Nite Fields – A Voyeur Makes No Mark – Album Review by Killian Laher Five years ago Australian band Nite Fields appeared seemingly from nowhere with a wonderful debut album, Depersonalisation. Since […]
Solitude Sounds: Revelino – Revelino – Album Review by Killian Laher Revelino were a Dublin based band active in the 90s and early noughties. Several of the members had been in the […]
Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts V-VI – Album Review by Killian Laher If ever there was a man to soundtrack a dystopia, it’s Trent Reznor. Nine Inch Nails have just surprise-released Ghosts […]
Solitude Sounds: Depeche Mode – Violator – Album Review by Killian Laher Violator was acclaimed as the album that propelled Depeche Mode into mega stardom, thanks to a pair of massive singles, […]
Pearl Jam – Gigaton – Album Review by Killian Laher If ever we needed a new Pearl Jam album, it’s in these dark times we are enduring. This is their first album […]
Solitude Sounds: Veruca Salt – Ghost Notes – Album Review by Killian Laher Isolation gives us the chance to give older albums a deeper listen, remember what was good about them. Here’s […]
Morrissey – I Am Not A Dog On A Chain – Album Review by Killian Laher Morrissey has reached a curious position as he rolls into his sixties. His public utterances of […]
Dakota Suite – This Drowning Light – Album Review by Killian Laher Although Chris Hooson has declared that Dakota Suite is no more, he has left his loyal listeners with one, final, […]
Soccer Mommy – Color Theory – Album Review by Killian Laher First things first: Soccer Mommy is a terrible name for a band/project. But it’s the name for 22-year old Sophie Allison’s […]
Humanist – Humanist – Album Review by Killian Laher Humanist is the musical project of Rob Marshall, who has worked with Mark Lanegan on recent albums. Here he has teamed up his […]
Dakota Suite and Quentin Sirjacq – The Indestructibility of the Already Felled – Album Review by Killian Laher The latest album from Dakota Suite is something of a mixed blessing. Mixed in […]
Beach Slang – The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City – Album Review by Killian Laher Depending on whether you count James Alex’s detour into balladry, Quiet Slang, this is either Beach Slang’s […]
Aoife Nessa Frances – Land of No Junction – Album Review by Killian Laher Singer-songwriter Aoife Nessa Frances was formerly in a band called Princess of which little evidence can be found […]
Boa Morte – Before There Was Air – Album Review by Killian Laher You don’t truly know the meaning of the word hushed till you hear this third album from Boa Morte, […]
loscil – lifelike – Album Review by Killian Laher This is the music for a game of the same name composed by Scott Morgan, following soon after his excellent Equivalents album. This […]
Top 10 Albums of 2019 – Killian Laher Although I don’t believe music should be a competition, I do like an ‘album of the year’ list. Every year should have one! To […]
Hammock – Silencia – Album Review by Killian Laher Prolific instrumental composers Hammock have released their third album in three years, the third part of a trilogy. For those unfamiliar with their […]
Tindersticks – No Treasure But Hope – Album review by Killian Laher This would appear to be Tindersticks’ twelfth studio album, not counting numerous soundtracks. Modern musical trends such as autotune, hip-hop […]
Omni – Networker – Album Review by Killian Laher Omni are an American band who, on their third album, channel a kind of New York cool, despite being from Atlanta. Songs like […]
A Winged Victory for the Sullen – The Undivided Five – Album Review by Killian Laher A new album from Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Wiltzie who record as A Winged Victory for […]
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Colorado – Album Review by Killian Laher At this stage, 39 albums in, Neil Young just does whatever the hell he wants. Here he reunites with […]
Cigarettes After Sex – Cry – Album Review by Killian Laher The second album from Cigarettes After Sex sticks very closely to the sound of the first. It’s basically zonked-out indie slow-dance […]
Mark Lanegan Band – Somebody’s Knocking – Album Review by Killian Laher Mark Lanegan Band | Button Factory – 17th Dec Mark Lanegan has upped his productivity levels in recent years, this […]
Wilco – Ode to Joy – Album Review by Killian Laher Wilco are one of those bands who seem to have been around forever (actually, 23 years or so). It’s easy to […]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Ghosteen – Album Review by Killian Laher It’s difficult to get away from the fact that a traumatic life event hangs heavy over this latest […]
Chastity Belt – Chastity Belt – Album Review by Killian Laher Chastity Belt are an all-female group from Seattle and this is their fourth album. From the word go, it’s a great-sounding […]
DIIV – Deceiver – Album Review by Killian Laher DIIV return after a three year gap and some publicised rehab with a far more focused album than previous ones. For a start […]
Boduf Songs – Abyss Versions – Album Review by Killian Laher The seventh album from American artist Mat Sweet, recording as the oddly named Boduf Songs. It arrives nearly five years after […]
Wives – So Removed – Album Review by Killian Laher If you really want to categorise them, Wives are yet another New York based bunch of hipsters, but there is more to […]
