New Irish Music – Paddy Hanna – Cannibals The Hill – New album out September 25th – New single “Cannibals” out Friday 29th May Some a little left of centre from Paddy Hanna with the […]
New Irish Music – Paddy Hanna – Cannibals
Interview with Ash Orphan – Part 2
Interview with Ash Orphan – Part 2 We had the chance to put some questions to Ash Orphan about his new album ‘The Man who fell from the Moon’ which was released […]
Solitude Sounds: Soundgarden – Down On The Upside
Solitude Sounds: Soundgarden – Down On The Upside by Killian Laher Soundgarden released Down On The Upside in 1996, just before the band went on hiatus for a number of years. This […]
Album of the Week – 22/05/20
Album of the Week – 22/05/20 Tim Burgess has created something quite lovely with his album listening parties! It’s an exploration of music, new and old and gives many insights into the […]
Solitude Sounds: The Posies – Frosting On The Beater
Solitude Sounds: The Posies – Frosting On The Beater by Killian Laher The impression I had of The Posies is that of a slightly fey, strum along band who listened to a […]
And The Music Plays On…
And The Music Plays On… by Fran Winston For many artists, the CoVid lockdown is proving extremely frustrating. Perhaps especially for musicians as they can have a wonderful track due to land […]
Solitude Sounds: Lou Reed & John Cale – Songs for Drella
Solitude Sounds: Lou Reed & John Cale – Songs for Drella by Killian Laher Lou Reed was on a particularly strong creative streak in the late 80s/early 90s, and in 1990 he […]
Interview with Ash Orphan – Part 1
Interview with Ash Orphan – Part 1 We had the chance to put some questions to Ash Orphan about his new album ‘The Man who fell from the Moon’ which was released […]
Album of the Week – 16/05/20
Album of the Week – 16/05/20 It’s an interesting week for new music with releases by The Magnetic Fields and Perfume Genius being the main points of interest, but there are also […]
Mark Lanegan – Sing Backwards and Weep – Book Review
Mark Lanegan – Sing Backwards and Weep – Book Review by Killian Laher There was great excitement for fans of Mark Lanegan with the recent release of his autobiography. First things first, […]
The Dears – Lovers Rock – Album Review
The Dears – Lovers Rock – Album Review by Cathy Brown In a press release issued for the release of The Dears eighth studio album Lovers Rock, frontman Murray Lightburn may not […]
Solitude Sounds – Viet Cong – Viet Cong – Album Review
Solitude Sounds – Viet Cong – Viet Cong – Album Review by Killian Laher Canadian band Viet Cong released a debut in 2015, before changing their name to Preoccupations. Kicking it off […]
Album of the Week – 09/05/20
Album of the Week – 09/05/20 This week we have a lovely version of Music for 18 Musicians by Erik Hall and a new release from I Break Horses, among others. There’s […]
Interview with Kevin Murphy – Slow Moving Clouds – Part 3
Interview with Kevin Murphy – Slow Moving Clouds – Part 3 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Kevin Murphy just before the world changed to discuss Slow Moving Clouds, […]
Mogwai – ZeroZeroZero OST – Album Review
Mogwai – ZeroZeroZero OST – Album Review by Killian Laher In the same way that Trent Reznor turned out a perfect soundtrack for these times, the music of Mogwai seems tailor-made for […]
Album of the Week – 02/05/20
Album of the Week – 02/05/20 Probably the most unusual release this week is Ride’s ‘Clouds in the Mirror’, which has been reimagined by Pêtr Aleksänder -AKA duo Tom Hobden (of Noah […]
Offerings – The Late David Turpin
Offerings – The Late David Turpin by David Turpin Offerings (2008-2020) is a collection of my favourite songs from twelve years of making music. Never having had anything resembling a ‘hit’, I’m not sure […]
Mark Lanegan -Straight Songs of Sorrow – Album Review
Mark Lanegan -Straight Songs of Sorrow – Album Review by Killian Laher Mark Lanegan has really upped his workrate in recent years, as well as this album he has just released an […]
RVG – Feral – Album Review
RVG – Feral – Album Review by Killian Laher Australian band RVG seem to have been created in an ‘alt-80s’ lab. This is their second album and it differs very little from […]
Interview with Kevin Murphy – Slow Moving Clouds – Part 2
Interview with Kevin Murphy – Slow Moving Clouds – Part 2 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Kevin Murphy just before the world changed to discuss Slow Moving Clouds, […]
Solitude Sounds: Adrian Crowley – Season of the Sparks – Album Review
Solitude Sounds: Adrian Crowley – Season of the Sparks – Album Review by Killian Laher Adrian Crowley has being ploughing away on a lone, singular furrow since the late nineties. Season of […]
Album of the Week – 25/04/20
Album of the Week – 25/04/20 First off, Other Lives have a right to feel seriously aggrieved! On a week they released a serious good album, they were pipped at the post […]
The Strokes – The New Abnormal – Album Review
The Strokes – The New Abnormal – Album Review by Killian Laher The question is: Does anyone really need a new album by the Strokes? This is their first in seven years […]
Interview with Kevin Murphy – Slow Moving Clouds – Part 1
Interview with Kevin Murphy – Slow Moving Clouds – Part 1 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Kevin Murphy just before the world changed to discuss Slow Moving Clouds, […]
Solitude Sounds: Ash – 1977 – Album Review
Solitude Sounds: Ash – 1977 – Album Review by Killian Laher An album that isn’t always mentioned in lists of great Irish debut albums is Ash’s 1977, released in 1996. It bloody […]
Live Music Streams – Slow Moving Clouds, Baxter Dury and more…
Live Music Streams – Slow Moving Clouds, Baxter Dury and more… While it’s never going to replace being at a gig, there are a lot of interesting live streams taking place this […]
Other Lives – For Their Love – Album Review
Other Lives – For Their Love – Album Review by Killian Laher American band Other Lives return five years after their last album with their latest release. The first thing you notice […]
Solitude Sounds: Mazzy Star – Among My Swan
Solitude Sounds: Mazzy Star – Among My Swan by Killian Laher This was Hope Sandoval and David Roback’s third album as Mazzy Star. It came out in 1996, and was relatively unheralded, […]
Album of the Week – 11/04/20
Album of the Week – 11/04/20 If you’re suffering from withdrawal from the world of film/ theatre and live music, the one thing that is almost unaffected is recorded music, with the […]
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