The Mountain Goats – Dark in Here – Album Review by Cathy Brown John Darnielle, founding member of The Mountain Goats, has been busy during lockdown. Dark in Here marks his twentieth […]
The Mountain Goats – Dark in Here – Album Review
Earth Trip – Rose City Band – Album Review
Earth Trip – Rose City Band – Album Review by Cathy Brown If last year’s Rose City Band offering Summerlong was the soundtrack to driving on a desert highway with the top […]
Lambchop – Showtunes – Album Review
Lambchop – Showtunes – Album Reviewby Killian Laher Lambchop have evolved from their alt-country beginnings to become a vehicle for Kurt Wagner’s genre-defying music. This is Lambchop’s sixteenth album, released a mere six […]
loscil – Clara – Album Review
loscil – Clara – Album Review by Killian Laher Scott Morgan who records as loscil has carved an individual path in the ambient world. This time around, he has sampled an orchestra […]
Gruff Rhys – Seeking New Gods – Album Review
Gruff Rhys – Seeking New Gods – Album Reviewby Cathy Brown It’s hard to believe that it’s been over 12 years since the last Super Furry Animals album. During that time Gruff […]
Juliana Hatfield – Blood – Album Review
Juliana Hatfield – Blood – Album Review by Killian Laher Good to check in with Juliana Hatfield to see where she’s at. It could be argued the ‘moment’ has long passed for […]
Will Stratton – The Changing Wilderness – Album Review
Will Stratton – The Changing Wilderness – Album Review by Cathy Brown Will Stratton adds to his rich back catalogue in fine form with The Changing Wilderness, his seventh studio album, mixed […]
Matt Sweeney and Bonnie Prince Billy – Superwolves – Album Review
Matt Sweeney and Bonnie Prince Billy – Superwolves – Album Review by Killian Laher Some sixteen years ago Matt Sweeney, at the time probably best known for his work with Billy Corgan […]
Adrian Crowley – The Watchful Eye Of The Stars – Album Review
Adrian Crowley – The Watchful Eye Of The Stars – Album Reviewby Cathy Brown Adrian Crowley’s ninth studio album has seen him enlist John Parish on production and Dublin’s Crash Ensemble as […]
Chris Ledwidge – Spring – Drones, Loops & Noise – Album Review
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 […]
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 […]
No More Workhorse 