A guide to the week's new releases www.silentradio.co.uk/04/23/album-...

"There is so much innovation in the arrangements, a multitude of tiny details to enjoy, all put together with precision to make an album that will constantly reveal new delights." @andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews Long Wave Home by Jesca Hoop www.silentradio.co.uk/04/22/album-...

"It gives a good indication of the musical variety and creativity coming out of Scotland over a period of a decade and a half. It was a scene not tied down to a specific sound or sensationalism." @andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews the new Cherry Red compilation www.silentradio.co.uk/04/19/album-...

"The show was nothing but excellent from ASG, the atmosphere being electric throughout. The lighting and background visuals only enhanced the experience." Alex McFerren reviews Art School Girlfriend at Gorilla: www.silentradio.co.uk/04/17/live-r...

"Flower of Life is a great combination of ambient house, trance, techno and even prog." Alex McFerren reviews the new release from System 7 www.silentradio.co.uk/04/17/album-...

This week's selection of new releases - www.silentradio.co.uk/04/16/album-...

"Tonight I’ve got a newfound appreciation for them. They’re fantastic live and don’t let a second of their show sit dully. Everything from their presence to their interactions made the show." Leah Simons reviews Belle & Sebastian at the Albert Hall www.silentradio.co.uk/04/15/live-r...

"If you are into the weird and strange side of ambient music, then this compilation is for you." Alex McFerren reviews the new release from Hora Lunga. www.silentradio.co.uk/04/15/album-...

"Their music pulses with intent, calling out misogyny, interrogating social decay, and documenting the complexities of growing up in a world that feels increasingly fractured." Seren Catherall-Jones reviews Chroma's 25 Forever: www.silentradio.co.uk/04/13/album-...

"It is a joyous combination of overlapping Afro-Cuban and Cavacha rhythms, guitars, keyboards and dynamic horns." @andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews Antoine Dougbe & L’Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou www.silentradio.co.uk/04/13/album-...

"a good mixture of Americana and bluegrass music. It has relaxing and even sombre melodies, mixed in with some faster paced numbers." Alex McFerren reviews the new album from Police Dog Hogan @policedoghogan.bsky.social www.silentradio.co.uk/04/12/album-...

"an album for every stage in a relationship through the highs and the lows and through a loop it is safe to say that this is Holly Humberstone’s best album yet." Freya Hoare reviews Holly Humberstone's Cruel World. www.silentradio.co.uk/04/10/album-...

This week's new releases roundup - www.silentradio.co.uk/04/10/album-...

"the acoustics are immaculate and Dressner’s voice is clear and sharp but with a touching vulnerability." @andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews Annie Dressner & Kris Drever at Liverpool Philharmonic Music Rooms www.silentradio.co.uk/04/09/live-r...

Here's @andrewneal66.bsky.social's interview with Fauna www.silentradio.co.uk/04/06/interv...

"On their debut album, Fauna creates a multilayered and multicoloured landscape that is occasionally disorienting and frequently joyful but always firmly alive." @andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews Taiga Trans by Fauna www.silentradio.co.uk/04/06/album-...

"This album is a great example of how art from a sinister sonic palette can resonate in a way to make someone laugh and be joyous, rather than cry and despair." Connor Ryan reviews the new self-titled Sunn O))) album www.silentradio.co.uk/04/06/album-...

"As she explores the freedom of a new musical direction, we’re thrown right into it, and it makes for yet another fantastic listen." Leah Simons reviews Arlo Parks' 'Ambiguous Desire' www.silentradio.co.uk/04/05/album-...

Our April gig guide is ready for your perusal. www.silentradio.co.uk/04/03/gig-gu...

"He’s a real showman with a repertoire of moves that somehow channels James Brown AND Ian Curtis, but it feels genuine and real and honest." Brendan Downes reviews @tomasmithmusic.bsky.social at the Deaf Institute www.silentradio.co.uk/04/03/live-r...

"‘Sightings’ is in short, an excellent piece of atmospheric, post-rock with strong themes of nature, the soul and spiritual evolution." Connor Ryan reviews the new album from @jarboe.bsky.social www.silentradio.co.uk/04/03/album-...

A roundup of the week's new releases - www.silentradio.co.uk/04/03/album-...

"Over four decades later, it remains as thrilling as any new music. These were not just songs to remember but songs that have proved to be a regular companion through life." @andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews Scritti Politti's Songs to Remember www.silentradio.co.uk/03/31/album-...

"Everyone should experience a Leon Thomas show at least once in your life. Even if you have not heard his music before, if the performance is anything like this one a great time will be had." Seth Zarura reviews Leon Thomas at Manchester Academy www.silentradio.co.uk/03/29/live-r...

"It’s like happiness in a bottle this album and it makes it such a refreshing comeback from the band." Freya Hoare reviews Almost There by The Academy Is... www.silentradio.co.uk/03/28/album-...

