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 […]
Solitude Sounds: Lou Reed & John Cale – Songs for Drella
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 […]
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 […]
No More Workhorse 