These New Puritans – Crooked Wing – Album Review by Killian Laher These New Puritans’ Jack and George Barnett often leave it five or six years between releases, but their albums seldom […]
These New Puritans – Crooked Wing – Album Review
Preoccupations – Ill At Ease – Album Review
Preoccupations – Ill At Ease – Album Review by Killian Laher For their fifth album, Preoccupations have lightened up considerably, incorporating more keyboards, less misery, and more of a ‘pop’ sound. It […]
Suzanne Vega – Flying With Angels – Album Review
Suzanne Vega – Flying With Angels – Album Review by Killian Laher Suzanne Vega was always something of an old soul. Even when she emerged in her mid-twenties in 1985, there was […]
Lael Neale – Altogether Stranger – Album Review
Lael Neale – Altogether Stranger – Album Review by Cathy Brown Lael Neale’s third album for Sub Pop, Altogether Stranger, is a brief yet hauntingly beautiful slice of atmospheric sound. Clocking in […]
Maria Somerville – Luster – Album Review
Maria Somerville – Luster – Album Review by Killian Laher Maria Somerville is a musician from Galway, and for her second album, she has signed to 4AD and conjured up an album […]
Loscil – Lake Fire – Album Review
Loscil – Lake Fire – Album Review by Killian Laher As well as being quite prolific, Scott Morgan, who records as loscil, is releasing music that is consistently at the finer end […]
Held By Trees – Hinterland – Album Review
Held By Trees – Hinterland – Album Review by Killian Laher Held By Trees are a collective which came about when Talk Talk fan David Joseph imagined what it would be like […]
Momma – Welcome To My Blue Sky – Album Review
Momma – Welcome To My Blue Sky – Album Review by Killian Laher The new album from US duo Momma sees the band dial back the heavy rock guitars and lean into […]
Facs – Wish Defense – Album Review
Facs – Wish Defense – Album Review by Killian Laher Facs are a band from Chicago who formed out of the ashes of another Chicago band, Disappears, back in 2016. This is […]
Japanese Breakfast – For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) – Album Review
Japanese Breakfast – For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) – Album Review by Cathy Brown Michelle Zauner, the creative force behind Japanese Breakfast, has never been one to shy away from the […]
The Horrors – Night Life – Album Review
The Horrors – Night Life – Album Review By Killian Laher After a lengthy period of silence, the Horrors are now reemerging with their first album in 8 years, having lost a […]
Western Skies Motel – Trails – Album Review
Western Skies Motel – Trails – Album Review by Killian Laher Western Skies Motel is the project of Danish musician René Gonzalez Schelbeck. He has created several instrumental, mood-setting cinematic tracks, and […]
Bob Mould – Here We Go Crazy – Album Review
Bob Mould – Here We Go Crazy – Album Review by Killian Laher This release is the first new album in five years from Bob Mould. It has been described by the […]
Tim Hecker – Shards – Album Review
Tim Hecker – Shards – Album Review by Killian Laher Tim Hecker is one of the finest composers of ambient music. After multiple albums, he is releasing a collection of pieces written […]
The Murder Capital – Blindness – Album Review
The Murder Capital – Blindness – Album Review by Killian Laher The Murder Capital are back with their third album, and for those who enjoyed their first two, there’s plenty of angst […]
The Laughing Chimes – Whispers In The Speech Machine – Album Review
The Laughing Chimes – Whispers In The Speech Machine – Album Review by Killian Laher The Laughing Chimes are a band from Athens… not Athens, Greece, or even Athens, Georgia but Athens, […]
Adrian Crowley – Measure of Joy – Album Review
Adrian Crowley – Measure of Joy – Album Review by Killian Laher Adrian Crowley has carved out a niche for himself in a dark corner of the Irish music scene. This is […]
Bren Berry – In Hope Our Stars Align – Album Review
Bren Berry – In Hope Our Stars Align – Album Review by Killian Laher Thirty years or so after the heyday of Dublin band Revelino, Bren Berry is releasing his debut solo […]
The Declining Winter – Last April – Album Review
The Declining Winter – Last April – Album Review by Killian Laher The Declining Winter is a band from West Yorkshire led by Richard Adams, formerly of the post-rock band Hood. It’s […]
Fennesz – Mosaic – Album Review
Fennesz – Mosaic – Album Review by Killian Laher While Christian Fennesz always appears to be working on/collaborating on something, this is his first solo album in five years. It’s billed as […]
Midwinter Swimmers – The Innocence Mission – Album Review
Midwinter Swimmers – The Innocence Mission – Album Review by Cathy Brown The Innocence Mission has been making music for thirty-five years but they are a band that seems happy to remain […]
Kim Deal – Nobody Loves You More – Album Review
Kim Deal – Nobody Loves You More – Album Review by Killian Laher A couple of surprising things about Kim Deal. She is now 63 years old and this is her first […]
Primal Scream – Come Ahead – Album Review
Primal Scream – Come Ahead – Album Review by Killian Laher Primal Scream are just gas. They are all over the place, from jangle pop (1987’s Sonic Flower Groove) to amphetamine skronk […]
Deathbed Convert – Inverse Field Vol. 1 Inishowen – Album Review
Deathbed Convert – Inverse Field Vol. 1 Inishowen – Album Review by Killian Laher Belfast musician Connor Dougan releases music under various aliases depending on the type of music he’s creating. This […]
The Cure – Songs of a Lost World – Album Review
The Cure – Songs of a Lost World – Album Review by Killian Laher Never mind Brat Summer… Cure Winter is here. The Cure have finally released their 14th studio album, 16 […]
Pixies – The Night The Zombies Came – Album Review
Pixies – The Night The Zombies Came – Album Review by Killian Laher Since the Pixies reformed 20 years ago and began releasing albums 10 years ago, we’ve all had to recalibrate […]
Jerry Cantrell – I Want Blood – Album Review
Jerry Cantrell – I Want Blood – Album Review by Killian Laher And if I want blood, you’ve got it… to paraphrase AC/DC. Jerry Cantrell follows up his 2021 solo album Brighten, […]
Hard Quartet – Hard Quartet – Album Review
Hard Quartet – Hard Quartet – Album Review by Killian Laher Hard Quartet are a new band, seemingly resulting from the jams of Emmet Kelly, Matt Sweeney, Stephen Malkmus and Jim White. […]
The Smile – Cutouts – Album Review
The Smile – Cutouts – Album Review by Killian Laher Some Radiohead fans will be cursing the existence of the second album this year, and third album overall from Thom Yorke and […]
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