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 […]
Depeche Mode – Memento Mori – Album Review
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
IDLES – Ultra Mono – Album Review
IDLES – Ultra Mono – Album Review by Killian Laher IDLES have dished out some of the finest in-your-face punk rock in recent years. They really delivered on 2018’s Joy As An […]
Bill Callahan – Gold Record – Album Review
Bill Callahan – Gold Record – Album Review Out September 4th Bill Callahan follows up last year’s outstanding Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest with a follow-up, just over a year later. It’s […]
Fontaines DC – A Hero’s Death – Album Review
Fontaines DC – A Hero’s Death – Album Review by Killian Laher In a year of eagerly anticipated follow up albums, perhaps this one from Fontaines DC tops the lot. The impact […]
Protomartyr – Ultimate Success Today – Album Review
Protomartyr – Ultimate Success Today – Album Review by Killian Laher Nearly three years on from their last album Relatives In Descent, Protomartyr are back with a further distillation of their shouty, […]
Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher – Album Review
Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher – Album Review by Cathy Brown It has been almost three years since the release of Phoebe Bridgers debut album Stranger in the Alps, but she hasn’t been […]
Rose City Band – Summerlong – Album Review
Rose City Band – Summerlong – Album Review by Cathy Brown Ripley Johnson is one of the undisputed masters of modern psychedelic music. With his band Wooden Shjips and as one half […]
Neil Young – Homegrown – Album Review
Neil Young – Homegrown – Album Review by Killian Laher So the long lost 1974/ 1975 album Homegrown is finally available for us to listen to. Long discussed in Neil Young circles […]
Modern Nature – Annual – Album Review
Modern Nature – Annual – Album Review by Killian Laher Modern Nature follow up last year’s impressive ‘How To Live’ album with a new mini-album. With Will Young absent this time, former […]
Mogwai – ZeroZeroZero OST – Album Review
Mogwai – ZeroZeroZero OST – Album Review by Killian Laher In the same way that Trent Reznor turned out a perfect soundtrack for these times, the music of Mogwai seems tailor-made for […]
No More Workhorse 