New Music – Frustration – Hostess Some new Irish sounds from Gráinne Dee who has released her debut album under the name Hostess. The album release party is this Saturday, full details […]
New Music – Frustration – Hostess
New Music – The Late David Turpin – Kalikrates (feat. Jon Dots)
New Music – The Late David Turpin – Kalikrates (feat. Jon Dots) This is the second single from the new album from film writer/ reviewer and musician David Turpin. You can hear […]
RVG – A Quality of Mercy – Album Review
RVG – A Quality of Mercy – Album Review by Killian Laher A Quality of Mercy, the debut album from Australian band RVG, was quietly released late last year, but is now […]
Live Music in Dublin – 11-06-18
Live Music in Dublin – 11-06-18 Another week of big outdoor gigs, and the National would be the highlight for most people around here! There’s also the visit of John Cale to […]
John Parish – Bird Dog Dante – Album Review
John Parish – Bird Dog Dante- Album Review John Parish isn’t as well known as he probably should be. Despite his various releases and his work with artists such as PJ Harvey (as […]
3 best ambient albums of 2018 (so far)
We’re only in May and already there have been some excellent ambient releases in 2018. Thanks to our friends at The Mouthchew, here are three superb, headphone-ready releases to transport you to […]
Launder – Pink Cloud – EP Review
Launder – Pink Cloud – Review by Killian Laher Pink Cloud is the debut EP of John Cudlip. It opens with the lazy, hazy guitar riffs of Wonder, underpinned by an airtight […]
The Hedge Schools – Magnificent Birds – Album Review
The Hedge Schools – Magnificent Birds – Album Review by Killian Laher Released on 5th May 2018 In an age of short attention spans, online outrage over just about anything, and a […]
Live Music in Dublin – 23-04-18
Live Music in Dublin – 23-04-18 Another good week for gigs in Dublin. The highlight is probably Yo La Tengo in the Olympia next Saturday, but there’s also William McCathy, Ultimate Painting […]
New Music – Cosmo Sheldrake – Come Along
New Music – Cosmo Sheldrake – Come Along Cosmo Sheldrake is a 27 year old from London who released the album “The Much Much How How & I” earlier this month. It […]
The Amazing – In Transit – Album Review
The Amazing – In Transit – Album Review by Killian Laher Swedish band The Amazing released one of the albums of the year in 2016’s Ambulance. The follow-up, their fifth album overall […]
New Music – John Parish – Sorry For Your Loss ft PJ Harvey
New Music – John Parish – Sorry For Your Loss ft PJ Harvey Could this be the moment where the world sits up and starts listening to John Parish? Let’s be honest, […]
New Music – Felix M-B – Danny (The Pipes)
New Music – Felix M-B – Danny (The Pipes) Some new sounds for you to enjoy this lunchtime. You can find out all you need to know about the fresh faced Felix […]
Alternative Sounds – 02-02-18
Alternative Sounds – 2 February 2018 Here are some of our favourite new sounds released this week. I’ve been listening to the Anna Burch album a lot this week, for some poppy […]
New Music – Charles Howl – The Dinner Party
New Music – Charles Howl – The Dinner Party Another gem for you below. This time it’s Charles Howl and his song The Dinner Party. Check it out below… The Dinner Party’ is the new […]
New Music – A Grave With No Name – Wreath
New Music – A Grave With No Name – Wreath What could be more Christmassy than a band called ‘A Grave with No Name’. We thought it would be perfect to inspire […]
New Music – Lomond Campbell – Black River Promise
LOMOND CAMPBELL – BLACK RIVER PROMISE An album that I almost missed entirely, but has since found a happy place in my heart! With a name like Lomond Campbell he could only […]
New Music – Lucas Oswald – Dark On Us
New Music – Lucas Oswald – Dark On Us Lucas Oswald may not be a household name, but he has played with Shearwater who are considerably better known! This is the first […]
New Music – The Go! Team – Semicircle
New Music – The Go! Team – Semicircle out 19 JANUARY 2018 on Memphis Industries The Go! Team were almost huge and then they weren’t! Why was that exactly? They were always […]
New Music – The Crayon Set – I Can’t Say No
New Music – The Crayon Set – I Can’t Say No Launch gig: Bello Bar – 21st Oct In need of something a bit cheery? Well, here’s a new single from the good […]
New Music – Högni – Komdu með
New Music – Högni – Komdu með How about something nice and odd from Iceland for our New Music slot this week? Hard to complain about that. Högni played with GusGus and […]
This is How we Fly – Foreign Fields – Album Review
This is How we Fly – Foreign Fields – Album Review 2018 / 28th Jan: Templebar Trad Fest, St Michan’s Church, Dublin With the minimum of fuss, the second album from four […]
New Music – The Breeders – Wait in the Car
New Music – The Breeders – Wait in the Car This will be the first album from the Breeders since Mountain Battles in 2008? That is a seriously long time. Kim Deal […]
New Music – Wolf Parade – Valley Boy
New Music – Wolf Parade – Valley Boy A taster for the new Wolf Parade Album, which is released next week, on the 6th of October. It should be a lot of […]
New Music – Shigeto – Don’t Trip (ft. Silas Green)
New Music – Shigeto – Don’t Trip (ft. Silas Green) Something a bit different, but will keep the dance floors packed… With his new album due Oct 6th via Ghostly International, Shigeto has shared new single “Don’t […]
Live Music in Dublin – 11-09-17
Live Music in Dublin – 11-09-17 Some big hitters on the Indie scene this week, with Ryan Adams and The National both playing. There are also bands such as Clap Your Hands […]
Jack Cooper – Sandgrown – Album Review
Jack Cooper – Sandgrown – Album Review by Killian Laher Jack Cooper of Ultimate Painting and Mazes fame has decided to go it alone for this release. In truth it’s not a […]
New Music – L.A. Witch – Drive Your Car
New Music – L.A. Witch – Drive Your Car Something nice and loud to wake you up this morning, California three piece L.A. Witch from their self titled debut album which […]
New Music – Adrian Crowley – I Wish
New Music – Adrian Crowley – I Wish Adrian Crowley was at Kristin Hersh in the National Concert Hall recently. I know because I saw him there! He’s at many gigs around […]
