselves as âouternationalâ rather than international to capture the idea of a sound that is inclusive and beyond borders, Derya Yıldırım & Grup ĆimĆek bring together their varied backgro...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/12/11/album-review-derya-yildirim-grup-simsek-yarin-yoksa/
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"This gig was undoubtedly the best live performance I have ever had the privilege of watching." Liv Wilks reviews Erykah Badu at Manchester Apollo:
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LIVE REVIEW â ERYKAH BADU: MANCHESTER APOLLO â 26/10/2025
When Erykah Badu announced she was touring her âMamaâs Gunâ album, it was challenging to have any sort of self-control. After an unfortunate experience of her dropping out of the âX The tracksâ festiv...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/12/11/live-review-erykah-badu-manchester-apollo-26102025/
about 1 month ago
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"Remember, you donât dance to techno anymore, but thereâs always room for some country acid house somewhere in the world." Alex McFerren reviews Alabama 3 at Manchester Ritz:
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LIVE REVIEW â ALABAMA 3: MANCHESTER RITZ â 05/12/2025
âThis one is for Keir Starmerâ Larry Love states as the band launch into âMansion on the Hillâ. A song calling out the corrupt elites and the frontman of Alabama 3 has just directed it at the Prime Mi...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/12/07/live-review-alabama-3-manchester-ritz-05122025/
about 1 month ago
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"Galas explores different sounds throughout the album and somehow manages to nail all of them." Daisy Sherwin reviews The Nihilist by
@davidgalas.bsky.social
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ALBUM REVIEW â DAVID GALAS: THE NIHILIST
As the temperature drops and Winter descends, I find myself returning to the genre that Iâve always loved: Darkwave. The synth-centric child of new-wave and post-punk, darkwave combines everything I l...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/12/07/album-review-david-galas-the-nihilist/
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It's in the Silent Radio diary. Looking forward to this already.
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Silent Radio's album roundup for December.
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ALBUM ROUNDUP DECEMBER 2025
As this is the only week of the month with a significant number of releases, the latest episode of our releases guide encompasses the entirety of December. 1 December Singer.Mattress.Cat    Subtropic...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/12/05/album-roundup-december-2025/
about 2 months ago
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Silent Radio's December gig guide -
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GIG GUIDE â DECEMBER 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, Manchester has one last month of excitement up its sleeve, away from the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, there is only one way to keep your spirits up, live music!...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/12/03/gig-guide-december-2025/
about 2 months ago
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"A show that felt less like a gig and more like a fever dream youâre glad you remembered." Eves Roebuck reviews
@thelastdinnerparty.bsky.social
at Aviva Studios.
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LIVE REVIEW â THE LAST DINNER PARTY: AVIVA STUDIOS â 26/11/2025
Thereâs something almost poetic about seeing The Last Dinner Party inside Aviva Studios, the cavernous, concrete warehouse that Factory International has turned into a kind of blank canvas for big, th...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/12/01/live-review-the-last-dinner-party-aviva-studios-26112025/
about 2 months ago
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"âBegging The Night To Take Holdâ ultimately has so much to offer through its luxurious technicolour melodicism, heightened atmosphere and Pollockâs exquisite voice."
@andrewneal66.bsky.social
reviews the latest album from
@emmaspollock.bsky.social
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ALBUM REVIEW â EMMA POLLOCK: BEGGING THE NIGHT TO TAKE HOLD
As album releases diminish to a trickle, December is a good time for Silent Radio to catch up on some of the seriously great albums we were unable to cover at the time. First up is Emma Pollockâs âBeg...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/12/01/album-review-emma-pollock-begging-the-night-to-take-hold/
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"Until I can live that summerâs day again, Royel Otis will be there to give me that serotonin boost." Mia Webber reviews Royel Otis at Victoria Warehouse -
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LIVE REVIEW â ROYEL OTIS: VICTORIA WAREHOUSE â 28/11/2025
Getting into the O2 Victoria Warehouse was business as usual, bag search, body scan, ticket check then to find the nearest bar; only this time I wish I hadnât. For a single drink it set me back nearly...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/12/01/live-review-royel-otis-victoria-warehouse-28112025/
about 2 months ago
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"The most intoxicating and invigorating tracks, such as âangels in camoâ and âExperimental Skin,â feel like getting curb stomped by a demon clad in all-black leather, whilst it covers you in gasoline and lights you on fire" Toby Wilkins reviews Jane Remover
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ALBUM REVIEW â JANE REMOVER: REVENGESEEKERZ
âDreamflasher,â the sixth track on 22-year-old rapper/singer/producer Jane Removerâs third studio album, Revengeseekerz, begins with the satisfying whistle that plays when you cross the finish line in...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/12/01/album-review-jane-remover-revengeseekerz/
about 2 months ago
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TTSSFU at the White Hotel. A night in pictures by Mat Coffey.
