The Mountain Goats – Dark in Here – Album Review by Cathy Brown John Darnielle, founding member of The Mountain Goats, has been busy during lockdown. Dark in Here marks his twentieth […]
The Mountain Goats – Dark in Here – Album Review
Albums of the Week – 18/06/21
Albums of the Week – 18/06/21 It’s another slow week, but fear not as we’ve done some digging to find the best of the new releases. This week sees a new album […]
Tradition Now – NCH – Preview
Tradition Now – NCH – Preview VARO + special guests live from Tradition Now | National Concert Hall With the success of the James Vincent McMorrow gig last week, live gigs can […]
Earth Trip – Rose City Band – Album Review
Earth Trip – Rose City Band – Album Review by Cathy Brown If last year’s Rose City Band offering Summerlong was the soundtrack to driving on a desert highway with the top […]
New Music – Jodi – Blue Heron
New Music – Jodi – Blue Heron For fans of Pinegrove, you may know the work of Nick Levine (Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and ex-Pinegrove member). Levine’s new vehicle is called Jodi and on […]
Album of the Week – 11/06/21
Album of the Week – 11/06/21 Thank goodness for Dustin O’Halloran, for many reasons of course, but mostly as he released an album on this most quiet of weeks! Otherwise, there are […]
Soda Blonde – Lasta – Brightening Air Festival
Soda Blonde – Lasta – Brightening Air Festival If you’re looking for something to make up for missing out on James Vincent McMorrow tickets for the Iveagh Garden tonight, you could do […]
Album of the Week – 04/06/21
Album of the Week – 04/06/21 It’s a week without any big releases, so that means we just have to dig a little deeper! The biggest release this week is probably Wolf […]
New Music – The Goon Sax – In The Stone
New Music – The Goon Sax – In The Stone Can you remember all the way back to 2018, when pandemics were things that happened on TV? If so, you might remember […]
New Irish Music – Soda Blonde – Holy Roses
New Irish Music – Soda Blonde – Holy Roses Soda Blonde are back with another pitch-perfect pop song. It’s the third release off their self-produced debut album ‘Small Talk’ which will be […]
Album of the Week – 28/05/21
Album of the Week – 28/05/21 This week we have new releases from… Brodka (BRUT), GusGus (Mobile Home), loscil (Clara) and Moby (Reprise). They’re all worth a listen! We even reviewed the […]
Lambchop – Showtunes – Album Review
Lambchop – Showtunes – Album Reviewby Killian Laher Lambchop have evolved from their alt-country beginnings to become a vehicle for Kurt Wagner’s genre-defying music. This is Lambchop’s sixteenth album, released a mere six […]
loscil – Clara – Album Review
loscil – Clara – Album Review by Killian Laher Scott Morgan who records as loscil has carved an individual path in the ambient world. This time around, he has sampled an orchestra […]
Album of the Week – 21/05/21
Album of the Week – 21/05/21 This week sees new releases from… Chrissie Hynde with her collection of Bob Dylan songs (Standing in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan). Fans of […]
Gruff Rhys – Seeking New Gods – Album Review
Gruff Rhys – Seeking New Gods – Album Reviewby Cathy Brown It’s hard to believe that it’s been over 12 years since the last Super Furry Animals album. During that time Gruff […]
Juliana Hatfield – Blood – Album Review
Juliana Hatfield – Blood – Album Review by Killian Laher Good to check in with Juliana Hatfield to see where she’s at. It could be argued the ‘moment’ has long passed for […]
New Music – Lump – Animal
New Music – Lump – Animal Lump are Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay (of Tunng fame). Their first album was released in 2018 and it really was quite special! It even landed […]
Album of the Week – 14/05/21
Album of the Week – 14/05/21 It’s Friday again and here’s the good news, you probably don’t have to go to work tomorrow! Ok, maybe you work in one of the […]
New Music – TCR-P1 – Kyle Bobby Dunn
New Music – TCR-P1 – Kyle Bobby Dunn This is another album of brooding and menacing drone sounds from one of our favourite ambient composers Kyle Bobby Dunn. The Canadian “composer, arranger, […]
New Music – VerseChorusVerse – free to decree
New Music – VerseChorusVerse – free to decree VerseChorusVerse is the musical moniker of the Irish musician, writer and actor Tony Wright, a founding member of And So I Watch You From […]
Album of the Week – 07/05/21
Album of the Week – 07/05/21 This week has lots of new music to check out and some familiar names. There is another one of those albums from Sufjan Stevens (Convocations). He […]
Will Stratton – The Changing Wilderness – Album Review
Will Stratton – The Changing Wilderness – Album Review by Cathy Brown Will Stratton adds to his rich back catalogue in fine form with The Changing Wilderness, his seventh studio album, mixed […]
Matt Sweeney and Bonnie Prince Billy – Superwolves – Album Review
Matt Sweeney and Bonnie Prince Billy – Superwolves – Album Review by Killian Laher Some sixteen years ago Matt Sweeney, at the time probably best known for his work with Billy Corgan […]
Adrian Crowley – The Watchful Eye Of The Stars – Album Review
Adrian Crowley – The Watchful Eye Of The Stars – Album Reviewby Cathy Brown Adrian Crowley’s ninth studio album has seen him enlist John Parish on production and Dublin’s Crash Ensemble as […]
Album of the Week – 30/04/21
Album of the Week – 30/04/21 There is far too much good music released this week! On any other week, the quite lovely new album by Adrian Crowley (The Watchful Eye of […]
Chris Ledwidge – Spring – Drones, Loops & Noise – Album Review
Chris Ledwidge – Spring – Drones, Loops & Noise – Album Review by Killian Laher Chris Ledwidge is an Irish composer who is releasing four EPs, one for each season. Spring is […]
Album of the Week – 23/04/21
Album of the Week – 23/04/21 Hey, how have you been this week? Any news? Enough of the formalities, let’s get on with the business at hand! This week sees new releases […]
Adrian Crowley – The Watchful Eye of the Stars – Album Review
Adrian Crowley – The Watchful Eye of the Stars – Album Review by Killian Laher Adrian Crowley’s ninth album, his first in four years, sees him continuing his slide towards late period […]
Interview with Ryley Walker – Part 2
Interview with Ryley Walker – Part 2by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Ryley Walker to talk about his new album, life and his love of Zaytoon kebabs! Genesis is […]
No More Workhorse 