Steve Gunn – Daylight Daylight – Album Review by Killian Laher This is the second album of the year from Steve Gunn, and his first collection of songs for four years. Very […]
Steve Gunn – Daylight Daylight – Album Review
Album of the Week – 22/11/24
Album of the Week – 22/11/24 Has Kim Deal ever released a bad album? It’s rare for any artist to be able to say that everything they were involved with was at […]
A Lazarus Soul – No Flowers Grow In Cement Gardens
A Lazarus Soul – No Flowers Grow In Cement Gardens by Killian Laher We are truly in a golden age for Irish music, between hip-hop, doom folk and modern rock, not to […]
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 […]
Adam Wiltzie – Eleven Fugues for Sodium Pentathol – Album Review
Adam Wiltzie – Eleven Fugues for Sodium Pentathol – Album Review by Killian Laher This is Adam Wiltzie’s first released material since the sad passing of Brian McBride. For fans of Stars […]
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 […]
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 […]
bar italia – The Twits – Album Review
bar italia – The Twits – Album Review by Killian Laher bar italia received some acclaim this year, and their output more than justifies it. They released their third album, Tracey Denim […]
Sufjan Stevens – Javelin – Album Review
Sufjan Stevens – Javelin – Album Review by Cathy Brown The release of Sufjan Stevens’ tenth studio album should be cause for celebration, but it has been overshadowed by the news that […]
Mary Lattimore – Goodbye, Hotel Arkada – Album Review
Mary Lattimore – Goodbye, Hotel Arkada – Album Review by Killian Laher Three years on from Silver Ladders, harpist Mary Lattimore launches her latest solo album. Like its predecessor, it’s a gorgeous […]
PJ Harvey – I Inside The Old Year Dying – Album Review
PJ Harvey – I Inside The Old Year Dying – Album Review by Killian Laher This is PJ Harvey’s first album of new material in seven years, and it’s one of her […]
Depeche Mode – Memento Mori – Album Review
Depeche Mode – Memento Mori – Album Review by Killian Laher One of the enduring bands from the 1980s is Depeche Mode, now with only two original members after the sad passing […]
Yo La Tengo – This Stupid World – Album Review
Yo La Tengo – This Stupid World – Album Review by Killian Laher Yo La Tengo’s 16th album is a complete about-turn from their most recent albums. After perfecting such quiet of […]
Bill Callahan – YTI⅃AƎЯ – Album Review
Bill Callahan – YTI⅃AƎЯ – Album Review by Killian Laher In these anxious times, the need for a new Bill Callahan album is stronger than ever. His latest album has a very […]
Sound of the Morning – Katy J Pearson – Album Review
Sound of the Morning – Katy J Pearson – Album Review by Cathy Borwn Like First Aid Kit, whom she recently supported on tour, Katy J Pearson has taken her country-inflected beginnings […]
Momma – Household Name – Album Review
Momma – Household Name – Album Review by Killian Laher Indie alt-rock is alive and well! This band, Momma, hail from Brooklyn and is led by twin guitarist/singers Etta Friedman and Allegra […]
Horsegirl – Versions of Modern Performance – Album Review
Horsegirl – Versions of Modern Performance – Album Review by Killian Laher Chicago youngsters Penelope Lowenstein, Nora Cheng and Gigi Reece have just released their debut album which will have thousands of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Busy Guy – Stephen Fretwell – Album Review
Busy Guy – Stephen Fretwell – Album Review by Cathy Brown Stephen Fretwell’s second album Man on the Roof was released back in 2007 and for a while, it seemed as if […]
The Goon Sax – Mirror II – Album Review
The Goon Sax – Mirror II – Album Review by Killian Laher Australian band The Goon Sax return with their third album. It’s an album feels that feel tighter and more concise […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
No More Workhorse 