A. Dyjecinski – The Valley of Yessiree – Released on 29th April 2016 on Sideway Saloon The facts are somewhat limited when it comes to Mr. A. Dyjecinski. His website doesn’t contain […]
A. Dyjecinski – The Valley of Yessiree – Album Review
Clint Mansell – High-Rise OST – Album Review
Clint Mansell – High-Rise OST – Album Review by Killian Laher Clint Mansell, formerly of Pop Will Eat Itself, has moved far beyond that band with a career in film composition stretching […]
Parquet Courts – Human Performance – Album Review
Parquet Courts – Human Performance – Album Review by Killian Laher Album number five from New York band Parquet Courts is very much business as usual, with a bunch of slacker guitar-rock […]
Aidan Moffat – Where You’re Meant To Be – Album Review
Aidan Moffat – Where You’re Meant To Be – Album Review by Killian Laher In 2014, Aidan Moffat made a film documenting traditional Scottish music, rewriting and touring these songs. He has […]
Mogwai – Atomic OST – Album Review
Mogwai – Atomic OST – Album Review by Killian Laher Mogwai’s eleventh album, and third full soundtrack is their most electronic to date. A soundtrack to the Mark Cousins movie Atomic about […]
Solar Bears – Advancement – Album Review
Solar Bears – Advancement – Album Review by Killian Laher Irish electronica duo Solar Bears return with their third album; Advancement. For the uninitiated, their recorded output tends to lean more towards […]
Bob Mould – Patch The Sky – Album Review
Bob Mould – Patch The Sky – Album Review by Killian Laher Bob Mould’s twelfth solo album arrives less than two years after his last, 2014’s Beauty & Ruin. That album was […]
Richmond Fontaine – You Can’t Go Back If There’s Nothing To Go Back To – Album Review
Richmond Fontaine – You Can’t Go Back If There’s Nothing To Go Back To – Album Review by Killian Laher Richmond Fontaine release their tenth album of a twenty-odd year career, and […]
Cold, Cold Heart – How The Other Half Live and Die – Album Review
Cold, Cold Heart – How The Other Half Live and Die – Album Review by Killian Laher These days there are many bands ploughing the moody instrumental rock furrow, with varying degrees […]
Iggy Pop – Post Pop Depression
Iggy Pop – Post Pop Depression – Album Review by Killian Laher There’s a sense of finality about Iggy Pop’s latest album, Post Pop Depression, the title alone alludes to a universe […]
La Sera – Music For Listening to Music To – Album Review
La Sera – Music For Listening to Music To – Album Review by Killian Laher Husband and wife duo La Sera return with their fourth album, the smart-assedly titled Music For Listening […]
So Pitted – Neo – Album Review
So Pitted – Neo – Album Review by Killian Laher Every so often you need a bit of rage in your life. A means of reacting, a soundtrack for frustration, if you […]
Buensuceso – Inner Winter – Album Review
Buensuceso – Inner Winter – Album Review by Killian Laher Originally released in 2014, this relatively short album by Spanish rockers Buensuceso is getting another push. After the atmospheric opening track, Luckily […]
Basia Bulat – Good Advice – Album Review
Basia Bulat – Good Advice – Album Review This is the fourth album from Canadian artist Basia Bulat and is something of a departure for her. The album shows the influence of […]
Tortoise – The Catastrophist – Album Review
Tortoise – The Catastrophist – Album Review With a back catalogue of studio albums dating back to ’94, this is Tortoise’s 7th album. They are a band that never seemed worried by […]
Suede – Night Thoughts – Album Review
Suede – Night Thoughts – Album Review by Killian Laher Of all the 90s bands, Suede were never meant to age at all, let alone gracefully. One half expected them to perish […]
Tindersticks – The Waiting Room – Album Review
Tindersticks – The Waiting Room – Album Review by Killian Laher Tindersticks have been around for more than 20 years now, with a brief hiatus in the early part of the last […]
Jesu / Sun Kil Moon – Album Review
Jesu / Sun Kil Moon – Album Review by Killian Laher Red House Pantera? Sun Kil Megadeth?! The predictably unpredictable Mark Kozelek returns with a collaboration with Justin Broadrick of doom-metal band […]
David Bowie – ★ – Album Review
David Bowie – ★ – Album Review by Killian Laher Once again, just when you have finally written off David Bowie, he proves he cannot be ignored. This album represents a move […]
New Pope – Youth LP – Album Review
New Pope – Youth LP – Album Review by Killian Laher Galwayman David Boland records under the name New Pope, and this is his debut album. It opens with the rolling guitar […]
The Drays – Look Away Down Collins Avenue – Album Review
The Drays – Look Away Down Collins Avenue – Album Review by Killian Laher Legendary Dublin musician Stephen Ryan released an album with his latest band The Drays in 2015. For the […]
Ryley Walker – Primrose Green – Album Review
Ryley Walker – Primrose Green – Album Review by Killian Laher American guitarist Ryley Walker takes the listener on a trip back to the halcyon days of the late 60s/early 70s singer-songwriter […]
The Hedge Schools – At The End Of A Winding Day – Album Review
The Hedge Schools – At The End Of A Winding Day – Album Review by Killian Laher One of the finer albums released this year was At The End Of A Winding […]
Top 10 Albums of 2015 – Andrew Darley
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Soulsavers – Kubrick – Album Review
Soulsavers – Kubrick – Album Review by Killian Laher Just a month on from their collaboration with Dave Gahan, Soulsavers return with a ‘solo’ album. An unashamed homage to Stanley Kubrick, the […]
Fragile Balance – Candlelight Sessions – Album Review
Fragile Balance – Candlelight Sessions – Album Review by Killian Laher Fragile Balance are two guitarists from Texas. Their third album, Candlelight Sessions was recorded live in a studio, and consists of […]
Martin Courtney – Many Moons – Album Review
Martin Courtney – Many Moons – Album Review by Killian Laher Martin Courtney, main man from pleasant power poppers Real Estate has just released his debut solo album. The mood is relaxed […]
Dave Gahan & Soulsavers – Angels & Ghosts – Album Review
Dave Gahan & Soulsavers – Angels & Ghosts – Album Review by Killian Laher Having collaborated in 2012, electronica duo Soulsavers and Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan return for a second helping. […]
Cheatahs – Mythologies – Album Review
Cheatahs – Mythologies – Album Review by Killian Laher Cheatahs’ debut album, released last year, was a thrilling distillation of what can only be described as ‘shoegaze’. Not very distinctive or original […]
No More Workhorse 