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LIVE IN PICTURES â TTSSFU: THE WHITE HOTEL â 27/11/2025
As TTSSFU hit Salfordâs White Hotel with their scuzzed up dream pop and dark basslines, Mat Coffey was down the front capturing the action. Here is the night in pictures, the last two shots being of s...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/30/live-in-pictures-ttssfu-the-white-hotel-27112025/
about 2 months ago
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"More Time, More Speed is the kind of unassuming album that will blindside you with its nuance."
@lucasfromdeepcut.bsky.social
reviews
@paveyarkmusic.bsky.social
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ALBUM REVIEW â PAVEY ARK: MORE TIME, MORE SPEED
Thereâs no shortage of bands making music that circles around the theme of timeâs passage, so why should you care about Pavey Ark? Because when Pavey Ark talk about time, they donât talk about hours, ...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/27/album-review-pavey-ark-more-time-more-speed/
about 2 months ago
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"âYou Made me Realiseâ is already one of the heavier songs the band has done, but with the mixture of intense strobe and smoke machines, itâs a surprise that the power didnât fail again." Sam Frazer reviews My Bloody Valentine at Aviva Studios.
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LIVE REVIEW â MY BLOODY VALENTINE: AVIVA STUDIOS â 24/11/2025
There are many ways people get excited for a gig, for some it may be that first step into the venue and seeing the stage, for others maybe waking up on the day knowing there is a gig that night, for m...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/27/live-review-my-bloody-valentine-aviva-studios-24112025/
about 2 months ago
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ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 28 NOVEMBER 2025
Red Ivory          Please Leave, I Need To Wake Up Now           Five track EP is claustrophobic and at points almost static, before freeway-falling into a frenzy of interlocking, distorted guitar, ...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/27/album-roundup-week-ending-28-november-2025/
about 2 months ago
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"a prime example of how sparse musical backing can highlight the intimacy, fragility and unique qualities of the human voice, even more so when the voice is as special as Arnaldsâ."
@andrewneal66.bsky.social
reviews Ălöf Arnalds: SpĂra
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ALBUM REVIEW â OLOF ARNALDS: SPIRA
Björk once described Ălöf Arnalds as âsomewhere between a child and an old woman.â Clearly, this was not intended as an insult and it neatly encapsulates the charms that she brings to her fifth album,...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/26/album-review-olof-arnalds-spira/
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"A perfect set that shows Loyle Carner is made to entertain and has the intellect of a Greek philosopher." Bryn Evans reviews Loyle Carner at Victoria Warehouse:
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LIVE REVIEW â LOYLE CARNER: VICTORIA WAREHOUSE â 23/11/2025
Tackling the blistering cold and puddles that coat the cuffs of your jeans, we make our way to Victoria Warehouse. The queue is set up like Takeshiâs castle and a great feeling of accomplishment overc...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/25/live-review-loyle-carner-victoria-warehouse-23112025/
about 2 months ago
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"Selenites, Selenites! expertly mixes a variety of styles but what unifies the record is its mood. While the groove can switch between chilled and boisterous, its disposition is always optimistic.
@andrewneal66.bsky.social
reviews
@jimitenor.bsky.social
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ALBUM REVIEW â THE JIMI TENOR BAND: SELENITES, SELENITES!
News flash! In case anyone has failed to notice, it is horrible out in the wider world. Despots in charge, anger, poverty, wars, pending environmental catastrophe and the dystopic possibilities of AI....
