3 years in the making, a new Spiritualized album has dropped. Here’s a taster, the simple yet beautiful (and uplifting) So Long You Pretty Thing. Enjoy! You can check out an interview between […]
I remember way back when. Sigh. The Pixies really were as good as it got, way back when. This isn’t actually from way back that far, only 2004 actually, and the start […]
I’ve a soft spot for finding out what singers do during their long holidays/ break from the lime light. This is the ones that don’t spend most of their times pushing things […]
This is all over the place today, and thanks to the wonderful Judith for the link. It’s a quite wonderful video of the affect music has on an old man, who is […]
An ode to Bethany Cosentino’s beloved California, this is the perfect new summer jangler from Best Coast. “We’ve got the ocean, got the babes, got the sun, we’ve got the waves”. I hear you […]
Poor old Lana is getting more abuse in the press, for the ‘similarity’ between her song and this one… Δρόμοι που αγάπησα – Ελένη Βιτάλη. I mean, it’s not like she tortures […]
Every now and then a song comes along that reminds you why you love music. It gives you goosebumps. From the first drone of the organ, to the drums, to the beautifully […]
I guess since ever since I saw Layne Staley of Alice in Chains in the SFX, when one of the many stage diving fans got too close to his bottle of booze, […]
Ok, first up, don’t go to ‘This is not the place’. There’s far too many good movies on at the moment to see that one. Go to ‘Into the Abyss’ or if […]
I know artists don’t usually do anything too amazing for Record Store day, but this is pretty ropey! A mass of synths and drum machines, with nasty layered vocals and nonsense lyrics. […]
The Dandy Warhols are back in Dublin, on April 18th, and you can win tickets on state here, if you’re so inclined. Their front man Courtney Taylor-Taylor has been working on another […]
The great Mr. Cohen will be back in town, on September 11th and 12th. His gigs in Kilmainham caused quite a fuss back in 2008, as people realised that Lenny wasn’t simply […]
Thanks to melophobia for the tip on this one! Some good news for a Thursday lunchtime is that David Baker is about to release his first album in 18 years! God, has […]
Body and Soul have just announced their line up, and it looks a little bit tasty! There’s more bands to come also, by all accounts, but it’s certainly a very good start. […]
Yes, at Nomoreworkhorse, we grow our own. Congratulations to John (and Laura too), who have just welcomed a new nipper to the house. Baby Oscar was born on Friday, and while it’ll […]
So, you didn’t make it to SXSV, but got to hear a bunch of annoying journalists going on about how good it was? Same boat here. If you want a taster for […]
Mark Kozelek and co are back with a new album, called ‘Among the Leaves’ which will be released on Mark’s own label on the 29th of May. Here’s a taster, which features […]
I’ve been kind of ignoring this, as it’s a very odd notion. Dublin isn’t Camden, so why not call it something else? The Dublin Crawl, perchance? Anyway, it’s another shot by Meteor […]
Congrats to Jape, as he’s a lovely person. I met him on the stairs of the Button Factory about a year ago, and he stopped to let me get past. A well […]
It’s over a year since we were featured on the WordPress homepage with our Music for Computer Games post. That post was about an indie game called Minecraft which had absolutely beautiful […]
The choice music prize is held later today, and we await with baited breath to find out what 11 randomly picked music heads think is the best Irish album of this year. […]
Tricky and Topley-Bird recorded four albums together, with Maxinquaye being the best known of the lot. They’re playing together on three occasions in late April, in Bristol, Manchester and London. The last […]
Did you ever have a band you really liked that put out consistently good records but at some point you just stopped listening? I’ve found I have done this with a few […]
Hard to ignore this one, as it’s pretty damn good. Will I actually go this year? Hmm. 31st of August to the 2nd of Sept, in Stradbally as ever. Good bands on […]
Sing it with me now, ‘h t t p : / / itstartshear.com’, it’s a catchy chorus, isn’t it? The type of thing that lodges in your brain, and you just can’t […]
Damon Albarn, Flea and Tony Allen’s new band is called ‘Rocket juice and the moon’ which is just a rubbish name, but should we hold that against them? Possibly. I’m pretty sure […]
Haunting late night soundscape with an equally evocative accompanying video. Kool Music is Jasper Baydala and this is a pretty mesmerising track. Directed by Emily Kai Bock.
M Ward used to be someone I was excited about, but somewhere around the time he started hanging out with zooey deschanel, I stopped getting excited. Thankfully, he’s back by himself, with […]
We have been quiet since the death of Whitney, mostly due to our grieving process. It’s sad to see a legend pass, but we’re dealing with our pain, and hope it will […]
