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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 10h

A Live in Pictures review of Ghostwoman at Leeds Brudenell Social Club by Mat Coffey @nathbrudenell.bsky.social

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LIVE IN PICTURES – GHOSTWOMAN: LEEDS BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB – 25/10/2025

Ghostwoman is a Canada and Belgium based duo who produce a potent brew of garage psych, country, Krautrock, blues and Americana. Following the September release of their seriously impressive ‘Welcome ...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 4d

"The last track of the record, “until all are free” works as a hopeful token: no peace will ever be completely achieved; hence, a struggle will always be necessary."
Alejandro Burbano reviews Jessica Moss's Unfolding:
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ALBUM REVIEW – JESSICA MOSS: UNFOLDING

In the issue of 3 May 1982 of Libération, Serge Daney created a diagram showing different film directors in various parts of the body: Kazan, groin; DeMille, feet; Ozu, anus or bladder, etc. A year pr...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 4d

The Silent Radio guide to this week's new releases:
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ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 24 OCTOBER 2025

Jim Jones All Stars Get Down ~Get With It – Jim Jones All Stars (Live) Recorded live and pieced together by Jim Jones from live shows between 2023-2025, ‘Get Down ~Get With It’ perfectly ca...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 5d

"a fascinating account of a studio’s role in one of music’s most productive and creative periods."
@andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews Chris Connelly's book about Cargo Studio.
www.silentradio.co.uk/10/22/book-r...

BOOK REVIEW – CARGO RECORDING STUDIOS 1977 – 1985 BY CHRIS CONNELLY

For those with an interest in music from the punk era and its varied aftermath, Cargo Studios has legendary status. John Peel confided that he would often play a track, having not previously heard it,...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 5d

"The album is magical and perfectly blends many subgenres of EDM and Indie."
Bryn Evans reviews Deadbeat by Tame Impala:
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ALBUM REVIEW – TAME IMPALA: DEADBEAT

After five years, Kevin Parker releases his fifth album ‘Deadbeat’. A chameleon when it comes to the creation of his music, as he states in an interview with Zane Lowe, “That’s always something that I...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 6d

"we are all present and with The Stranglers at every beat."
Rosaleen Marmion reviews The Stranglers + Buzzcocks at Manchester Apollo
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LIVE REVIEW – THE STRANGLERS + BUZZCOCKS: MANCHESTER APOLLO – 18/10/2025

When my Editor invited me to this event and stated that I’m in for a good night filled with original punk rock bands, they were not wrong! This gig couldn’t have been more perfect for my own comeback ...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 7d

"It makes for a richly textured record, its melodies often lending it a sepia quality."
@andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews Cubzoa's Unfold In The Sky @bellaunion.bsky.social
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ALBUM REVIEW – CUBZOA: UNFOLD IN THE SKY

There is a strong sense of place to Cubzoa’s debut album, ‘Unfold In The Sky’. Jack Wolter takes the listener to his current home (Brighton), his previous home (the Isle of Man), Barcelona and even ou...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 8d

"Twenty years on, Field Music’s eponymous debut sounds remarkably fresh and timeless."
@andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews the
@fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social reissue:
www.silentradio.co.uk/10/19/album-...

ALBUM REVIEW – FIELD MUSIC: FIELD MUSIC

Reissues are an ideal opportunity to take stock and evaluate a group’s career. It is twenty years since Memphis Industries issued the first, self-titled Field Music album. Over the ensuing period, the...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 10d

Silent Radio's interview with The Lovely Egg, courtesy of @paulainthenorth.bsky.social
www.silentradio.co.uk/10/17/interv...

INTERVIEW: THE LOVELY EGGS

There’s never been a band as triumphantly independent as The Lovely Eggs. A duo consisting of Holly Ross and David Blackwell who over the course of seven studio albums, and numerous EPs in the last tw...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 10d

"Their ability to weave the intricacies of various genres amongst the crawl of unconventional melodies makes each song a standout in its own right."
Leah Simons reviews
@thelastdinnerparty.bsky.social
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ALBUM REVIEW – THE LAST DINNER PARTY: FROM THE PYRE

A successful debut can often, wrongfully, define a band. It’s the blueprint of their sound, persona and everything in between. And it can unearth this hype which can haunt an artist as they move forwa...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 10d

Silent Radio's guide to this week's new releases:
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ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 17 OCTOBER 2025

Ko Shin Moon Sin From their Paris studio, Ko Shin Moon create otherworldly, hybrid melodies where psychedelia meets space disco to thrilling effect. Mozart Estate Tower Block ...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 11d

"it’s a statement of intent from a band that continues to grow without losing sight of what made them special in the first place.!
Finnen Dart reviews Circa Waves - Death & Love Pt.2
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ALBUM REVIEW – CIRCA WAVES: DEATH & LOVE PT.2

Circa Waves complete the final piece to the puzzle with the second half of their upcoming double album Death & Love. The indie-rock veterans are now six albums deep and have the experience to create a...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 11d

"Brògeal offer a nostalgic yet modern album with ‘Tuesday Paper Club’, using traditional folk but adding their own style within."
Bryn Evans review Brogeal:
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ALBUM REVIEW – BROGEAL: TUESDAY PAPER CLUB

Blending traditional ‘Celtic folk’ and ‘Indie rock’, Brògeal are set to release their debut album ‘Tuesday Paper Club’. Stemming from Falkirk, Scotland the five piece are rejuvenating the genres with ...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 11d

An interview with The Wedding Present by @paulainthenorth.bsky.social:
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INTERVIEW: THE WEDDING PRESENT – CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF INDIE GREATNESS!

