Albums of the Year – Killian Laher 2021 has been an interesting year, full of very good albums but not so many *great* albums. Here are the top 10 as chosen by […]
Albums of the Year – 2021 – Killian Laher
A Year in Music – 2021 – Scott Morgan (loscil)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Scott Morgan (loscil) How are you? How have you been? Doing OK, thanks for asking. While it does feel like we’re emerging from some thick fog, […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Zoe Howe (Author)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Zoe Howe (Author) by Killian Laher How are you? How have you been? I have been good thanks, certainly in comparison to many, and I’m […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Pat Barrett (Arrivalists)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Pat Barrett (Arrivalists) How are you? How have you been? I’m doing good, keeping a low profile, getting out walking, minding myself. Opening a new notebook […]
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Barn – Album Review
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Barn – Album Review by Killian Laher No slowing down in output for Neil Young. His 41st album is titled Barn and was recorded with Crazy […]
Albums of the Year – Cathy Brown
Albums of the Year – Cathy Brown We asked some of our regular music writers to tell us about their favourite albums of the year. First up is Cathy Brown with ten […]
David Crosby – For Free – Album Review
David Crosby – For Free – Album Review by Killian Laher David Crosby continues a late-career renaissance in the last eight years with this, his fifth album since 2014. As with his […]
Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy – Blind Date Party – Album Review
Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy – Blind Date Party – Album Review by Killian Laher Twenty years ago, if you were to consider the prospects for Bill Callahan and Will Oldham […]
Slow Meadow – Upstream Dream – EP Review
Slow Meadow – Upstream Dream – EP Review by Killian Laher Slow Meadow are making some of the most gorgeous instrumental music around. The opening track Adorned In Ribbons has a striking […]
Album of the Week – 03/12/21
Album of the Week – 03/12/21 So, it’s early December and the ‘Best of the Year’ lists are coming thick and fast! Anyone that releases a new album this week really must […]
Bell X1 – Vicar St – Live Review
Bell X1 – Vicar St – Live Review by Killian Laher An ambitious move from Bell X1, playing three shows in one weekend, a full band show, one with strings, and finally […]
Album of the Week – 26/11/21
Album of the Week – 26/11/21 It’s the end of the year, Adele has released her latest effort and really, from here on out you can expect it to be a bit […]
The Charlatans – Olympia Theatre – Live Review
The Charlatans – Olympia Theatre – Live Review by Killian Laher Strange to be going to a gig again, but that’s what No More Workhorse did on a cold Tuesday night in […]
Elbow – Flying Dream 1 – Album Review
Elbow – Flying Dream 1 – Album Review by Killian Laher There was a time about 10 or 11 years ago where Elbow became almost a mainstream band, in the wake of […]
Album of the Week – 19/11/21
Album of the Week – 19/11/21 It’s a quiet week, no bones about it! After the last few weeks where there was a multitude to pick from, it’s all gone a little […]
Breaking Out – Film Review
Breaking Out – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Michael McCormack Star – Fergus O’Farrell I went to this Irish documentary with no expectations. I did not know the back story, […]
Like Magic In The Streets – Tim Blanchard – Book Review
Like Magic In The Streets – Tim Blanchard – Book Review by Killian Laher From time to time a music book appears that just captures the mood of the time it attempts […]
Dave Gahan & Soulsavers – The Imposter – Album Review
Dave Gahan & Soulsavers – The Imposter – Album Review by Killian Laher Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan has, it has to be said, lived a life. His public battles with drugs […]
Album of the Week – 12/11/21
Album of the Week – 12/11/21 There are some great new releases this week including Courtney Barnett (Things Take Time, Take Time), Damon Albarn (The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream […]
Lewsberg – In Your Hands – Album Review
Lewsberg – In Your Hands – Album Review by Killian Laher Dutch band Lewsberg creates a blend of understated guitar music, with nods to the Velvet Underground and Television. They’ve just released […]
Damon Albarn – The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows – Album Review
Damon Albarn – The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows – Album Review by Killian Laher Far from shuffling off into retirement, Damon Albarn has kept himself busy with this, […]
IDLES – Crawler – Album Review
IDLES – Crawler – Album Review by Killian Laher IDLES release their new album Crawler, just 12 months after their last. You can’t knock them for being… eh…. idle(!), this will definitely […]
Fidelio – Irish National Opera – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Fidelio – Irish National Opera – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern The Irish National Opera’s new production of Beethoven’s Fidelio – Running time is 2 hours 10 minutes including a […]
Hammock – Elsewhere – Album Review
Hammock – Elsewhere – Album Review by Killian Laher American composers Hammock have been releasing albums for the last 15 years or so. They make almost entirely instrumental music that draws equal […]
Album of the Week – 05/11/21
Album of the Week – 05/11/21 This week, we have a new album by Abba? I guess the pandemic has done strange things to people. They have said it’s their last but […]
Snail Mail – Valentine – Album Review
Snail Mail – Valentine – Album Review by Killian Laher Snail Mail is the name for a solo project by American singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan. She released an excellent debut in 2018 and […]
Radiohead – Kid A Mnesia – Album Review
Radiohead – Kid A Mnesia – Album Review by Killian Laher A very interesting reissue of Radiohead’s break from indie guitar rock into more electronic fare. To fully understand the significance of […]
Jerry Cantrell – Brighten – Album Review
Jerry Cantrell – Brighten – Album Review by Killian Laher Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell releases his third solo album, his first since 2002! The album has a lighter touch than […]
Tim Linghaus – Memory Sketches II – Review
Tim Linghaus – Memory Sketches II – Review by Killian Laher German composer Tim Linghaus releases his second piano album, Memory Sketches II, three years after Memory Sketches. It opens with the […]
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