Album of the Week – 07/06/19 – The Divine Comedy – Office Politics Is anyone even vaguely surprised with what we’ve gone for this week? There was only one real contender and […]
Album of the Week – 07/06/19 – The Divine Comedy – Office Politics
Album of the Week – 16/05/19 – Josephine Wiggs – We Fall
Album of the Week – 16/05/19 First off for those that almost made it, but not quite! There’s Interpol, the National (which we reviewed here) and Lil Kim. The one that we […]
Swimming Tapes – Morningside – Album Review
Swimming Tapes – Morningside – Album Review by Killian Laher Swimming Tapes originally hail from the north of Ireland, and their debut album is full of jangly guitars and sweetly sung melodies. […]
Album of the Week – 26/04/19 – Aldous Harding – Designer
Designer – Aldous Harding – Album of the Week Released on April 26th For those that have been following the career of Aldous Harding, the quality of this album should come as […]
Craig Finn – I Need A New War – Album Review
Craig Finn – I Need A New War – Album Review by Killian Laher Live with his band – The Uptown Controllers – The Sugar Club, Dublin – 20 October Craig Finn, of the […]
Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel – Album Review
Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel – Album Review by Killian Laher LIVE – TOWER RECORDS, DUBLIN – 9th APRIL @ 7pm ALL TOGETHER NOW, WATERFORD – AUGUST 2019 VICAR STREET, DUBLIN – 7th & 8th DECEMBER Dublin […]
Bob Mould – Sunshine Rock – Album Review
Bob Mould – Sunshine Rock – Album Review by Killian Laher Bob Mould is in a really energised phase over his most recent albums. Ever since 2011’s autobiography he seems to have […]
Beirut – Gallipoli – Album Review
Beirut – Gallipoli – Album Review by M. Quinn Released – February 1st 2019 The album opens with a banjo and a distant trumpet and we know we are immediately on familiar […]
Swervedriver – Future Ruins – Album Review
Swervedriver – Future Ruins – Album Review by Killian Laher A few years ago, Swervedriver embraced the nineties revival, reforming and releasing new material. This is their second post-comeback album and it […]
Steve Gunn – The Unseen In Between – Album Review
Steve Gunn – The Unseen In Between – Album Review by Killian Laher Steve Gunn follows up 2016’s excellent Eyes On The Lines with another collection of songs. No major departure this […]
Dakota Suite, Dag Rosenqvist and Emanuele Errante – What Matters Most – Album Review
Dakota Suite, Dag Rosenqvist and Emanuele Errante – What Matters Most – Album Review by Killian Laher Dakota Suite are practically an institution at this stage. Although unknown by all but a […]
The Goon Sax – We’re Not Talking – Album Review
The Goon Sax – We’re Not Talking – Album Review by Killian Laher The Goon Sax are a ridiculously named Australian band featuring Louis Forster, son of Go-Between Robert. Their second album […]
Snail Mail – Lush – Album Review
Snail Mail – Lush – Album Review by Killian Laher Snail Mail are an American trio fronted by Lindsey Jordan who recently released their debut album. On listening to this, it’s a […]
Mogwai – Kin OST – Album Review
Mogwai – Kin OST – Album Review by Killian Laher Mogwai have evolved into both one of the most consistent and prolific bands currently making music. This is a soundtrack to a […]
Glenn Jones – The Giant Who Ate Himself And Other New Works – Album Review
Glenn Jones – The Giant Who Ate Himself And Other New Works For 6 and 12 String Guitar – Album Review A new album by Glenn Jones is a reason to rejoice […]
Papa M – A Broke Moon Rises – Album Review
Papa M – A Broke Moon Rises – Album Review by Killian Laher After the somewhat ropey Highway Songs in 2016, David Pajo is back with another Papa M album. Back to […]
Clearance – At Your Leisure – Album Review
Clearance – At Your Leisure – Album Review by Killian Laher American band Clearance have seemingly moved away from their nineties-evoking slacker roots and embraced their poppy side on their second album, […]
Cowboy Junkies – All That Reckoning – Album Review
Cowboy Junkies – All That Reckoning – Album Review by Killian Laher All That Reckoning is the first album in six years from the Cowboy Junkies, appearing 30 years on from their […]
RVG – A Quality of Mercy – Album Review
RVG – A Quality of Mercy – Album Review by Killian Laher A Quality of Mercy, the debut album from Australian band RVG, was quietly released late last year, but is now […]
Protomartyr – Consolation EP – Review
Protomartyr – Consolation EP – Review by Killian Laher Protomartyr do not make music to put on in the background. Their music grabs you viscerally by the lapels, commanding you to pay […]
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Hope Downs – Album Review
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Hope Downs – Album Review by Killian Laher Australian band Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have built up a hefty dose of excitement thanks to two excellent EPs. […]
Lump – Lump – Album Review
Lump – Lump – Album Review Release date: Friday, June 1st 2018 If you’re wondering who Lump are, they are the duo of Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay. While Marling is a […]
John Parish – Bird Dog Dante – Album Review
John Parish – Bird Dog Dante- Album Review John Parish isn’t as well known as he probably should be. Despite his various releases and his work with artists such as PJ Harvey (as […]
3 best ambient albums of 2018 (so far)
We’re only in May and already there have been some excellent ambient releases in 2018. Thanks to our friends at The Mouthchew, here are three superb, headphone-ready releases to transport you to […]
Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert – Here Lies The Body – Album Review
Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert – Here Lies The Body – Album Review by Killian Laher One of the highlights of both Aidan Moffat and RM Hubbert’s material in the last six […]
The Hedge Schools – Magnificent Birds – Album Review
The Hedge Schools – Magnificent Birds – Album Review by Killian Laher Released on 5th May 2018 In an age of short attention spans, online outrage over just about anything, and a […]
Damien Jurado – The Horizon Just Laughed – Album Review
Damien Jurado – The Horizon Just Laughed (Secretly Canadian) – Released on May 4th The album opens with the guitar and string track Allocate, which drifts softly past the listener in a […]
The Amazing – In Transit – Album Review
The Amazing – In Transit – Album Review by Killian Laher Swedish band The Amazing released one of the albums of the year in 2016’s Ambulance. The follow-up, their fifth album overall […]
Yo La Tengo – There’s A Riot Going On – Album Review
Yo La Tengo – There’s A Riot Going On – Album Review by Killian Laher Yo La Tengo return with what appears to be their fifteenth album, and their first album of […]
No More Workhorse 