Album of the Week – 10/10/25 This week sees new releases from the likes of The Besnard Lakes (The Besnard Lakes Are the Ghost Nation), Other Lives (Volume V) and Tanita Tikaram […]
Album of the Week – 10/10/25
Interview with Rob Janicke – Author of Slacker – Part 1
Interview with Rob Janicke – Author of Slacker – Part 1 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with US author Rob Janicke about his book Slacker and looking back on […]
Album of the Week – 03/10/25
Album of the Week – 03/10/25 This week sees releases from Ash (Ad Astra) and Kelly Moran (Don’t Trust Mirrors). There are also new EPs from Homeboy Sandman (Tears of Joy EP) […]
Say She She – Cut & Rewind – Album Review
Say She She – Cut & Rewind – Album Review by Cathy Brown Say She She’s Cut & Rewind is a record that brims with urgency, written – according to the band […]
Ash – Ad Astra – Album Review
Ash – Ad Astra – Album Review by Killian Laher Ash are back with their ninth album, two years after the excellent Race The Night. It seems like every second album of […]
Jeff Tweedy – Twilight Override – Album Review
Jeff Tweedy – Twilight Override – Album Review by Killian Laher Jeff Tweedy has a few solo albums under his belt, as well as multiple Wilco albums, but this is his first […]
Album of the Week – 26/09/25
Album of the Week – 26/09/25 Two nice rereleases for you this week, with Air (The Virgin Suicides Redux) and Kate Bush (Best of the Other Sides). There are also a couple […]
NewDad – Altar – Album Review
NewDad – Altar – Album Review by Killian Laher For a band that only released their debut album at the start of 2024, a LOT has happened with NewDad since then. The […]
Nine Inch Nails – TRON:Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Album Review
Nine Inch Nails – TRON:Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Album Review by Killian Laher Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and co are blending their soundtrack work with their regular band for the […]
Cruel Sister – Whelans – 19/09/25 – Live Review
Cruel Sister – Whelans – 19/09/25 – Live Review by Killian Laher There was great excitement in Whelans for the visit of Cruel Sister to promote their recent A Corpse Is Talking […]
Album of the Week – 19/09/25
Album of the Week – 19/09/25 You’ve a new band name to remember in the form of Boo Boos (comprised of co-singer/songwriters Katie Boo and Bronco Boo, AKA E of EELS […]
New Irish Music: Arrivalists – From A Piano In Bergen
New Irish Music: Arrivalists – From A Piano In Bergen Pat Barrett is an artist operating on the margins. He seems to be on a creative run at the minute, and has […]
Adrian Crowley and Matthew Nolan – Pomes Penyeach – Album Review
Adrian Crowley and Matthew Nolan – Pomes Penyeach – Album Review by Killian Laher Adrian Crowley and Matthew Nolan have come together to create an album of James Joyce’s poetry put to […]
Album of the Week – 12/09/25
Album of the Week – 12/09/25 New albums by Gruff Rhys (Dim Probs), The Hidden Cameras (Bronto) and Jens Lekman (Songs For Other People’s Weddings) may float your boat! There are also […]
Reverb – Civic Theatre – Review
Reverb – Civic Theatre – Review REVERB – Luail – Co-presented by Civic Theatre & Dublin Fringe Festival The Dublin Fringe Festival was in the suburbs on Thursday night, for a performance […]
Album of the Week – 05/09/25
Album of the Week – 05/09/25 Another album from Big Thief (Double Infinity)? It’s actually their first since 2022, but that hasn’t stopped the band’s members from releasing several solo projects in […]
New Irish Music: Nerves – Iarmhaireacht EP
New Irish Music: Nerves – Iarmhaireacht EP by Killian Laher Nerves are a four-piece noise band from Foxford, Co. Mayo, and they have just released their second EP. It opens with a […]
Suede – Antidepressants – Album Review
Suede – Antidepressants – Album Review by Killian Laher Suede’s return just over 10 years ago has to be one of the most successful comebacks in music. Unlike some of their peers, […]
Album of the Week – 28/08/25
Album of the Week – 28/08/25 It’s fascinating to watch CMAT slowly taking over the planet, and deservedly so. It’s her planet, after all; the rest of us just live there. Her […]
Modern Nature – The Heat Warps – Album Review
Modern Nature – The Heat Warps – Album Review by Killian Laher Jack Cooper and co had been heading into increasingly obtuse territory with their previous albums, Island of Noise and No […]
The Lemonheads – The Academy – 24/08/25 – Live Review
The Lemonheads – The Academy – 24/08/25 – Live Review by Killian Laher After an unforgettable (for all the wrong reasons) Evan Dando solo show last year, he returned with his band […]
Album of the Week – 22/08/25
Album of the Week – 22/08/25 It’s a good week with new albums from Mac DeMarco (Guitar), Adrian Sherwood (The Collapse Of Everything) and Earl Sweatshirt (Live Laugh Love). You should definitely have […]
Queens of the Stone Age – Royal Hospital Kilmainham – 20/08/25 – Live Review
Queens of the Stone Age – Royal Hospital Kilmainham – 20/08/25 – Live Review by Killian Laher Queens of the Stone Age have been around for nearly 30 years at this stage, […]
Slacker – Rob Janicke – Book Review
Slacker – Rob Janicke – Book Review First-time author Rob Janicke tells the story of the early ’90s Seattle-centred grunge music movement through his own personal experience of having been there. While […]
Oasis – Croke Park – 16/08/25 – Live review
Oasis – Croke Park, Dublin – Sat 16th August – Live review by Killian Laher There was no need for me to say I was sorry with a late offer of tickets […]
Album of the Week – 15/08/25
Album of the Week – 15/08/25 There’s a change in direction from Steve Gunn, with his new album Music for Writers, which we reviewed here. Chance the Rapper has just released Star […]
New Irish Music – The Sentimental Tourists
New Irish Music – The Sentimental Tourists by Killian Laher The Sentimental Tourists is a new collaboration between Dave Long (Into Paradise) and ex-Whipping Boy guitarist Paul Page. It’s Page’s first foray […]
herbal tea – Hear As The Mirror Echoes – Album Review
herbal tea – Hear As The Mirror Echoes – Album Review by Killian Laher herbal tea (all lowercase) is the artist name for UK musician Helena Walker. She has crafted nine pieces […]
Steve Gunn – Music for Writers – Album Review
Steve Gunn – Music for Writers – Album Review by Killian Laher On the back of the work Steve Gunn did with David Moore of Bing and Ruth two years ago, this […]
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