Angelo de Augustine – Swim Inside The Moon – Album Review by Killian Laher Angelo de Augustine is a 24 year-old American songwriter releasing his second album, Swim Inside The Moon. Listening […]
Queens of the Stone Age – Villains – Album Review by Killian Laher Josh Homme and co return with album number seven but this time with a twist: the band have teamed […]
Nine Inch Nails – Add Violence – EP Review by Killian Laher Nine Inch Nails release what is said to be the scond in a trilogy of EPs following last December’s Not […]
Seamus O’Muineachain – Cloves – Album Review by Killian Laher Seamus O’Muineachain is a young Irish composer from Belmullet. Cloves is his second album, and it’s a thing of delicate beauty. Using […]
The Melvins – A Walk With Love and Death – Album Review by Killian Laher Heavy rock band the Melvins have released more than 20 albums, only flirting briefly with the mainstream […]
James Elkington – Wintres Woma – Album Review by Killian Laher James Elkington is a highly accomplished guitarist, known for collaborating with Freakwater, Jeff Tweedy, Steve Gunn and Richard Thompson. Until now […]
Max Richter – Behind the Counter – Album Review by Killian Laher The role of a compilation in an age of access to practically all music for all has changed greatly. We […]
Jeff Tweedy – Together At Last – Album Review by Killian Laher Jeff Tweedy has recorded a solo acoustic collection of Wilco songs, mostly drawn from Summerteeth, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot & A […]
Mark Kozelek and Sean Yeaton – Yellow Kitchen – Album Review by Killian Laher This month’s album release from Mark Kozelek sees the awkward artist team up with Sean Yeaton, bass player […]
Ride – Weather Diaries – Album Review Strangely, its seems a bit dull saying this is their first album since 1996. Their thunder has been well and truly stolen by the Jesus […]
Kevin Morby – City Music – Album Review Out 16th June on DEAD OCEANS Kevin Morby is just about to release his fourth solo album ‘City Music’ unto the world. It is […]
Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After Sex – Album Review by Killian Laher Ten tracks on a debut album just feels so… right, doesn’t it? On the debut album from Cigarettes After […]
Tindersticks – Minute Bodies – Album Review by Killian Laher As well as releasing albums of exquisite dark soul, Tindersticks have also released numerous soundtracks over more than 20 years. This is […]
Big Thief – Capacity – Album Review Released 9th June 2017 on Saddle Creek The follow up to last year’s Masterpiece, this album was recorded in the depths of winter in Upstate […]
Desertshore – Arc of an Arrow Blind – Album Review by Killian Laher American instrumental band Desertshore are a band loosely associated with Mark Kozelek, in fact guitar player Phil Carney is […]
Ulrika Spacek – Modern English Decoration – Album Review by Killian Laher Very much an album for guitar fans, Ulrika Spacek’s second album opens with some SST-era Sonic Youth licks on Mimi […]
Charlie Coxedge – Cloisters – Album Review Released on Bella Union – Friday, May 26th 2017 After the first few moments of the opening track Cloisters, you know you’re in good hands. […]
Aldous Harding – Party – Album Review Aldous Harding confirmed as special guest to Belle and Sebastian @ Iveagh Gardens July 20th This is Aldous Harding’s second album and her first on […]
Sweet Baboo – Wild Imagination – Album Review Sweet Baboo is the recording name for one Stephen Black. The Welsh musician hails from a rural background (born in Trefriw, near Snowdonia) but […]
Dalham – Waves – Album Review by Killiam Laher Electronica outfit Dalham have just released a brief eight track album. At just over twenty minutes in length, an album has to work […]
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Best Troubador – Album Review by Killian Laher Currently streaming on NPR Will Oldham does whatever the hell he likes. It’s been a number of years since the […]
Slowdive – Slowdive – Album Review by Killian Laher In case anyone was in any doubt, the 90s revival is well and truly here. Shoegazers Slowdive return with their first album in […]
Jesu/Sun Kil Moon – 30 Seconds To The Decline of Planet Earth – Album Review by Killian Laher Mark Kozelek’s latest album, a collaboration with Jesu arrives less than 3 months after […]
Thurston Moore – Rock ‘n’ Roll Consciousness – Album Review by Killian Laher Thurston Moore returns with his fourth post-Sonic Youth album. Recorded with a band that includes My Bloody Valentine bassist […]
Perfume Genius – No Shape – Album Review Irish Release Date: Friday, 5 May 2017 LIVE: Electric Picnic, Stradbally – September 2017 Mike Hadreas returns with his first album since ‘Too Bright’ […]
Justin Walter – Unseen Forces – Album Review on kranky – Release date 21 April 2017 “There was a definite process used to create this music but at no point was any […]
Mark Lanegan Band – Gargoyle – Album Review by Killian Laher Mark Lanegan continues his recent, electronica-infused style on his tenth solo album. This time around he has collaborated with English musician […]
BNQT – Volume 1 – Album Review BNQT – a new indie super-group conceived and led by Eric Pulido of Midlake, will release of their debut album Volume 1 on 28th April […]
H.Grimace – Self Architect – Album Review by Killian Laher Anglo-Australian band H.Grimace arrive fully formed with an accomplished debut album. It kicks off with the title track, which sets the tone, […]
