Bill Callahan – Resuscitate! – Album Review by Killian Laher Those who have seen Bill Callahan live will realise that these days, his live experience is night and day to the recorded […]
Bill Callahan – Resuscitate! – Album Review
Wilco – Hot Sun Cool Shroud EP – Review
Wilco – Hot Sun Cool Shroud EP – Review by Killian Laher Wilco are really on a creative roll at the minute. Having released two of their strongest albums in the last […]
Dirty Three – Love Changes Everything – Album Review
Dirty Three – Love Changes Everything – Album Review by Killian Laher The gaps between Dirty Three albums have grown ever longer in recent years, 7 years between Cinder and Toward The […]
Album of the Week – 7/06/24
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Softcult – Heaven EP – Review
Softcult – Heaven EP – Review by Killian Laher Canadian twins Phoenix and Mercedes Arn-Horn, who go by the name of Softcult, are gaining attention west of the Atlantic with their gauzy […]
DIIV – Frog In Boiling Water – Album Review
DIIV – Frog In Boiling Water – Album Review by Killian Laher Any fears of DIIV disappearing into a haze of conspiracy theories and self-indulgence based on their web/social media presence haven’t […]
Beth Gibbons – Lives Outgrown – Album Review
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Arab Strap – I’m totally fine with it don’t give a fuck anymore – Album Review
Arab Strap – I’m totally fine with it don’t give a fuck anymore – Album Review by Killian Laher Album Release Date – May 10, 2024 The second album in this […]
Look to the East, Look to the West – Camera Obscura – Album Review
Look to the East, Look to the West – Camera Obscura – Album Review by Cathy Brown Look to the East, Look to the West is the first Camera Obscura album in […]
Light Verse – Iron & Wine – Album Review
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Pearl Jam – Dark Matter – Album Review
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter – Album Review by Killian Laher Pearl Jam are the great survivors of the 90’s Seattle grunge scene. Never the coolest, Eddie Vedder was always just a […]
METZ – Up On Gravity Hill – Album Review
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Adam Wiltzie – Eleven Fugues for Sodium Pentathol – Album Review
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Elbow – Audio Vertigo – Album Review
Elbow – Audio Vertigo – Album Review by Killian Laher After the contemplative Flying Dream 1, Elbow return a couple of years later with their tenth album. This album is an altogether […]
Jesus and Mary Chain – Glasgow Eyes – Album Review
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Marry Waterson & Adrian Crowley – Cuckoo Storm – Album Review
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Chequerboard – Souvenir – Album Review
Chequerboard – Souvenir – Album Review by Killian Laher This is John Lambert’s fifth album, recording under the name Chequerboard. Not a man who likes to move quickly, it’s been ten years […]
Oisin Leech – Cold Sea – Album Review
Oisin Leech – Cold Sea – Album Review by Killian Laher Oisin Leech is one half of the Lost Brothers. The Navan singer-songwriter has recorded a solo album in Inishowen, produced by […]
IDLES – Tangk – Album Review
IDLES – Tangk – Album Review by Killian Laher Over the last number of years, Idles have gathered a lot of attention with some of the smarter rock songs of recent years. […]
The Amazing – Piggies – Album Review
The Amazing – Piggies – Album Review by Killian Laher Swedish band The Amazing return with their sixth album, six years after their previous album In Transit. Despite the Manson-evoking title, not […]
J Mascis – What Do We Do Now – Album Review
J Mascis – What Do We Do Now – Album Review by Killian Laher It’s an album title that reflects the general bemused demeanour of J Mascis for his fifth solo album. […]
Sadness Sets Me Free – Gruff Rhys – Album Review
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The Smile – Wall of Eyes – Album Review
The Smile – Wall of Eyes – Album Review by Killian Laher After an impressive debut album, The Smile return with a second helping of songs from this Radiohead-related project. Maybe it’s […]
Ride – New Album and Single
Ride – New Album and Single You have to respect Ride, a band who continues to bang out Indie hits some 34 years after their first album Nowhere (1990). Ok, there was […]
Top Ten Albums of 2023 – Cathy Brown
Top Ten Albums of 2023 – Cathy Brown We’ve asked some of our regular writers for their thoughts on the best music of 2023. You can see the thoughts of Cathy Brown […]
Neil Young – Before and After – Album Review
Neil Young – Before and After – Album Review by Killian Laher Neil Young albums arrive with such regularity that they have ceased to have much impact to all but the truly […]
Veyls – The Widow EP – Review
Veyls – The Widow EP – Review by Killian Laher Veyls is a new band consisting of Culley Johnson, Coco Medvitz and Louise Post of Veruca Salt. It’s something of a surprise […]
Harp – Albion – Album Review
Harp – Albion – Album Review by Killian Laher For those who find Midlake have lost their lustre, here is the long-awaited album from former singer Tim Smith, recording with his wife as […]
bar italia – The Twits – Album Review
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No More Workhorse 