Wire – Silver/Lead – Album Review by Killian Laher Wire are back with their seventh album of this phase of their career (since 2003) and 16th overall. One of the least ‘showy’ […]

Allred & Broderick – Find The Ways – Album Review The aim of this collaboration was to create something minimal and they’ve achieved their goal! It features their voices, a violin and […]

Benjamin Finger – Ghost Figures – Album Review by Killian Laher Pianist Benjamin Finger has released his latest album Ghost Figures. It’s a collection of instrumental pieces that leans towards the creepier […]

Mount Eerie – A Crow Looked At Me – Album Review by Killian Laher This album is like few others. Recorded in the aftermath of Phil Elverum’s wife’s death from pancreatic cancer, […]

Hauschka – What If – Album Review by Killian Laher German composer Hauschka is nothing if not prolific, with the intervening 18 months or so since his last full release punctuated by […]

A Thousand Hours – Endless Grey – Album Review by Killian Laher With an album title like that, it’s clear that Alaskan band A Thousand Hours are in thrall to the Cure. […]

The Jesus and Mary Chain – Damage and Joy – Album Review by Killian Laher I approached this one with excitement and dread in equal measure. Since the Jesus and Mary Chain […]

Samantha Crain – You Had Me At Goodbye – Album Review out 24th March 2017 on Full Time Hobby ON TOUR IN IRELAND 7th April – Whelans, Dublin 8th April – Cleeres, […]

Spiral Stairs – Doris and the Daggers – Album Review by Killian Laher Former Pavement member Scott Kanneberg returns with his third solo album. Opener Dance (Cry Wolf) sets the tone, it’s […]

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – French Press EP – Review by Killian Laher Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever are an Australian band with a rather unwieldy name and their new EP will help […]

RM Hubbert – Recovery EP1 – Review by Killian Laher Scottish guitarist RM Hubbert recently revealed he has been struggling with chronic depression for the last year. As part of his recovery […]

Julien Baker – Sprained Ankle – Album Review As you listen to the opening track on the new album by Julien Baker, the first thing you notice is the intimacy of the […]

Sun Kil Moon – Common As Light And Love Are Red Valleys of Blood – Album Review by Killian Laher Mark Kozelek fans can’t complain about not having any new music to […]

Ryan Adams – Prisoner – Album Review by Killian Laher Ryan Adams has been releasing solo albums for the last 16 years at a rate of about one per year. Over the […]

Tim Darcy – Saturday Night – Album Review ON TOUR with ANGEL OLSEN in IRELAND Fri. May 19 – Dublin @ Vicar Street Sat. May 20 – Cork @ Cork Opera House […]

Froth – Outside (briefly) – Album Review Due 24th Feburary 2017 via Wichita Recordings The wonderfully named Froth return with their third album Outside (briefly) which is their first to be released […]

Duke Garwood – Garden of Ashes – Album Review by Killian Laher Duke Garwood is a bluesy guitarist who has lately been a serial collaborator with Mark Lanegan. Garden of Ashes is […]

Menace Beach – Lemon Memory – Album Review Menace Beach are a five piece indie rock band hailing from the unusual destination of Leeds. The band have just released their second album […]

The Flaming Lips – Oczy Mlody – Album Review The Flaming Lips return with their 16th studio album with the unusual name of Oczy Mlody. It is the follow up to 2013’s […]

Killian Laher on Music in 2017 Well it will take a lot to live up to 2016, though not necessarily for the right reasons.  Here are some of the musical highlights we […]