Album of the Week – 15/07/21 Some great new music this week with new releases from the likes of Bob Mould (Distortion: Live) and Chet Faker (Nick Murphy – Hotel Surrender). There’s […]
Album of the Week – 15/07/21
Busy Guy – Stephen Fretwell – Album Review
Busy Guy – Stephen Fretwell – Album Review by Cathy Brown Stephen Fretwell’s second album Man on the Roof was released back in 2007 and for a while, it seemed as if […]
New Music – Jack Name & Aoife Nessa Francis – Watching The Willows Burn
New Music – Jack Name & Aoife Nessa Francis – Watching The Willows Burn It’s the return of Aoife Nessa Francis and this time out, she’s collaborating with Jack Name. You can […]
Album of the Week – 07/07/21
Album of the Week – 07/07/21 Sometimes our album of the week feels a little.. predictable? After all, in our review of The Goon Sax’s new album Mirror II, Mr Laher described […]
New Music – Ali Comerford – Come Home
New Music – Ali Comerford – Come Home Some new sounds we’d recommend you check out! Kilkenny native Ali Comerford may be a new name to most, but she’s not new to […]
Album of the Week – 2/07/21
Album of the Week – 2/07/21 This week sees a new release from Brendan Tallon (Love In These Times) of Revelino fame! Check it out below. There are also new releases from […]
The Goon Sax – Mirror II – Album Review
The Goon Sax – Mirror II – Album Review by Killian Laher Australian band The Goon Sax return with their third album. It’s an album feels that feel tighter and more concise […]
New Music – Steve Gunn – Other You
New Music – Steve Gunn – Other You You know the drill by now, new song, new video and a new album on the way… from Steve Gunn this time out! The […]
Album of the Week – 25/06/21
Album of the Week – 25/06/21 “This is a beautiful day It is a new day We are together!” Yes, indeed, it is a beautiful day with lots and lots of lovely […]
The Mountain Goats – Dark in Here – Album Review
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 […]
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 […]
No More Workhorse 