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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️

@silent_radio

Music website based in Manchester. Handpicked Manchester gig guide, interviews, reviews & plenty more. Est. 2009

Manchester, England.

Joined October 2009

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jul 20

"A decisive blend of uncompromising rhetoric and self-reflection with high spirited and inventive music." @AndrewNeal66 reviews the new album from @madeakuti silentradio.co.uk/07/20/album-re…

silent_radio's tweet card. It would be fair to call the Kutis the first family of Afrobeats. Fela Kuti developed and popularised the form, becoming such a powerful performer and spokesperson against corruption that he was...

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jul 11

"I don’t have my finger on the pulse but I feel like someone just restarted my heart." Chris Oliver reviews Press Club at Yes Pink Room silentradio.co.uk/07/11/live-rev…

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · 19 h

Silent Radio's guide to this week's new releases silentradio.co.uk/07/25/album-ro…

silent_radio's tweet card. Rebecca Schiffman Before the Future The album is a collage of varying shades and shapes, with the weight of time at its core. The sonic palette often belies its heavy subject...

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jul 22

"It’s a bolting, thundering record of love and both its unforgettable qualities and the never-ending nature of some of life’s more “normal” qualities." Lewis Hannah reviews @wetlegband silentradio.co.uk/07/22/album-re…

silent_radio's tweet card. “He don’t get puss, he get the boot” When Wet Leg, the Isle Of Wight’s most sardonic artist, debuted in 2022 with their self-titled debut, they didn’t so much storm as motor, in a monotonal way, into...

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jul 22

"the magic is well and truly alive with this one." Lucas Allburn reviews McKinley Dixon: silentradio.co.uk/07/22/album-re…

silent_radio's tweet card. McKinley Dixon is one of the few rappers who can drop a bar like “my target audience is everyone with heart,” and have it feel honest, earned, and true. The music is just that spirited and joyous it...

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jul 22

An interview with Cory Hanson by @AndrewNeal66 silentradio.co.uk/07/22/intervie…

silent_radio's tweet card. With his fourth album ‘I Love People’, Cory Hanson gives the clearest example yet of his songwriting abilities, offering a beautifully arranged tunes that recall the melodic peaks of 1970s singer-s...

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jul 22

"his finest display of songwriting thus far." @AndrewNeal66 reviews Cory Hanson's I Love People silentradio.co.uk/07/22/album-re…

silent_radio's tweet card. I love people. That is an arresting title which builds up questions about its intent. (Read our interview with Cory for the answer – INTERVIEW – CORY HANSON : Silent Radio!) Cynics could read a level...

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jul 22

"most of the vocals here are repeated loops, yet Barry Can’t Swim manages to evoke many different feelings and moods" Lewis Hannah reviews Loner by @BarryCantSwim silentradio.co.uk/07/22/album-re…

silent_radio's tweet card. “There is nothing permanent. Except change.” How do you approach the unknown? I ask myself that question a lot given the nature of being a music writer. I feel like a wanderer, constantly stumbling...

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jul 21

"INERTIA may not have the variety of Matrices – to be fair, it contains three fewer songs – but it is more cohesive and focused, with no detours." Attila Peter reviews Lei Hope silentradio.co.uk/07/21/ep-revie…

silent_radio's tweet card. A week before the release of his new EP, Manchester-based musician Lei Hope shared the dictionary entry of ‘inertia’ in a social media post: “a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged” or, in...

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jul 19

"Oblivion is a great stab at punk, a brilliant story driven piece of truth, which doesn’t fall into a political mess." @Writer1990Mark reviews the new single from @Alkaline_Trio silentradio.co.uk/07/19/single-r…

silent_radio's tweet card. It’s true, the world is in transition not for good reason. It has become a dangerous place, saturated in a drug culture that keeps on growing, that keeps on killing and nothing seems to be halting...

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jul 17

A summary of the week's new releases silentradio.co.uk/07/17/album-ro…

silent_radio's tweet card. Natalie Bergman My Home Is Not In This World If you re-envisioned and rebuilt Motown somewhere in the California desert, it might sound something like My Home Is Not In This World. The...

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jul 14

"Bush is still very much a force to be reckoned with, three decades into their career." @IGjournalism reviews Bush - I Beat Loneliness silentradio.co.uk/07/14/album-re…

silent_radio's tweet card. Post grunge is a genre that has always seemed fascinating to me. It is not rock, it is not metal, and it most certainly is not punk. But just like how this grunge subgenre stands out, so does Bush....

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jul 14

"It’s vulnerable, it’s honest, and it’s a reminder that growth isn’t always loud. Sometimes, it’s just one woman and a guitar, singing the truth." Eves Lynch reviews Amy Macdonald's new album silentradio.co.uk/07/14/album-re…

silent_radio's tweet card. Amy Macdonald has always been the sort of artist you can rely on, like a cup of tea after a long day or that friend who tells you the truth even when it stings. But with Is This What You’ve Been...

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jul 10

"With Trouble, you don’t get platitudes, slogans or ideologies. You get bits of Birch herself." Attila Peter reviews Gina Birch's new album @RoughTradeRecs silentradio.co.uk/07/10/album-re…

silent_radio's tweet card. “My dad was in charge, and my mum never wanted to cause any trouble and, you know, was quite depressed and unfulfilled.” Many women who came of age in 1970s England will nod along when reading this...

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jul 6

"their music has the richness to resonate." @Writer1990Mark reviews Lucky by Hotel Mercy silentradio.co.uk/07/06/single-r…

silent_radio's tweet card. California’s Gabriel Hart and Tim Paul Gray convey through this lyrical gem lights fading and despair hitting deeply. The talented duo also try to escape the mundane, a humdrum existence, and their...

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jul 4

"in contrast to Greet Death’s previous work, that’s 100% more hope than we’ve seen before." Lewis Hannah reviews Die in Love: silentradio.co.uk/07/04/album-re…

silent_radio's tweet card. “Singin’ love me when you leave”. The history of modern music is littered with love stories that transcend the art of music. Faith Hill and Tim McGraw ruled the world of 90s country. Beyonce and...

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jul 4

Silent Radio's guide to the week's new releases: silentradio.co.uk/07/04/album-ro…

silent_radio's tweet card. The quietest week in ages, as if everyone is having a well-earned post-Glastonbury rest. Here are the week’s new releases. A prelude to a much longer list next week. Rival Consoles ...

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jul 2

Silent Radio's Manchester gig guide for July silentradio.co.uk/07/02/gig-guid…

silent_radio's tweet card. Now that the days are beginning to get shorter, you may as well enjoy the last of the hot weather for the next few months as much as you can, and with some wonderful gigs in Manchester this month,...

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jun 30

"an ethereal blend of complex and simple musical structures which send us on a winding journey of sound." Leah Simons reviews @BlondeRedhead The Shadow of the Guest silentradio.co.uk/06/30/album-re…

silent_radio's tweet card. Blonde Redhead have always enforced a haunting quality within their music. Whether that be through the ringing of their melodies or the echoes dragged through the vocals of band members Kazu Makino...

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𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢 ✌️@silent_radio · Jun 27

"the trio explore the trivial nature of romantic relationships while primarily focussing on the complexities." Freya Hoare reviews @HAIMtheband I quit silentradio.co.uk/06/27/album-re…

silent_radio's tweet card. “Can I have your attention please, for the last time before I leave.” Yes HAIM you have my full attention. In the fourth studio album by Southern California sister trio HAIM, titled I quit, the trio...

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