A roundup of this week's new releases www.silentradio.co.uk/03/26/album-...

"Emerging from listening to ‘Meditations’ is akin to leaving the cinema in daytime, stumbling back into the conventional world having been buried in an alternate universe." @andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews Bhajan Bhoy www.silentradio.co.uk/03/25/album-...

"While it is an essential read for 4AD fans, it should also appeal to anyone interested in music of that era and the intersection between creativity and commerce." @andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews Facing The Other Way by @martinaston.bsky.social www.silentradio.co.uk/03/23/book-r...

An interview with BCUC by @andrewneal66.bsky.social www.silentradio.co.uk/03/22/interv...

"an album that radiates dignity and determination to overcome obstacles while most importantly of all making for an energising and uplifting listening experience." @andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews The Road Is Never Easy by BCUC www.silentradio.co.uk/03/22/album-...

"The space indie psychedelic rock adventure showcases how the band can create dreamy soundscapes and capture that sound of Bowie’s glam years (his best). " Alex McFerren reviews The Afterglow by @killerstarband.bsky.social www.silentradio.co.uk/03/20/album-...

"a refreshingly brilliant album from start to finish and a contender for album of the year already." @paulainthenorth.bsky.social reviews Play Me by @kimletgordon.bsky.social www.silentradio.co.uk/03/19/album-...

This week's new releases - www.silentradio.co.uk/03/19/album-...

"‘Giving Up’ is an album that embraces risk-taking. It celebrates adventure, openness and desire while acknowledging the consequences. Those themes are reflected in its music." @andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews the debut album from LuxJury www.silentradio.co.uk/03/18/album-...

"To exit stage, ‘Amber, I Lied’, the one song I knew from Keo, is the band at their rawest, a song that filters through many different emotions, of darkness, of melancholy, of desperation." Lewis Hannah reviews Keo at Manchester Ritz www.silentradio.co.uk/03/17/live-r...

"What makes ‘Chasing Shadows’ so impressive is the way that various styles marry seamlessly. It is a record that has variety and cohesiveness" @andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews the new album from Nubiyan Twist www.silentradio.co.uk/03/16/album-...

"magically freezing time, creating a sound world that is unhurried, immersive and simultaneously chilly and rather lovely." @andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews Mother Pearl by Gyda Valtysdottir www.silentradio.co.uk/03/15/album-...

"Traditional folk and heavy metal are something that I wouldn’t think would remotely work but, the band are able to do it with ease." Bryn Evans reviews The Scratch - Pull Like A Dog www.silentradio.co.uk/03/13/album-...

Silent Radio's guide to the week's new releases - www.silentradio.co.uk/03/12/album-...

" If you like post-punk and gothic sounds, Security is worth a listen." Alex McFerren reviews Security by @fotocrime.bsky.social www.silentradio.co.uk/03/10/album-...

"Like all the best country influenced music, it confronts those moments where life can feel especially cruel but does so in an empathetic way." @andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews True by Tenderness - www.silentradio.co.uk/03/09/album-...

"Lean In is a great mix of trip hop, ambient and shoegaze, with even a slight touch of house music in there." Alex McFerren reviews the new album from Art School Girlfriend - www.silentradio.co.uk/03/08/album-...

"Squeeze bring these long-forgotten demos to life with pizzazz." @andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews Trixies by #Squeeze www.silentradio.co.uk/03/06/album-...

Our roundup of the week's new releases is now online: www.silentradio.co.uk/03/05/album-...

"Hard Anger is unlike anything I have heard this year, and as a result, this is one album that is totally unforgettable, and will most certainly be one to beat as a record that should top album lists." Itay Gilad reviews the new album from Agabas. www.silentradio.co.uk/03/05/album-...

"Love Is Not Enough is music under immense pressure. It’s the sound of ordinary hardworking people in a burning world, looking out at the fires and those piling on the wood and railing against it." William Steele reviews @convergecult.bsky.social www.silentradio.co.uk/03/03/album-...

Silent Radio's Manchester gig guide for March is now online - www.silentradio.co.uk/03/03/gig-gu...

"one of the best live albums to come out in a while, the mixing on the tracks is second to none." Alex McFerren reivews Peter Gabriel's In The Big Room www.silentradio.co.uk/03/02/album-...

"A joy to read." @andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews Atypical Girl by @pennykiley.bsky.social www.silentradio.co.uk/03/02/book-r...

"There is a lot of noise in the world at the moment and a lot of it nasty, brutish, ugly. But sometimes… like in Gorton and Denton… and in Ardwick… the noise can be beautiful." @docdisco.bsky.social reviews @mogwai.scot at Manchester Apollo www.silentradio.co.uk/03/02/live-r...