Pillow Queens – In Waiting – Album Details Announce debut album In Waiting for September 25th via Pillow Queens Records – Share video for new single “Handsome Wife” out Friday 12th June We’ve […]
Pillow Queens – In Waiting – Album Details
Solitude Sounds: The Blue Nile – High
Solitude Sounds: The Blue Nile – High by Killian Laher The Blue Nile released their fourth album ‘High’ in 2004, a mere eight years after their previous album. The slow drift of […]
New Music – Thread Song by Sally Anne Morgan
New Music – Thread Song by Sally Anne Morgan I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t the photo above that won me over to featuring this song. What’s not to love […]
Album of the Week – 05/06/20
Album of the Week – 05/06/20 This week sees new releases from — No Age (Goons Be Gone), John Herndon of Tortoise under the guise of Grape Dope (Arthur King Presents A […]
Modern Nature – Annual – Album Review
Modern Nature – Annual – Album Review by Killian Laher Modern Nature follow up last year’s impressive ‘How To Live’ album with a new mini-album. With Will Young absent this time, former […]
New Music – Ohmme – Selling Candy
New Music – Ohmme – Selling Candy Something sweet below from the Chicago based duo Ohmme. Their new album ‘Fantasize Your Ghost’ is released on June 5th via Joyful Noise Recordings. They’ve […]
Solitude Sounds: The Sewing Room – And Nico
Solitude Sounds: The Sewing Room – And Nico by Killian Laher The Sewing Room was a sort of off-shoot of the Stars of Heaven, the sort of softer side to them. The […]
Album of the Week – 30-05-20
Album of the Week – 30-05-20 This week is a little bit slow, but there are a few albums worth checking out with some interesting new Irish music from Brigid Mae Power […]
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Sideways to New Italy – Album Review
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Sideways to New Italy – Album Review by Killian Laher One of the hotter guitar bands around is the Australian group Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever. They are […]
New Irish Music – Paddy Hanna – Cannibals
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 […]
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, […]
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