“Radio Silence” finds The Savage Hearts slamming their foot on the gas and refusing to let up for four gloriously unhinged tracks. Led by Evan Walsh (formerly of The Strypes) and rounded out by Darragh Muldoon, Stef Byrne, and Eugenio Collinassi, the Irish gang channel years of sweat-soaked gigging into an EP that feels like getting locked in a tiny club with 60s garage rock, punk, psychedelia, and a stack of battered Roxy Music records. Recorded mostly live at Darklands Studio in Dublin, Radio Silence captures a band who clearly trust raw energy more than studio polish—and it pays off in spades.
The title track “Radio Silence” kicks the door in first. The song has rowdy, bustling, vibrant, frenetic music and thumping beats. Meanwhile, the singer sings with reckless abandon. The backing vocals hype his voice up as they sing with him. It’s like you can smell amplifier dust and spilled beer.
“This Time Tomorrow” keeps the adrenaline high. The song has a more catchy rhythm section and bursts in thumping beats, pumping horns, and driven, strong guitars. The singer sings and soars energetically. Collinassi’s brass and sax lines snake through the mix with that early-Roxy cunning, turning the whole thing into a soul-splashed street riot.
“Dead Man’s Lottery” leans harder into the band’s snarling side. The song has driving, gritty, grinding guitars while the drums thump underneath. The singer sings smugly and energetically, with a smooth, bold confidence and charisma. The guitar solos are sharp, high, and buzzing. It’s the soundtrack to flipping a coin on a bad decision and doing it anyway.
Closer “20 Million Miles to Earth” goes darker and heavier. The song revs with heavy, deep bass while the drums thump hard. The singer sings soaring sharply with tension and hard bitterness, driving his voice high.
By the time it crashes out, Radio Silence has done exactly what great rock EPs should: shaken you up, left your pulse racing, and made you want to see this band tear it up onstage as soon as humanly possible.
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Review by: Naomi Joan