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/23/album-review-the-jimi-tenor-band-selenites-selenites/
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ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 21 NOVEMBER 2025
Lisa OâNeill      The Wind Doesnât Blow This Far Right             Cavan songwriter whose six-track EP tackles a variety of social injustices in her distinctive folk style. Donna Thompson        Wh...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/21/album-roundup-week-ending-21-november-2025/
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"The Royston Clubâs confessions have leaked from the studio and bled straight to the street." Madison Marsh reviews The Royston Club at Chester Live Rooms:
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LIVE REVIEW â THE ROYSTON CLUB: CHESTER LIVE ROOMS â 13/11/2025
With an undercutting tenderness, The Royston Clubâs discography continues to have an ever-tightening lasso around our necks â a rosary of the Royston religion. Their sophomore record, Songs For The Sp...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/21/live-review-the-royston-club-chester-live-rooms-13112025/
about 2 months ago
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"I really like the direction that 5SOS are taking with this new album" Freya Hoare reviews 5 Seconds of Summer's Everyone's a Star!
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ALBUM REVIEW â 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER: EVERYONEâS A STAR!
After taking some time out to focus on their respective solo careers, 5 Seconds of Summer, commonly shortened to 5SOS, are back with their first studio album in three years titled Everyoneâs a Star! T...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/20/album-review-5-seconds-of-summer-everyones-a-star/
2 months ago
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"an album that isnât afraid to confront those emotions, no matter how strong they may be." Lewis Hannah reviews runo plum's Patching:
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ALBUM REVIEW â RUNO PLUM: PATCHING
âYou seem to be everywhere, everywhere but in front of meâ Heartbreak. Itâs a concept sprawling with layers. To some, heartbreak is equated to relevance, freedom from a torn apart fabric that stopped ...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/20/album-review-puno-plum-patching/
2 months ago
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"Woman of Faces is a record forged through heartbreak, proof that Celesteâs quiet fire still burns fiercely beneath the masks." Eves Roebuck reviews Celeste's Woman of Face:
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ALBUM REVIEW â CELESTE: WOMAN OF FACES
Making an album seems pretty plain sailing.  In most cases, yes, but not at all for Celeste. When British soul and jazz singer Celeste released her debut album in 2021, it topped the charts in the UK,...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/19/album-review-celeste-woman-of-faces/
2 months ago
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"The mixing on the tracks is incredible; you probably wonât hear better sounding versions of the songs anywhere else." Alex McFerren reviews Happy Mondays - The Factory Singles:
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ALBUM REVIEW â HAPPY MONDAYS: THE FACTORY SINGLES
When you think of Happy Mondays, whatâs the first thing that comes to mind? Shaun Ryderâs Outrages swagger? Bez throwing shapes? Lots and lots of ecstasy? All of the above are appropriate responses to...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/18/album-review-happy-mondays-the-factory-singles/
2 months ago
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"In just ten minutes, Dress & Tie have managed to capture everything that love is." Maisie Brogden reviews Dress & Tie:
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EP REVIEW â DRESS & TIE: LOVE SUNG BY⊠DRESS & TIE
In just ten minutes, Dress & Tie have managed to capture everything that love is. In its more dramatic moments, itâs the backstreets of Paris, amoristic accordions pulled together by a crescent moon. ...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/17/ep-review-dress-tie-love-sung-by-dress-tie/
2 months ago
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"A lot of the lyrics follow this vibe of being ready for something, and at the end of everything you still never quite get what you were wanting this whole time." Freya Hoare reviews Heckler's Choice by
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ALBUM REVIEW â PAVEMENT: HECKLERâS CHOICE
Usually, I call people pretentious when they say that they were born in the wrong generation, however I make an exception when it comes to that being how I feel about the band Pavement. I shouldâve be...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/14/album-review-pavement-hecklers-choice/
2 months ago
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Silent Radio's guide to the week's new releases:
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ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 14 NOVEMBER 2025
Sister Ray Davies        Holy Island      The duo might be based in âthe hit recording capital of the worldâ, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, but they have made a concept album about the ancient religious o...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/14/album-roundup-week-ending-14-november-2025/
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"Its best moments, of which there are plenty, are utterly intoxicating."
