Q&A with Niall Jackson (Swimmers Jackson) Swimmers Jackson’s latest album ‘Now Is All‘ is released tomorrow. Ahead of the release, we caught up with Niall Jackson to discuss classic albums, streaming services […]
Interview with John Lambert (Chequerboard) No More Workhorse caught up with John Lambert, aka Chequerboard, ahead of his show in the National Concert Hall. “Celebrated Dublin contemporary guitarist Chequerboard, John Lambert, continues […]
Steve Gunn & David Moore – Let the Moon Be a Planet – Album Review by Killian Laher This collaboration between guitarist Steve Gunn and David Moore of ambient project Bing and […]
Album of the Week – 31/03/23 Some good new sounds this week with Scottish folkster Alasdair Roberts (Grief in the Kitchen and Mirth in the Hall) leading the chase. Other albums worth […]
Interview with John Robb – Part 2 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse interviewed John Robb, of the Membranes and the Louderthanwar website about his latest book, The Art of Darkness – […]
Live Review: Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball – Whelans – 27th March 2023 by Matt Rutherford 25 years ago, Gomez released Bring it On, an album that pipped The Verve, Pulp and […]
Album of the Week – 24/03/23 Rejoice! Fans of good music, you’ve come to the right place for our round-up of all that rocks this week. Rejoice! Fans of Depeche Mode, you’ve […]
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 […]
Interview with John Robb – Part 1 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse interviewed John Robb, of the Membranes and the Louderthanwar website about his latest book, The Art of Darkness – […]
Q&A with Peter Broderick – Burren “Multi-genre artist East Forest and composer Peter Broderick have teamed up for a dreamy and unique collaboration! Burren (dropping March 17th) was recorded on the spot […]
Damian O’Neill – Video Premiere New Irish Music: Damian O’Neill – Más O Menos Damian O’Neill of the Undertones released his third solo album last year, the quietly impressive an crann. His […]
Album of the Week – 20/03/2023 A little bit later than planned (blame St Patrick), here is our album of the week slot! Yes, there are some fine new releases from Ailbhe […]
Burren – Peter Broderick and East Forest – Album Review by Cathy Brown Over a career that ranges from solo piano work to minimalist drone scores for film, from singer-songwriter folk to […]
Album of the Week – 10/03/23 Shana Cleveland – Photo by Kristin Cofer There really is a lot of love out there for Fever Ray, if the reviews of their new album […]
Shana Cleveland – Manzanita – Album Review by Cathy Brown Shana Cleveland, frontwoman with LA surf-rockers La Luz, has released her third solo album Manzanita, following on from 2019’s Night of the […]
Lichen Slow – Rest Lurks – Album Review by Killian Laher Many of us like a bit of grump now and then. With this in mind, Lichen Slow is a new project […]
The Scratch – The Academy – Live Review by Killian Laher The Scratch – The Academy – 5/03/23 On the evidence of this, Sunday nights out are alive and well in Dublin. […]
Der Rosenkavalier – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review by Gearoid O’Byrne DER ROSENKAVALIER – Produced by Irish National Opera 05 – 11 March 2023 Photos by Patrick Redmond Duration: 4 Hours […]
Album of the Week – 03/03/23 This week we have new albums from Hello Mary (which we reviewed here), along with Fake Names (Expendables), slowthai (UGLY) and Steve Mason (of the sadly […]
Hello Mary – Hello Mary – Album Review by Killian Laher Hello Mary are three ‘kool things’ from New York, this isn’t their debut album but a follow-up to 2020’s punky Ginger. […]
Interview with Boa Morte – Part 2 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Cormac Gahan and Bill Twomey of Boa Morte in advance of the release of their fourth […]
Boa Morte – The Total Space – Album Review by Killian Laher Boa Morte have returned with almost indecent haste, only three and a half years after their last album ‘Before There […]
Album of the Week – 23/02/23 The phrase of the week is ‘side project’, with albums from David Brewis (of Field Music – The Soft Struggles), Ellis Ludwig-Leone (of San Fermin – […]
Interview with Boa Morte – Part 1 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Cormac Gahan and Bill Twomey of Boa Morte in advance of the release of their fourth […]
Album of the Week – 17/02/23 So, this week sees new releases from Avey Tare (of Animal Collective), dEUS, Lowly, the wonderfully named Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs. You can […]
New Music – Dry Cleaning – Dublin Gig Tonight! Dry Cleaning’s second album Stumpwork was one of the best of last year, so it would be remiss of me not to mention […]
Album of the Week – 10/02/23 Lisa O’Neill returns this week with her first album since Heard a Long Gone Song all the way back in 2018. It’s creepy and weird and […]
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 […]
Robert Forster – The Candle and The Flame – Album Review by Killian Laher The new Robert Forster album was recorded against the backdrop of his wife Karin Bulmer’s cancer diagnosis. However, […]
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