Chris Ledwidge – Spring – Drones, Loops & Noise – Album Review by Killian Laher Chris Ledwidge is an Irish composer who is releasing four EPs, one for each season. Spring is […]
Chris Ledwidge – Spring – Drones, Loops & Noise – Album Review
Adrian Crowley – The Watchful Eye of the Stars – Album Review
Adrian Crowley – The Watchful Eye of the Stars – Album Review by Killian Laher Adrian Crowley’s ninth album, his first in four years, sees him continuing his slide towards late period […]
Dinosaur Jr – Sweep It Into Space
Dinosaur Jr – Sweep It Into Space by Killian Laher Has to be said that there’s something very reassuring about Dinosaur Jr. Since reforming in 2007 they have settled into a very […]
Max Richter – Voices 2 – Album Review
Max Richter – Voices 2 – Album Review by Killian Laher Max Richter’s second album under the Voices banner emerges, less than 12 months after the first. While the original was more […]
Ryley Walker – Course In Fable – Album Review
Ryley Walker – Course In Fable – Album Review by Killian Laher Since 2018, Ryley Walker has mostly operated on the fringes with out-there collaborations and extended jam sessions being his main forms […]
Dry Cleaning – New Long Leg – Album Review
Dry Cleaning – New Long Leg – Album Review by Killian Laher English band Dry Cleaning are gaining a lot of attention ahead of the release of their debut album. For those […]
Cathal Coughlan – Song of Co-aklan – Album Review
Cathal Coughlan – Song of Co-aklan – Album Review by Gavin Carville Eleven long years have passed since Cathal Coughlan’s last solo album. 2010’s ‘Rancho Tetrahedron’ saw the Cork-born singer continue his […]
The Antlers – Green to Gold – Album Review
The Antlers – Green to Gold – Album Review by Killian Laher The new album Green To Gold. Coming March 26th. The Antlers return after seven years with their sixth album. There’s […]
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis – Carnage – Album Review
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis – Carnage – Album Review A surprise new album from Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, minus the rest of the Bad Seeds has just emerged, without warning! […]
Arab Strap – As Days Get Dark – Album Review
Arab Strap – As Days Get Dark – Album Review by Killian Laher Here’s something I did not expect in 2021: the first Arab Strap album in nearly 16 years! Despite the […]
Album of the Week – 19/02/21
Album of the Week – 19/02/21 This week sees new releases from David Gray (Skellig) and The Hold Steady (Open Door Policy) among others. There’s also a debut album from Irish Artist […]
David Gray – Skellig – Album Review
David Gray – Skellig – Album Review by Cathy Brown It’s been just over twenty years since David Gray became a household name with the ubiquitous, multi-platinum selling White Ladder, which still […]
Invisible Cities OST – A Winged Victory for the Sullen – Album Review
Invisible Cities OST – A Winged Victory for the Sullen – Album Review by Killian Laher A stately drift from A Winged Victory For The Sullen is always a good way to […]
Tindersticks – Distractions – Album Review
Tindersticks – Distractions – Album Review by Killian Laher Tindersticks’ latest album quickly follows up their last, just over a year later. No Treasure But Hope was an album focusing on the […]
Mogwai – As The Love Continues – Album Review
Mogwai – As The Love Continues – Album Review by Killian Laher Mogwai have carved out a sort of twin career for themselves: soundtrack work and their extensive catalogue of non-soundtrack albums. […]
Aerial East – Try Harder – Album Review
Aerial East – Try Harder – Album Review by Cathy Brown Aerial East’s new album Try Harder has been two years in the making and is sonically a world away from her […]
For The First Time – Black Country, New Road – Album Review
For The First Time – Black Country, New Road – Album Review by Killian Laher Seven-piece band Black Country, New Road have been gaining attention of late with lots of positive noise, […]
Anna B Savage – A Common Turn – Album Review
Anna B Savage – A Common Turn – Album Review by Cathy Brown The debut album from Anna B Savage is something of a contradiction. It is an album mired in uncertainty […]
James Yorkston and the Second Hand Orchestra – Album Review
James Yorkston and the Second Hand Orchestra – Album Review by Killian Laher James Yorkston has been releasing music on his own and with various collaborators for nearly 20 years. For his […]
Top Ten Albums of 2020 (Part 2)
Top Ten Albums of 2020 by Cathy Brown We asked each of our regular music writers to tell us about their favourite albums of the year. You can what Cathy Brown thought […]
Arrivalists – The Whitman One’s – Review
Arrivalists – The Whitman One’s – Review by Killian Laher There are times when, as a music reviewer, you feel ill-equipped to talk about certain music. Pat Barrett’s new EP, a series of […]
Mark Lanegan – Dark Mark Does Christmas 2020 – Album Review
Mark Lanegan – Dark Mark Does Christmas 2020 – Album Review by Killian Laher Is it too early for a Christmas album? Back in 2012 Mark Lanegan released an EP of Christmas […]
Calexico – Seasonal Shift – Album Review
Calexico – Seasonal Shift – Album Review by Cathy Brown The alternative Christmas album is becoming de rigour for a variety of indie and folk artists so here is Tucson duo Calexico […]
Top 10 Albums of 2020 (Part 1)
Top 10 Albums of 2020 (Part 1) by Killian Laher We asked each of our regular music writers to give us their Top Ten Albums of the the year. You can see […]
Looking Back: Free – Free
Looking Back: Free – Free by Killian Laher When you think of the band Free, it’s likely their massive hit single All Right Now might spring to mind. The type of ‘Adult […]
King Pallas – We Pause EP – Review
King Pallas – We Pause EP – Review by Killian Laher Irish artist King Pallas, the recording name for Patrick O’Brien of Windings, released a debut EP a month or so ago. […]
How Beauty Holds The Hand Of Sorrow – Ane Brun – Album Review
How Beauty Holds The Hand Of Sorrow – Ane Brun – Album Review by Cathy Brown When I reviewed Ane Brun’s last release, After the Great Storm, I called it ‘her most […]
Juliana Hatfield – Bed – Album Review
Juliana Hatfield – Bed – Album Review by Killian Laher Juliana Hatfield released the album Bed in 1998. It was a strange time for her, her ‘moment’ had well and truly passed, […]
After The Great Storm – Ane Brun – Album Review
After The Great Storm – Ane Brun – Album Review by Cathy Brown It’s been half a decade since Ane Brun released an album of her own work, but it seems that […]
No More Workhorse 