A Year in Music – 2025 – Andrew Perer (Author) by Killian Laher You’ve had a good year with the release of Turn My Head Into Sound. Are you happy with how […]
A Year in Music – 2025 – Andrew Perer (Author)
Lila Tristram – A Year in Music – 2025
Lila Tristram – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? 2025 has been a really phenomenal year for me. Full of blossoming and transition. I’ve […]
Karl Whitney (Author) – A Year in Music – 2025
Karl Whitney (Author) – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? Busy enough – plenty of travel and a house move, which included a memorable […]
Boa Morte – A Year in Music – 2025
Boa Morte – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? Great thanks. We finished last year with shows in Prims, Kinsale and Coughlans in Cork […]
Paul McDermott (To Here Knows When podcast) – A Year in Music – 2025
Paul McDermott (To Here Knows When podcast) – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher How has your year been? A great year. I produced nine episodes of the podcast […]
Scott Morgan (loscil) – A Year in Music – 2025
Scott Morgan (loscil) – A Year in Music – 2025 by Killian Laher You’ve had a good year with the release of Lake Fire. Are you happy with how it’s been received? Honestly, […]
Drink the Sea – The Button Factory – Live Review – 14/12/25
Drink the Sea – The Button Factory – Live Review – 14/12/25 by Killian Laher Drink the Sea is a new band made up of Duke Garwood, Alain Johannes, Barrett Martin and […]
Ash – The Academy – 11/12/25 – Live Review
Ash – The Academy – 11/12/25 – Live Review by Killian Laher A real treat to see Ash in one of the smallest venues they’ve played in Dublin for years. Unsurprisingly, the […]
Top 10 Albums of 2025 (Killian Laher)
Top 10 Albums of 2025 by Killian Laher It’s list season on the Workhorse, and this is the first of many! We’ve asked some of our journalists to tell us about their […]
Album of the Week – 05/12/25
Album of the Week – 05/12/25 This week sees new releases from Isobel Waller-Bridge (Objects), who is the sister of Phoebe! You can hear what her music sounds like below. There are […]
Juliana Hatfield – Lightning Might Strike – Album Review
Juliana Hatfield – Lightning Might Strike – Album Review by Killian Laher You have to admire Juliana Hatfield’s musical career. For the most part, she has avoided tapping into nineties nostalgia and […]
The Sentimental Tourists – Lost Treasures – New Irish Music
The Sentimental Tourists – Lost Treasures – New Irish Music Of all the artists who might release a Christmas-themed EP, former members of Into Paradise and Whipping Boy are not top of […]
Album of the Week – 28/11/25
Album of the Week – 28/11/25 And just like that… it’s silly season! We do have some interesting releases for Black Friday, which is turning into a second Record Store Day. There […]
Loscil – Ash EP – Review
Loscil – Ash EP – Review by Killian Laher Loscil releases some of the most thoughtful ambient music around, and a new EP is always worth looking out for. This is almost […]
My Bloody Valentine – 3Arena – 22/11/25 – Review
My Bloody Valentine – 3Arena – 22/11/25 – Review by Killian Laher MBV mania has visited Dublin in recent days, with a ‘secret’ rehearsal gig a few days ago in the National […]
Album of the Week – 21/11/25
Album of the Week – 21/11/25 We’re almost in silly season, where the ‘Best of’ lists rule the earth and no sensible artist/ band releases new material, but we’re not quite there […]
The Horrors – Button Factory – 19/11/25 – Live Review
The Horrors – Button Factory – 19/11/25 – Live Review by Killian Laher A freezing night for the first visit of Horrors to Dublin in 8 years. Would they survive the recent […]
New Irish Music – Croíthe – A Brief Respite
New Irish Music – Croíthe – A Brief Respite by Killian Laher Croíthe are an Irish band from Dublin consisting of Caodán Connolly (vocals and guitar), Ben Byrne (guitar), David “DJ” Barron […]
Interview with Steve Gunn
Interview with Steve Gunn by Killian Laher No More Workhorse had a chat with Steve Gunn about releasing two albums in one year just before he went on tour: No More Workhorse: […]
The Drums – Mike Joyce – Book Review
The Drums – Mike Joyce – Book Review by Killian Laher The last surviving member of the Smiths to tell his story, Mike Joyce’s account of his upbringing and time with The […]
Protomartyr – Whelans – 15/11/25 – Live Review
Protomartyr – Whelans – 15/11/25 – Live Review by Killian Laher The second of two nights in Whelans, and the last night of the tour for Protomartyr, playing to commemorate the 10-year […]
Album of the Week – 14/11/25
Album of the Week – 14/11/25 This week sees new music from Nightmares on Wax (Echo45 Sound System), Sword II (Electric Hour), Blondshell (Another Picture) and BICEP (CHROMA 000). There are some […]
Cliffords – The Academy, Dublin – Live Review – 12/11/25
Cliffords – The Academy, Dublin – Live Review – 12/11/25 by Killian Laher Date – Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 Fresh from a fine support slot with Queens of the Stone Age a […]
Interview with Andrew Perer – Turn My Head Into Sound
Interview with Andrew Perer – Turn My Head Into Sound by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Andrew Perer around the release of his book Turn My Head Into Sound, […]
Upcoming Show: Oisin Leech with Steve Gunn
Upcoming Show: Oisin Leech with Steve Gunn Oisin Leech will be joined by American guitarist Steve Gunn as a very special guest at his Solstice Arts Show in Navan on Sunday, 30th […]
Album of the Week – 07/11/25
Album of the Week – 07/11/25 This week sees new releases from the likes of Westerman (A Jackal’s Wedding), Whitney (Small Talk) and the ever dependable Steve Gunn (Daylight Daylight). For our […]
Midlake – A Bridge To Far – Album Review
Midlake – A Bridge To Far – Album Review by Killian Laher Midlake’s sixth album arrives like a warm balm, just three years or so after For The Sake of Bethel Woods. […]
Interview – Peter Milton Walsh of The Apartments – Part 2
Interview – Peter Milton Walsh of The Apartments – Part 2 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Peter Milton Walsh of The Apartments about the release of the new […]
Steve Gunn – Daylight Daylight – Album Review
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 […]
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