Another side project from Justin Vernon, and one that slipped out without the usual media frenzy. He’s working with Brian Moen (Peter Wolf Crier) and Phil Cook to make an album of […]
Shouting Matches – Justin Vernon Sideproject
Things to Do in Dublin – 8th – 14th April 2013
‘The World is a Vampire’ said the great sage Billy Corgan, and this week, I couldn’t agree more! Ok, I don’t know what it means either, but I just wanted to say […]
Barn Owl – Void Redux
Barn Owl are a two perfromers (Jon Porras and Evan Caminiti) from San Francisco who create moody, atmospheric soundscapes. Here is the lovely new video by Paul Clipson for their piece ‘Void […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 1st – 7th April 2013
The feast of chocolate is at an end, and we mourn it’s passing! I hope you didn’t eat too many Easter eggs. Today, we are proud to announce that Tom Cruise is […]
8Radio – Pearl back on Sunday Morning!
Yes, Pearl is back on the radio, and a few other people we like too (looking forward to hearing Ann Marie Walsh also!). The tag line is ‘playing the music we like’ […]
New Music: Kaplin – Easy Lover
The video for Kaplin’s new single was shot on Capel Street, in Brother Hubbard cafe. It stars Janet Moran as the girlfriend who is trying to show someone her new shoes, while […]
Jason Molina RIP
On the 16th of March, Jason Molina died of organ failure linked to alcohol abuse. Among the tributes, one of the sweetest was from his record company, Secretly Canadian. “We are deeply […]
New Music: Sufjan Stevens – Give A Little Love
It starts out small and filled with (nasty) auto tune vocals, and then it builds into something big and fun, with many, many voices, and then it gets small again. A lovely […]
Kids Music (that doesn’t suck)
Thanks to my wife for spotting this over on the Pregnant Chicken blog. Here’s their roundup of kids music that adults can also enjoy. Delivered in their usual inimitable style, e.g. 7) Rockabye […]
Gospel Act 2: Who (or what) is Matthew J. Anthony…?
(After having received several enquiries last week following the publication of our interview with Matthew from Matthew J. Anthony regarding their upcoming show in Smock Alley Theatre, we at NoMoreWorkhorse decided to ask Matthew if he would […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 25th – 31st March 2013
Easter is in the air, with everything coming up chocolatey! We only have another week left of the cruel abstinence of Lent! Almost there… Art – Analysing Cubism – IMMA Kilmainham – […]
A Frightened Rabbit EP – Free
If you sign up for the Frightened Rabbit mailing list, guess what you get? Ok, it’s obvious enough, a three song EP called ‘A Frightened Rabbit EP’, a good name that. Does […]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Headline Body and Soul Festival
Well, this is a surprise, and could well end up with a lot of peoople switching over from Electric Picnic to the event in Ballinlough Castle, Co. West Meath! Tip of the […]
Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin Mixtape
Free is always good, regardless of the circumstances, right? Well, most of the time anyway and certainly in this case. In fact I challenge you to say otherwise. A free mix tape […]
Grouper: The Man Who Died In His Boat (Kranky) – Album Review
“When I was a teenager the wreckage of a sailboat washed up on the shore of Agate Beach. The remains of the vessel weren’t removed for several days. I walked down with […]
The Flaming Lips: The Terror (Bella Union) – Album Review
The Terror is the 13th studio album by American rock band The Flaming Lips. The band are best known for their lush, multi-layered and psychedelic rock, and for wearing costumes at their […]
Life after ‘Life After Modelling’ – Gospel Interview with Matthew from Matthew J. Anthony
Firstly, I’d like to try and clear something up. Is ‘The Gospel According to Matthew J. Anthony’ Life After Modelling’s new – or should I say – debut and long-overdue album or […]
New Vampire Weekend Tracks Released
I guess the first question you ask when you hear a couple of new tracks from a new album is ‘have they changed?’. Well, I think the answer is yes and no! […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 18th – 24th March 2013
The madness of Paddy’s day has departed for another year, and we have scared the snakes out of Ireland for another year, with life returning to normal! So, what has survived the […]
Willy Mason – Whelans – 14-03-13 – Review
Willy Mason arrived on stage to in Whelans a little after half nine to a huge cheer from the crowd! I had forgotten how much people like him. It surprised me last […]
New Radiohead
A Radiohead song that really bears no resemblance to early Radiohead at all. Where are they going? What will they do next? At least they’re not still releasing the same album over […]
Stygian Stride: Stygian Stride (Thrill Jockey: March 2013)
Stygian Stride is Jimy SeiTang, a New York based musician and Stygian Stride is his debut solo release. To capture the sound he wanted SeiTang sought out vintage, analog equipment. The results […]
New music: Waxahatchee – Lively
If you grew up with the likes of Belly and The Breeders I think you’ll get a lot out of Waxahatchee, the solo project of songwriter Katie Crutchfield. Here’s a track from […]
New Music: No-Way Sweden – Iceland/ England
David Stubbs from No-way Sweden was in touch with the site, and as well as thanking us for existing (we’re happy we exist too!) he also said this: “Our albums are downloadable […]
John Murry – Workman’s Club – May 9th
The Kilkenny Roots Festival just keeps on getting more and more tempting! John Murry is doing the rounds of Ireland in early May, and his debut solo album ‘The Graceless Age’ was […]
Stygian Stride – Drift
This music swirls and broods like a lost John Carpenter soundtrack! The reason it sounds like an 80’s release is that New York based musician Jimy SeiTang sought out and collected vintage, […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 11th – 17th March 2013
Yes, it’s St. Patrick’s day. A day where all good Irish people block up their doors and windows and prepare for the celebration of the patron saint of heavy drinking! It’s gonna […]
Homeboy Sandman – Sugar Club – 09-03-13 – Review
Homeboy Sandman took the stage in the Sugar club (a seated venue not ideal for a hip-hop gig) a little after 11. The crowd was an average Saturday night crew, with everyone […]
Benoît Pioulard: Hymnal (Kranky: March 2013)
Hymnal is the fourth kranky album by Thomas Meluch under his musical alias Benoit Pioulard and it’s an interesting blend of ambient drone and what I would describe as ambient folk. According […]
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