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, […]
Interview with Kevin Murphy – Slow Moving Clouds – Part 2
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 […]
Cowboy Junkies – Ghosts – Album Reviews
Cowboy Junkies – Ghosts – Album Reviews by Killian Laher It seems to be all about ghosts at the minute, with this time Cowboy Junkies theming a surprise album about them. This […]
James Elkington – Ever-Roving Eye – Album Review
James Elkington – Ever-Roving Eye – Album Review by Killian Laher James Elkington returns with his second solo album, three years after his debut, Wintres Woma. It’s a kind of old-fashioned, singer-songwriter […]
Album of the Week – 03/04/20
Album of the Week – 03/04/20 In a chaotic world, there’s something lovely about the safe sounds of M. Ward. It was impossible to ignore his new release, so sit back and […]
Nite Fields – A Voyeur Makes No Mark – Album Review
Nite Fields – A Voyeur Makes No Mark – Album Review by Killian Laher Five years ago Australian band Nite Fields appeared seemingly from nowhere with a wonderful debut album, Depersonalisation. Since […]
Solitude Sounds: Revelino – Revelino – Album Review
Solitude Sounds: Revelino – Revelino – Album Review by Killian Laher Revelino were a Dublin based band active in the 90s and early noughties. Several of the members had been in the […]
Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts V-VI – Album Review
Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts V-VI – Album Review by Killian Laher If ever there was a man to soundtrack a dystopia, it’s Trent Reznor. Nine Inch Nails have just surprise-released Ghosts […]
Album of the Week – 28/03/20
Album of the Week – 28/03/20 This weeks sees the release of some big hitters in the form of Pearl Jam and Sufjan Stevens. The Sufjan album has been described by some […]
Solitude Sounds: Depeche Mode – Violator – Album Review
Solitude Sounds: Depeche Mode – Violator – Album Review by Killian Laher Violator was acclaimed as the album that propelled Depeche Mode into mega stardom, thanks to a pair of massive singles, […]
Pearl Jam – Gigaton – Album Review
Pearl Jam – Gigaton – Album Review by Killian Laher If ever we needed a new Pearl Jam album, it’s in these dark times we are enduring. This is their first album […]
Solitude Sounds: Veruca Salt – Ghost Notes – Album Review
Solitude Sounds: Veruca Salt – Ghost Notes – Album Review by Killian Laher Isolation gives us the chance to give older albums a deeper listen, remember what was good about them. Here’s […]
Morrissey – I Am Not A Dog On A Chain – Album Review
Morrissey – I Am Not A Dog On A Chain – Album Review by Killian Laher Morrissey has reached a curious position as he rolls into his sixties. His public utterances of […]
Interview with Danny Venzin (Nite Fields)
Interview with Danny Venzin (Nite Fields) by Killian Laher It’s been five years since Nite Fields’ debut album Depersonalisation. Since then, frontman Danny Venzin moved to Moscow for a time, but has […]
Album of the Week – 20/03/20
Album of the Week – 20/03/20 In one of the strangest weeks in living memory, we still have some good things in life to focus on and one of them is music! […]
New Music – Trajectory – Portico Quartet
New Music – Trajectory – Portico Quartet Portico Quartet’s new album Trajectroy is gentle, smooth and calming, and never have we needed it more! The 12″ was released on the 13th of […]
Album of the Week – 13/03/20
Album of the Week – 13/03/20 Despite the madness going on in the world, there’s some great new music released this week! There’s a new album from Deap Lips who are a […]
Summer Festival Preview – All Together Now
All Together Now – 31 July – 3 August 2020 Curraghmore Estate, County Waterford – Chapter Three Yes, it’s the third instalment of All Together Now, which is quickly passing Electric Picnic […]
Dakota Suite – This Drowning Light – Album Review
Dakota Suite – This Drowning Light – Album Review by Killian Laher Although Chris Hooson has declared that Dakota Suite is no more, he has left his loyal listeners with one, final, […]
Live Music in Dublin – 09-03-20
Live Music in Dublin – 09-03-20 CONVID-19 – Some/ Most Venues Are Closed – Please Check with Venue This week we have the start of the St Patrick’s Festival gigs, which include […]
Soccer Mommy – Color Theory – Album Review
Soccer Mommy – Color Theory – Album Review by Killian Laher First things first: Soccer Mommy is a terrible name for a band/project. But it’s the name for 22-year old Sophie Allison’s […]
No More Workhorse 