Ryley Walker – So Certain EP – Review by Killian Laher Having started out as a retro folk musician, Ryley Walker’s sound has become a lot less predictable, and at times a […]
Ryley Walker – So Certain EP – Review
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Barn – Album Review
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Barn – Album Review by Killian Laher No slowing down in output for Neil Young. His 41st album is titled Barn and was recorded with Crazy […]
David Crosby – For Free – Album Review
David Crosby – For Free – Album Review by Killian Laher David Crosby continues a late-career renaissance in the last eight years with this, his fifth album since 2014. As with his […]
Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy – Blind Date Party – Album Review
Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy – Blind Date Party – Album Review by Killian Laher Twenty years ago, if you were to consider the prospects for Bill Callahan and Will Oldham […]
Slow Meadow – Upstream Dream – EP Review
Slow Meadow – Upstream Dream – EP Review by Killian Laher Slow Meadow are making some of the most gorgeous instrumental music around. The opening track Adorned In Ribbons has a striking […]
Elbow – Flying Dream 1 – Album Review
Elbow – Flying Dream 1 – Album Review by Killian Laher There was a time about 10 or 11 years ago where Elbow became almost a mainstream band, in the wake of […]
Dave Gahan & Soulsavers – The Imposter – Album Review
Dave Gahan & Soulsavers – The Imposter – Album Review by Killian Laher Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan has, it has to be said, lived a life. His public battles with drugs […]
Lewsberg – In Your Hands – Album Review
Lewsberg – In Your Hands – Album Review by Killian Laher Dutch band Lewsberg creates a blend of understated guitar music, with nods to the Velvet Underground and Television. They’ve just released […]
Damon Albarn – The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows – Album Review
Damon Albarn – The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows – Album Review by Killian Laher Far from shuffling off into retirement, Damon Albarn has kept himself busy with this, […]
IDLES – Crawler – Album Review
IDLES – Crawler – Album Review by Killian Laher IDLES release their new album Crawler, just 12 months after their last. You can’t knock them for being… eh…. idle(!), this will definitely […]
Hammock – Elsewhere – Album Review
Hammock – Elsewhere – Album Review by Killian Laher American composers Hammock have been releasing albums for the last 15 years or so. They make almost entirely instrumental music that draws equal […]
Snail Mail – Valentine – Album Review
Snail Mail – Valentine – Album Review by Killian Laher Snail Mail is the name for a solo project by American singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan. She released an excellent debut in 2018 and […]
Radiohead – Kid A Mnesia – Album Review
Radiohead – Kid A Mnesia – Album Review by Killian Laher A very interesting reissue of Radiohead’s break from indie guitar rock into more electronic fare. To fully understand the significance of […]
Jerry Cantrell – Brighten – Album Review
Jerry Cantrell – Brighten – Album Review by Killian Laher Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell releases his third solo album, his first since 2002! The album has a lighter touch than […]
Tim Linghaus – Memory Sketches II – Review
Tim Linghaus – Memory Sketches II – Review by Killian Laher German composer Tim Linghaus releases his second piano album, Memory Sketches II, three years after Memory Sketches. It opens with the […]
The War On Drugs – I Don’t Live Here Anymore – Album Review
The War On Drugs – I Don’t Live Here Anymore – Album Review by Killian Laher It’s fair to say the fifth album from The War On Drugs is eagerly awaited. Their […]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – B-Sides and Rarities Part II – Album Review
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – B-Sides and Rarities Part II – Album Review by Killian Laher Sixteen years ago, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds released a collection of B-Sides […]
Parquet Courts – Sympathy for Life – Album Review
Parquet Courts – Sympathy for Life – Album Review by Killian Laher Sympathy For Life is the seventh album from New York nearly-men Parquet Courts, not bad going in ten years. It’s […]
Dark Mark vs Skeleton Joe – Album Review
Dark Mark vs Skeleton Joe – Album Review by Killian Laher A new release from Mark Lanegan has just emerged, this time a collaboration with Joe Cardamone, from Icarus Line. Fans of […]
Arrivalists – Last of the Written Pages – Album Review
Arrivalists – Last of the Written Pages – Album Review by Killian Laher Last of the Written Pages is the first full-length album from Pat Barrett in the guise of Arrivalists. Formerly […]
José González – Local Valley – Album Review
José González – Local Valley – Album Review by Cathy Brown José González is a singular artist who has a sound that is as distinctive as it is comforting. His rhythmic and […]
loscil – LUX Refractions – Review
loscil – LUX Refractions – Review by Killian Laher Scott Morgan, who records as loscil is one of the most prolific composers in the electronic/ instrumental world. Just a few months after […]
Low – Hey What – Album Review
Low – Hey What – Album Review by Killian Laher Somehow in recent years, Low, those former pioneers of quiet slowcore have become a noise band. This development isn’t out of the […]
Whipping Boy – Heartworm: A Personal Reflection
Whipping Boy – Heartworm: A Personal Reflection by Killian Laher Whipping Boy’s second album has received the long-overdue reissue treatment, just missing the 25th anniversary by 9 months or so. So what […]
Steve Gunn – Other You – Album Review
Steve Gunn – Other You – Album Review by Killian Laher Steve Gunn has built up a quietly impressive collection of albums over the last eight years or so. While he is […]
Love Will Be Reborn – Martha Wainwright – Album Review
Love Will Be Reborn – Martha Wainwright – Album Review by Cathy Brown Martha Wainwright’s songwriting has always been as blunt as it is emotional, and she has never shied away from […]
Chris Ledwidge – Summer | Electronics – Review
Chris Ledwidge – Summer | Electronics – Review by Killian Laher Irish composer Chris Ledwidge returns with the latest in his series of EPs for each season. It opens with the piano […]
Deafheaven – Infinite Granite – Album Review
Deafheaven – Infinite Granite – Album Review by Killian Laher On their fifth album, Deafheaven has pretty much excised all the metal from their sound. Gone are most of the heavy guitars […]
Liars – The Apple Drop – Album Review
Liars – The Apple Drop – Album Review by Killian Laher American band Liars are back with their first album in four years, a collection of nervous, jittery post-punk. Not just any […]
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