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reviews Nusantara Beat's debut album:
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ALBUM REVIEW â NUSANTARA BEAT: NUSANTARA BEAT
While group names can often be random, Nusantara Beat has chosen one that encapsulates its ethos. Nusantara means all the islands that make up Indonesia and dates back to when kings wanted to unite th...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/13/album-review-nusantara-beat-nusantara-beat/
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"Jane Remover is an absolute marvel of a musician, performer and artist." Han Lake reviews Jane Remover at Manchester Ritz
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LIVE REVIEW â JANE REMOVER: MANCHESTER RITZ â 10/11/2025
When tickets for Jane Removerâs show went on sale a few months ago â the designated venue given as Band on the Wall â I jumped at the opportunity. This is, after all, one of the most exciting musician...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/12/live-review-jane-remover-manchester-ritz-10112025/
2 months ago
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"The band is great at creating landscape through psychogeography making each song an entity on its own." Bryn Evans reviews Hotel Lux's The Bitter Cup
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ALBUM REVIEW â HOTEL LUX: THE BITTER CUP
A Post punk revival is in full swing and hits the coasts of Portsmouth with a new release by Hotel Lux. Â Previously attacking with a garage rock sound (which was championed by the likes of NME, Clash ...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/12/album-review-hotel-lux-the-bitter-cup/
2 months ago
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"With a debut album looking set for 2026, Iâd put money on The Orchestra (For Now) making it a hat-trick of great projects." Lucas Allburn reviews the EP from
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EP REVIEW â THE ORCHESTRA (FOR NOW): PLAN 76
To anyone unfamiliar with Londonâs Windmill scene, The Orchestra (For Now) offers the perfect introduction. Named after The Windmill pub in Brixton, the scene offers a brand of art rock characterised ...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/11/ep-review-the-orchestra-for-now-plan-76/
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Date and first acts announced for Manchester Psych Fest 2026 -
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NEWS â FIRST BANDS ANNOUNCED FOR MANCHESTER PSYCH FEST 2026
Even though it is not yet Christmas, it is already time to start thinking about next yearâs Manchester Psych Fest which will take place on 5 September 2026. The first tranche of acts has been announce...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/10/news-first-bands-announced-for-manchester-psych-fest-2026/
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"From start to finish, Slater sustained an upbeat atmosphere, both through his buoyant tunes and passionate performance of them." Han Lake reviews Slater at Manchester Soup:
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LIVE REVIEW â SLATER + SUNNBRELLA: SOUP â 08/11/2025
Despite having released music for over a decade, as well as being a long-time collaborator of Wyatt and Fletcher Shears (of The Garden, Enjoy and Puzzle), Slater is still quite underrated. Those who h...
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"they magically capture the energy and exuberance of the 1960s... absolutely splendid."
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reviews Thee Headcoats & Thee Headcoatees
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ALBUM REVIEWS â THEE HEADCOATS: THE SHERLOCK HOLMES RHYTHMâNâBEAT VERNACULAR & THEE HEADCOATEES: MAN-TRAP
âOne chord is good, a second is alright, three is a crowd, four will end in a fight.â These words from âThe Friends of the Buff Medway Fanciers Associationâ perfectly summarise Thee Headcoatsâ music. ...
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"thereâs beauty to be found in the comeback if, even just for one night, things can seem âeasyâ again." Maisie Brogden reviews Hard Life at Manchester Academy:
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LIVE REVIEW â HARD LIFE: MANCHESTER ACADEMY â 06/11/2025
Is there anything as beautiful as a comeback? From this summerâs swaggeringly assured Oasis reunion, also known as Armistice Day for Adidas-wearers, to the slightly more unsteady reappearance of Catfi...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/09/live-review-hard-life-manchester-academy-06112025/
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"there is time for poetry â always. This album has it in spades." Attila Peter reviews The Saxophones' No Time For Poetry:
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ALBUM REVIEW â THE SAXOPHONES: NO TIME FOR POETRY
âThereâs a mighty judgment coming / But I may be wrongâ, Leonard Cohen croons on âTower of Songâ, a career highlight from 1988âs dark, moody Iâm Your Man. Whichever it is, he doesnât sound overly conc...
https://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/06/album-review-the-saxophones-no-time-for-poetry/
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"It is the sound of Florence Welch, and all of us, stepping into a field at dusk, ready to scream the world back into shape." Eves Roebuck reviews Florence + The Machine's Everybody Scream:
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ALBUM REVIEW â FLORENCE + THE MACHINE: EVERYBODY SCREAM
âItâs your troubled hero / Back for season six,â Florence Welch sings on âThe Old Religion,â irony curling through that unmistakably captivating voice. But rather than another chapter in her story, Fl...
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A roundup of a spectacular week of new releases -
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ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 7 NOVEMBER 2025
It is a ludicrously busy week for new releases. The albums at the top of this list deserve to be getting full reviews. We desperately need more time. Could someone kindly arrange to extend the week be...
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