ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 24 NOVEMBER 2023

November eases to a close with the quietest week for releases in a long while but there is still much to enjoy. Here is Silent Radio’s guide. Ghost Woman                   Hindsight is 50/50           Their third album in 18 months but the one that captures their essence. A combination of riffing, post-surf guitar twang, gothic hues […]
Melancholic yet hopeful just about sums up ENOLA’s “All Is Forgiven” EP. Initially an electronic producer and DJ, non-binary artist Ruby Marshall explores a larger sound within their newest project ENOLA. Taking charge of a full-band sound Marshall is able to dip into many different sounds and genres throughout this EP. Channelling the moodiness of […]

EP REVIEW – ENOLA: ALL IS FORGIVEN

ALBUM REVIEW – NIECY BLUES: EXIT SIMULATION

Niecy Blues’ debut full-length, Exit Simulation, is a transcendent wade through a smoky expanse that is carefully crafted by the South Carolina-based singer and producer. An exploration of the ghosts of sacred places, Exit Simulation transports you to an incorporeal plain in which bodiless voices call out from beyond the audial fog. The album’s title, […]
11 Points in Time is the newest release under the DRIFT. moniker by British-Italian producer Nathalia Bruno. Following on from 2020’s debut album Symbiosis, Bruno’s newest effort is a noirish unpacking of a decades-old disappearance. Rooted in the work of Rosi Crucci, lost to the world in 1979, 11 Points in Time interprets field recordings […]

ALBUM REVIEW – DRIFT: 11 POINTS IN TIME

ALBUM REVIEW – BAR ITALIA: THE TWITS

With the arrival of ‘The Twits’ at the start of November, it appears bar italia are on top of their game: the enigmatic trio’s latest offering comes just months after their record ‘Tracey Denim’ hit the airwaves and streaming services in May, which saw the group hone their trademark vocal interplay and intense instrumentation. Also heavily present in […]
I am in awe of Ajay Saggar. In addition to his day (and night) job as production manager at the Paradiso, Amsterdam’s main venue, he has found time to bombard the listening public with an array of great albums during 2023. He started off greeting Spring with a double album from his solo project, Bhajan […]

ALBUM REVIEW – VOLKSEMPFANGER: ATTACK OF SOUND

EP REVIEW – UNIVERSITY: TITLE TRACK

Self-describing as being like getting punched in the face by a gorilla but then being cuddled afterwards, UNIVERSITY are definitely something like that. To be totally honest this EP is a little bit difficult to listen to but let’s just call that an artistic choice. Frantic and disorganised, ‘Title Track’ is an obvious attempt at […]
Lots of new releases in Silent Radio’s latest roundup of the last really busy week before Christmas. Mock Media      Mock Media II   Debut album from Canadian supergroup comprised of Garnet Aronyk (of Crack Cloud), Bennett Smith (of N0V3L), Austin Boylan (of Pottery) and Evan Aesen (of Painted Fruits) whose punk-rock stylings serve as a framework […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 17 NOVEMBER 2023

ALBUM REVIEW – HOTLINE TNT: CARTWHEEL

‘Cartwheel’ by Hotline TNT is an album of pure fuzz, existing and then dissolving back again into obscurity. To the untrained ear, this LP may sound little more than someone throwing all the instruments at a wall and expecting something to stick, when in actuality it’s a lot more nuanced than that. Each layer of […]
Over the course of 24 years, Spearmint have specialised in wonderfully crafted, melancholic songs with outstanding lyrics that tell emotional stories that deserve far more than their dedicated cult audience. Fronted by Shirley Lee, who can lay claim to a prominent place amongst the most famous male Shirleys in popular culture, coming a very distant […]

ALBUM REVIEW – SPEARMINT: THIS CANDLE IS FOR YOU