Album of the Week – 20/06/25 There’s a new compilation from The B-52’s released this week simply called “The Warner and Reprise Years”. If you want to relive their glory days, we […]
Album of the Week – 20/06/25
Rattling Ark – O’Regans – Live Review – 18/06/25
Rattling Ark – O’Regans, Dublin – Live Review – 18/06/25 by Killian Laher The last of a three-date residency saw Kevin Murphy, Thomas Haugh and Lizzie Murtough perform as Rattling Ark in […]
Kim Deal – Vicar Street – Live Review – 16/06/25
Kim Deal – Vicar Street – Live Review – 16/06/25 by Killian Laher Vicar Street was pretty packed for the visit of Kim Deal and band. Not a bad turnout for a […]
Nine Inch Nails – 3Arena – Live Review – 15/06/25
Nine Inch Nails – 3Arena, Dublin – Live Review by Killian Laher The Dublin venue was packed out for the first visit of Trent Reznor and co to Dublin in 18 years, […]
Album of the Week – 13/06/25
Album of the Week – 13/06/25 There are new albums this week from the likes of Neil Young and Chrome Hearts (Talkin to the Trees), Patrick Wolf (Crying the Neck) and Steve […]
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts – Talkin to the Trees – Album Review
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts – Talkin to the Trees – Album Review by Killian Laher Neil Young’s 97th album, now playing with the Chrome Hearts. Okay, I exaggerate, but the […]
Joseph Chester – Au Revoir Tristesse – Album Review
Joseph Chester – Au Revoir Tristesse – Album Review Album Launch – Date: Friday, 13 Jun 2025 – Time: 8:00PM – Venue: Kevin Barry Recital Room, NCH. Joe Chester is one of […]
In The Meadows – 07/06/25 – Festival Review
In The Meadows – 07/06/25 – Festival Review In the Meadows – 07/06/25 at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham After the resounding success of last year’s inaugural In […]
Album of the Week – 06/06/25
Album of the Week – 06/06/25 Pulp have a new album this week! Hard to believe that one really. It’s their first 24 years, and it’s lots of fun! You can hear […]
New Music – BC Camplight – A Sober Conversation
New Music – BC Camplight – A Sober Conversation With a new album now only 3 weeks away, BC has decided to gift us with a music video for the title song, […]
In The Meadows 2025 – Stage Times
In The Meadows 2025 – Stage Times With the Festival only 5 days away, we thought it was time to look at the various stages. Get there early as Dr John Cooper […]
Album of the Week – 30/05/25
Album of the Week – 30/05/25 Do you want to feel old? They’ve just released a 10th Anniversary Edition of Carrie & Lowell (Sufjan Stevens)! Do you want to feel really old? […]
Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles – Album Review
Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles – Album Review by Killian Laher After the, for want of a better word, shitshow that was White Roses, My God, Alan Sparhawk has teamed up […]
The Divine Comedy – Album and Gig News
The Divine Comedy – Album and Gig News For the Divine Comedy fans amongst us, this is certainly good news! There’s a new album on the horizon – Rainy Sunday Afternoon – out 19 […]
Robert Forster – Strawberries – Album Review
Robert Forster – Strawberries – Album Review by Killian Laher The former Go-Betweens man follows up 2023’s The Candle and the Flame relatively quickly with an album recorded with a band in […]
Album of the Week — 23/05/25
Album of the Week — 23/05/25 This week sees new releases from the likes of Sparks (MAD!) and Pan Amsterdam (Confines). There’s even an impossible new album from Stereolab (Instant Holograms On […]
Mogwai – The Bombing of Pan Am 103 – Album Review
Mogwai – The Bombing of Pan Am 103 – Album Review by Killian Laher Mogwai are one of the most prolific bands around, and only four months after The Bad Fire, they […]
These New Puritans – Crooked Wing – Album Review
These New Puritans – Crooked Wing – Album Review by Killian Laher These New Puritans’ Jack and George Barnett often leave it five or six years between releases, but their albums seldom […]
Album of the Week – 16/05/25
Album of the Week – 16/05/25 There are a few new releases this week worthy of your attention. We’d recommend you check out Ezra Furman (Goodbye Small Head) along with Ben Frost […]
Album of the Week – 09/05/25
Album of the Week – 09/05/25 New sounds this week from the likes of I’m With Her (Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and Sara Watkins) (Wild and Clear and Blue), Preoccupations (Ill at […]
Preoccupations – Ill At Ease – Album Review
Preoccupations – Ill At Ease – Album Review by Killian Laher For their fifth album, Preoccupations have lightened up considerably, incorporating more keyboards, less misery, and more of a ‘pop’ sound. It […]
Album of the Week – 02/05/25
Album of the Week – 02/05/25 If you’ve ever lived on the second floor, you’ll be excited to hear about the return of Suzanne Vega (Flying With Angels). There are some exciting […]
Suzanne Vega – Flying With Angels – Album Review
Suzanne Vega – Flying With Angels – Album Review by Killian Laher Suzanne Vega was always something of an old soul. Even when she emerged in her mid-twenties in 1985, there was […]
Lael Neale – Altogether Stranger – Album Review
Lael Neale – Altogether Stranger – Album Review by Cathy Brown Lael Neale’s third album for Sub Pop, Altogether Stranger, is a brief yet hauntingly beautiful slice of atmospheric sound. Clocking in […]
Maria Somerville – Luster – Album Review
Maria Somerville – Luster – Album Review by Killian Laher Maria Somerville is a musician from Galway, and for her second album, she has signed to 4AD and conjured up an album […]
Loscil – Lake Fire – Album Review
Loscil – Lake Fire – Album Review by Killian Laher As well as being quite prolific, Scott Morgan, who records as loscil, is releasing music that is consistently at the finer end […]
Album of the Week – 24/04/25
Album of the Week – 24/04/25 We’re almost at the end of April, and the tunes keep coming! This week, we’ve a new album from Jeff Goldblum (Still Blooming)! Yes, you read […]
A Lazarus Soul – Vicar Street – Live Review – 18/04/25
A Lazarus Soul – Vicar Street – Live Review – 18/04/25 by Killian Laher A Lazarus Soul – Vicar Street, Dublin on April 18th 2025 A return visit to Vicar Street, about […]
New Music – Anika – Whelans – 3/05/25
New Music – Anika – Whelans – 3/05/25 An album that was released a few weeks ago, that slipped through our net, is Abyss (released April 4th) by Anika. Anika is the […]
No More Workhorse 