Mathew Roth – The Vulture & The Sparrow – Album Review by Killian Laher New York composer Mathew Roth has just released this, his latest work The Vulture & The Sparrow. Opening […]
Mathew Roth – The Vulture & The Sparrow – Album Review
Beach Slang – A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings – Album Review
Beach Slang – A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings – Album Review by Killian Laher Beach Slang are causing a bit of a stir Stateside with their carefully curated brand of slacker […]
Johann Johannsson – Orpheé – Album Review
Johann Johannsson – Orpheé – Album Review by Killian Laher Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson is one of the finest exponents of what is sometimes referred to as ‘modern classical’. Less accessible than […]
Merchandise – A Corpse Wired For Sound – Album Review
Merchandise – A Corpse Wired For Sound – Album Review Release date: Friday, September 23rd 2016 Merchandise have just released the follow up to 2014’s After the End. This new collection of […]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree – Album Review
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree – Album Review by Killian Laher There is an overwhelming, almost deafening context to the latest album from Nick Cave and the Bad […]
Dakota Suite & Vampillia – The Sea Is Never Full – Album Review
Dakota Suite & Vampillia – The Sea Is Never Full – Album Review by Killian Laher Dakota Suite have been releasing albums for the best part of twenty years, evolving from a […]
Okkervil River – Away – Album Review
Okkervil River – Away – Album Review by Killian Laher Will Sheff and co have been ploughing a fairly sleepy furrow as Okkervil River since the end of the nineties. Their eighth […]
Angel Olsen – My Woman – Album Review
Angel Olsen – My Woman – Album Review Angel Olsen returns with her new album, My Woman, the follow up to 2014’s ‘Burn Your Fire For No Witness’. It is her third […]
The Divine Comedy – Foreverland – Album Review
The Divine Comedy – Foreverland – Album Review Live – Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – February 26th 2017 Tower Records – Thursday, September 8th @ 1pm Foreverland – Release date: 2 […]
Scott Walker: The Childhood of a Leader (OST) – Album Review
Scott Walker: The Childhood of a Leader (OST) – Album Review The Childhood of a Leader is a new film directed by Brady Corbet, which chronicles the formative years of a post-World […]
Happy Diving – Electric Soul Unity – Album Review
Happy Diving – Electric Soul Unity – Album Review by Killian Laher American grungy power-poppers Happy Diving have just released their second album, with a title ripped straight out of the pages […]
Ezra Furman – Big Fugitive Life – EP Review
Ezra Furman – Big Fugitive Life – Album Review Released on 19th August on Bella Union Ezra returns with another collection of songs. Six in fact, which last just under twenty minutes […]
Ryley Walker – Golden Sings That Have Been Sung – Album Review
Ryley Walker – Golden Sings That Have Been Sung – Album Review by Killian Laher Ryley Walker has been attracting a lot of attention with some fine songs, virtuoso live performances, and […]
The Stargazer’s Assistant – Remoteness Of Light – Album Review
The Stargazer’s Assistant – Remoteness Of Light- Album Review Release: 26 August 2016 If you look at the track list below, you might be a little confused with the number of songs. […]
Dinosaur Jr – Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not – Album Review
Dinosaur Jr – Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not – Album Review by Killian Laher The reunion of Dinosaur Jr ten years ago has, contrary to expectations, revitalised, energised and stabilised […]
The Amazing – Ambulance – Album Review
The Amazing – Ambulance – Review by Killian Laher The Amazing. The amazing what, you might ask? Moving beyond the slightly annoying name, The Amazing are a Swedish band who have just […]
Jack & Amanda Palmer – You Got Me Singing – Album Review
Jack & Amanda Palmer – You Got Me Singing – Album Review Amanda Palmer did not see much of her father during her childhood. Her parents separated when she was still a […]
The Valery Trails – Chameleon Bones – Album Review
The Valery Trails – Chameleon Bones – Album Review by Killian Laher American/Australian rockers The Valery Trails release their third album. The album distils a sort of nineties indie sensibility right from […]
Mick Harvey – Delirium Tremens – Album Review
Mick Harvey – Delirium Tremens – Album Review Released on 24 June 2016 Mick Harvey occupies an interesting position in the music world. Hugely revered by those that make music, but largely […]
Nils Frahm & Woodkid – Ellis OST – Review
Nils Frahm & Woodkid – Ellis OST – Review by Killian Laher Nils Frahm has teamed up with singer-songwriter Woodkid for this haunting sound track to Robert de Niro’s forthcoming short film […]
The Leaves Were Falling – The Avalanches – Album Review
The Leaves Were Falling – The Avalanches – Album Review When an album by the Avalanches is released, you sit up and take notice! It is their first release in 16 years, […]
DIIV – Is The Is Are – Album Review
DIIV – Is The Is Are – Album Review by Killian Laher Let’s forget about the hype about this band. Let’s also forget about the arrests and ‘health issues’. For what we […]
Vessel – Patterns of Blue – Album Review
Vessel – Patterns of Blue – Album Review by Killian Laher Danish artist Anders Mathiasen has recorded under his own name, with the band Murder, and this is his third release under […]
Spain – Carolina – Album Review
Spain – Carolina – Album Review by Killian Laher Josh Haden, son of the late Charlie Haden, has been recording with various collaborators under the name Spain for the last twenty years. […]
Søren Juul – This Moment – Album Review
Søren Juul – This Moment – Album Review – 4AD This is the first album released under Søren’s own name. His previous release was the 2013 album Somewhere Else released under the […]
M. Craft – Blood Moon – Album Review
M. Craft – Blood Moon – Album Review by Killian Laher Martin Craft is a composer of Australian origin who records under the name M.Craft. Not exactly a prolific artist, this is […]
Steve Gunn – Eyes On The Lines – Album Review
Steve Gunn – Eyes On The Lines – Album Review by Killian Laher Steve Gunn has been actively recording for the guts of ten years and has released many albums, some under […]
Minor Victories – Album Review
Minor Victories – Album Review by Killian Laher So it seems we are entering supergroup era once again, in the form of the shoegazing Wilburys. Or Minor Victories if you prefer. The […]
Fiona Brice – Postcards From – Album Review
Fiona Brice – Postcards From – Album Review by Killian Laher Fiona Brice is best known as cellist, violin player and string arranger for artists such as Placebo, Midlake and Anna Calvi […]
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