ALBUM REVIEW – CLEAN CUT KID: SEVEN SOUNDS, FOREVER

“The following recording is made up entirely of seven sounds” – a spoken word declaration emerges. Following suit to statement, Clean Cut Kid strings together full-bodied instrumentals and harmonies that take you from zero to enlightenment. The bittersweetness of divinity. Before static has time to consume the silence, it’s snagged by ‘Anxiety Dreams’. Sporadically, thoughts […]

SILENT RADIO’S TOP FIFTY ALBUMS OF THE YEAR – 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 Radio Album of the Year chart. And, as is starting to become traditional, for the second time in three years, BC Camplight stands […]

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LIVE REVIEW – SUNFLOWER BEAN: YES PINK ROOM – 11/12/2025

I’ve been a fan of NYC trio Sunflower Bean for a while now – since the release of their third album, ‘Headful of Sugar,’ in 2022, to be precise – but it’s their most recent material that has kept my eyes (and ears) fixed upon them. For one, there was last year’s ‘Shake’ EP, a […]

LIVE REVIEW – ERYKAH BADU: MANCHESTER APOLLO – 26/10/2025

When Erykah Badu announced she was touring her ‘Mama’s Gun’ album, it was challenging to have any sort of self-control. After an unfortunate experience of her dropping out of the ‘X The tracks’ festival with no explanation, I was particularly thrilled about seeing her. I’ve only been to a select few venues in Manchester, and […]

ALBUM REVIEW – DERYA YILDIRIM & GRUP SIMSEK: YARIN YOKSA

Describing themselves as “outernational” rather than international to capture the idea of a sound that is inclusive and beyond borders, Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek bring together their varied backgrounds to create an intoxicating sound. Yıldırım is German born to Turkish parents whose language she sings in as it best reflects her emotions. Drummer Helen […]

FEATURE: WHO ARE YA – DREAMWAVE – BRISTOL BAND TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THE LIKES OF OSEES, KING GIZZARD, PINK FLOYD, AND ADDING THEIR OWN MELODIC TWISTS TO CREATE A DAZZLING PSYCH ROCK MINDMELT

INTERVIEW: REGENT

ALBUM REVIEW – DAVID GALAS: THE NIHILIST

As the temperature drops and Winter descends, I find myself returning to the genre that I’ve always loved: Darkwave. The synth-centric child of new-wave and post-punk, darkwave combines everything I love about goth music. Monotonous vocals, synths upon synths and most importantly, the underlying sense of dread. Releasing on the 12th of December, David Galas’ The […]

LIVE REVIEW – ALABAMA 3: MANCHESTER RITZ – 05/12/2025

“This one is for Keir Starmer” Larry Love states as the band launch into ‘Mansion on the Hill’. A song calling out the corrupt elites and the frontman of Alabama 3 has just directed it at the Prime Minister, clad in a silver suit and shades. Entertaining doesn’t begin to cover it. At the start […]

A QUICK CATCH UP WITH HUNNYBEES

ALBUM REVIEW – CLEAN CUT KID: SEVEN SOUNDS, FOREVER

SILENT RADIO’S TOP FIFTY ALBUMS OF THE YEAR – 2025

LIVE REVIEW – SUNFLOWER BEAN: YES PINK ROOM – 11/12/2025

LIVE REVIEW – ERYKAH BADU: MANCHESTER APOLLO – 26/10/2025

EP REVIEW – RED IVORY: PLEASE LEAVE, I NEED TO WAKE UP NOW

Twiddling your thumbs after finishing your A levels? Not if you’re Red Ivory. The South-London teenage four-piece released a new EP, Please Leave, I Need to Wake up Now instead. It’s gritty indie rock that hits you in the face – and the gut – offering confrontation rather than escape. The first notes of opener […]

ALBUM REVIEW – DERYA YILDIRIM & GRUP SIMSEK: YARIN YOKSA

ALBUM REVIEW – DAVID GALAS: THE NIHILIST

LIVE REVIEW – ALABAMA 3: MANCHESTER RITZ – 05/12/2025

ALBUM REVIEW – JANE REMOVER: REVENGESEEKERZ

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     Subtropical Personality            Written over the last two years on NYC’s Lower East Side on an old acoustic guitar and recorded in Melbourne, the forthcoming lo-fi […]

LIVE REVIEW – WOLF ALICE: MANCHESTER ARENA – 28/11/2025

As Ellie Rowsell takes centre stage, megaphone in hand, my view is once again blocked by a man scurrying to the bar – a confused mind who thinks beer is more important than listening to one of the most alluring front-women of the 21st Century. I’m not ashamed to admit that hearing “Yuk Foo” live […]

INTERVIEW: THE TELESCOPES

EP REVIEW – RED IVORY: PLEASE LEAVE, I NEED TO WAKE UP NOW

ALBUM ROUNDUP DECEMBER 2025

LIVE REVIEW – WOLF ALICE: MANCHESTER ARENA – 28/11/2025

LIVE REVIEW – THE LAST DINNER PARTY: AVIVA STUDIOS – 26/11/2025

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