Back in 1985, the brilliant guitar pop of ‘Go Out And Get Em Boy’ was the Wedding Present’s first single, and in the intervening decades, it’s fair to say that David Gedge and the Wedding Present have...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 13d

"as tonight’s spectacular set proves, they’re still as thrilling live as ever, and forty years on, remain one of the best indie bands around."
@paulainthenorth.bsky.social reviews the Wedding Present at Manchester Ritz
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LIVE: THE WEDDING PRESENT – THE RITZ, MANCHESTER 10/10/2025

The Wedding Present are one of those bands who have soundtracked a vast part of my life, from dancing at indie discos as a teen to well pretty much doing the same around the kitchen at a recent 50th b...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 17d

Silent Radio's guide to the week's new releases:
www.silentradio.co.uk/10/09/album-...

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 10 OCTOBER 2025

Laura Veirs Laura Veirs And The Choir Who Couldn’t Say (Live In Angoulême) The recording documents Veirs’ May 2025 performance of 14 of her songs – as well as one by case/lang/veirs (Veirs’ 2...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 20d

"Its biggest revelation is how well their disparate voices combine... random pieces colliding yet works as an enjoyable mystery tour where it is never clear what might happen next."
@andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews Long Fling
www.silentradio.co.uk/10/07/album-review-long-fling-long-fling/

ALBUM REVIEW – LONG FLING: LONG FLING

It takes considerable chutzpah to preview your first, and it is claimed only, album with what proves to be the record’s most awkward and wiry song. That is what Long Fling do with ‘Flung’ which starts...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 22d

"a clear-sighted account of well-meaning but damaging behaviour... Wasner’s warm ache of a voice makes an ideal companion to the journey"
@andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews Flock of Dimes @subpop.bsky.social
www.silentradio.co.uk/10/05/album-review-flock-of-dimes-the-life-you-save/

ALBUM REVIEW – FLOCK OF DIMES: THE LIFE YOU SAVE

The third solo album from Jenn Wasner, recording under the name Flock of Dimes, is an unflinching account of addiction, co-dependency, trauma and finding peace in the face of other’s suffering. In Was...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 24d

"A scuffed snapshot of a point in life that’s scrappy, frayed at the seams and in limbo."
Levi Mulholland reviews Guitar's We're Headed To The Lake:
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ALBUM REVIEW- GUITAR: WE’RE HEADED TO THE LAKE

Guitar’s We’re Headed To The Lake is a scruffy album. Coming from me that’s a compliment, by the way. As a slacker rock band in the vein of Pavement etc. this kind of scruffiness is kind of the point....

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 24d

"These four songs show that there is plenty left in the well and that Sparks are MADDER than ever."
@andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews the new EP from Sparks
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EP REVIEW – SPARKS: MADDER!

The biggest constant throughout over half a century of Sparks has been their willingness to try something new. In the case of ‘MADDER!’, it is one of their least revolutionary acts, merely their first...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 24d

Silent Radio's October Manchester gig guide - www.silentradio.co.uk/10/03/gig-gu...

GIG GUIDE – OCTOBER 2025

October is an exciting time in Manchester, with all sorts of events happening across the city and the sudden chill and dark evenings making a reappearance, what better to cure those pre-winter blues t...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 25d

The Silent Radio guide to this week's new releases:
www.silentradio.co.uk/10/02/album-roundup-week-ending-3-october-2025/

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 3 OCTOBER 2025

Širom In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper Slovenian avant-folk trio. Navigating almost two dozen instruments (some of which they’ve handcrafted), and hypnotic compositions t...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 25d

"the promise of a record with glitchy instrumentation and spoken word poetry intrigued me... but I found myself bored and – at times – irritated."
Levi Mulholland reviews holybones
www.silentradio.co.uk/10/02/ep-review-holybones-i-got-a-good-nights-sleep/

EP REVIEW – HOLYBONES: I GOT A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP

When I was 16/17, I got really into writing poetry. That was largely because I was consuming a lot of bands that did spoken word set to music and the stuff I was writing massively ripped off the likes...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 25d

"Shows the value of gently probing, drawing out connections & contradictions... pairing these thoughts with imaginative arrangements and music of minimalist beauty works a treat."
@andrewneal66.bsky.social reviews @theantlers.bsky.social
www.silentradio.co.uk/10/02/album-review-the-antlers-blight/

ALBUM REVIEW – THE ANTLERS: BLIGHT

A glance at a record’s list of songtitles often offers an indication of its type of music. The Antlers’ ‘Blight’ is deceptive in that respect. In addition to the title track, there are songs called ‘C...

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Silent Radio @silentradio.bsky.social · 26d

"This was a spectacle and celebration of music, theatre and sentiment enjoyed by all who witnessed it. Taylor is a force to be reckoned with."
Leah Simons reviews @selfesteem.music-social.com at Manchester Academy
www.silentradio.co.uk/10/01/live-review-self-esteem-manchester-academy-29092025/

LIVE REVIEW – SELF ESTEEM: MANCHESTER ACADEMY – 29/09/2025

It’s a mundane Monday, and the humdrum normality of everyday life is reaching out for some form of escapism. Seeking music as the solution, I, along with just over 2000 other people will congregate wi...

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