Truth of the Loom

The newest EP from Bristol based duo Riley/Radley. Coming hot on the heels of their debut tape Hookahs of the Cave, Truth of the Loom achieves being a more acoustic affair whilst still not losing the edge, groove or elasticity of Hookahs.

Praise for Riley/Radley:

"The ebbs and flows across this album bring plenty of depth and character to the sound and, whether through restraint or letting loose, showcase the ability of these musicians. It makes for an exciting and confident debut that is addictively listenable." - KLOF Magazine

"The wider ripples of that generation-old US scene just mentioned take us quickly to the sort of meandering that can arguably be traced back to John Fahey more than anyone else but is treacherously, commendably un-Western in its horizons and tunings. This is what Bristol’s Riley/Radley are up to on Hookahs Of The Cave, their first duo recording, and for a project that states its formative inspirations upfront they take it somewhere pretty distinctive." - The Quietus

"Hookahs of the Cave by the duo Riley/Radley, released in December 2025 shows us that we can enjoy sitting comfortably on a tonic, gazing at a marvelous landscape of melodic and rhythmic interweavings of guitar and drums. The album was recorded in a single night with two microphones pointed at their respective instruments and offers us, more than a finished work, a glimpse of an incessant dialogue, which makes the alchemical telepathy between the two its most stunning fruit. Thus Riley/Radley restore music to its archetypal state of restless flow, an infinite current disturbed by emotional outbursts difficult to rationalize." - STANCA