Protomartyr – Formal Growth In The Desert – Album Review by Killian Laher Detroit band Protomartyr are a complex and at times difficult band.  Lumping them in with post-punk does them a […]

Slow Moving Clouds – Kolmas – Album Review by Killian Laher Slow Moving Clouds is an Irish/Finnish crossover group, featuring Kevin Murphy on cello and haunting vocals, Aki on nyckelharpa and Ultan […]

Wednesday – Rat Saw God – Album Review by Killian Laher American band Wednesday have been on the go since 2017 and this is their fifth album.  It seems that they combine […]

The National – First Two Pages of Frankenstein – Album Review by Killian Laher The National have made a long, slow transition from meaning an awful lot to a few people to […]

Silver Moth – Black Bay – Album Review by Killian Laher Silver Moth is the new project by Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai with Elisabeth Elektra and a host of others.  Opening track […]

Roger Eno – Rarities – Album Review by Killian Laher Roger Eno has been operating in a similar vein to his brother Brian for 40 years or so. While he’s less prolific, […]

Steve Gunn & David Moore – Let the Moon Be a Planet – Album Review by Killian Laher This collaboration between guitarist Steve Gunn and David Moore of ambient project Bing and […]

Burren – Peter Broderick and East Forest – Album Review by Cathy Brown Over a career that ranges from solo piano work to minimalist drone scores for film, from singer-songwriter folk to […]

Shana Cleveland – Manzanita – Album Review by Cathy Brown Shana Cleveland, frontwoman with LA surf-rockers La Luz, has released her third solo album Manzanita, following on from 2019’s Night of the […]

Lichen Slow – Rest Lurks – Album Review by Killian Laher Many of us like a bit of grump now and then.  With this in mind, Lichen Slow is a new project […]

Boa Morte – The Total Space – Album Review by Killian Laher Boa Morte have returned with almost indecent haste, only three and a half years after their last album ‘Before There […]

Robert Forster – The Candle and The Flame – Album Review by Killian Laher The new Robert Forster album was recorded against the backdrop of his wife Karin Bulmer’s cancer diagnosis.  However, […]

Heavy Blanket – Moon Is – Album Review by Killian Laher This is a mysterious side project involving J Mascis and some unknown friends (rumoured to be Mascis under pseudonyms).  A follow […]

loscil ¦¦ Lawrence English –  Colours of Air – Album Review by Killian Laher Prolific ambient artist Scott Morgan (loscil) has collaborated with Australian composer Lawrence English for this latest album, based […]

The Murder Capital – Gigi’s Recovery – Album Review by Killian Laher The Murder Capital took their time over the follow-up to their debut, When I Have Fears, three and a half […]

Lila Tristram and The Last Dinosaur – Black and White Memories Ignited by the Scent of Springtime Explode in Colour – Review Lila Tristram and Jamie Cameron, who records as The Last […]

Nyx Nótt – Themes From – Album Review by Killian Laher This is the second album by Nyx Nótt, which is the instrumental work of none other than Aidan Moffat.  It’s really […]

Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band – Dear Scott – Album Review by Killian Laher Michael Head, formerly of Pale Fountains and Shack, is spoken about in hushed tones by those […]

Anna Mieke – Theatre – Album Review by Killian Laher Anna Mieke is a singer and multi-instrumentalist from Wicklow.  This is her second album and it’s a collection of bewitched moodiness. It […]