It’s Kristian Matsson and a guitar, and that’s all well and good, but then something happens and it becomes BIG! See what you think of the first single from the tall one’s […]
New Music – Tallest Man on Earth – Dark Bird Is Home
New Music – Benoît Pioulard – Shut-ins on Sunday See
We haven’t had anything that just swirls nicely here on the site for a while, so this was the perfect solution for that troubling problem. This is the single from Benoît Pioulard’s […]
Boduf Songs – Stench of Exist – Album Review
Boduf Songs – Stench of Exist – Album Review by Killian Laher Matthew Sweet (not THAT one) has been recording under the name Boduf Songs for more than ten years, and Stench […]
Giant³ Sand – Whelan’s – 8-09-15
For a Rock and Roll band to last 30 years, they must be doing something right! Giant Sand have had many line ups, and in truth, the present one is little more […]
New Music – Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld – Twisted Pepper – 11-04-15
Yep, this could be a fun one! Two people that attack their instruments like vicious animals, Colin and Sarah could be great on stage together. They’re here supporting their new album, a […]
Hail the Ghost – Forsaken – Album Review
Album Review: Hail the Ghost – Forsaken by Killian Laher Irish three piece Hail the Ghost have just released their debut album. The brainchild of singer Kieran O’Reilly (fresh from a stint […]
New Music – Sam Pinkerton – A Story in Parts
Something dreamy for a time I should probably be asleep! Sam Pinkerto has just released a new EP, A Story in Parts. It wafts and soothes, with her lovely voice, guitar and […]
New Music – Annie Wolf – Accomplice
Annie Graham is a Wicklow who formed Annie Wolf in 2014. Their new single ‘Accomplice’ is a swirling guitar track with is refreshingly raw. Enjoy it below. In late 2014, Annie (Graham) […]
New Music: Elephant – Little Ghost
Dundalk based singer songwriter Shane Clarke records under the name Elephant, and below is his latest single ‘Little Ghost’. It’s a meandering guitar song with an assortment of other instruments and whispered […]
José González- Vestiges & Claws – Album Review
José González – Vestiges & Claws – Album Review It’s ten years since the release of Veneer (2005), José’s first and break through album. The song ‘Heartbeats’, a cover version of a song […]
New Music – Roo Panes – Academy – 09-04-15
How does a man end up with a name like Roo, I hear you ask? Well, it’s Andrew to his parents. Roo plays a mean guitar and intends to do it at […]
Nite Fields – Depersonalisation – Album Review
Album Review: Nite Fields – Depersonalisation by Killian Laher In this day and age it’s rare that a new band emerges out of the blue, without the requisite hype accompanying them. However, […]
New Music – Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian At Best
Anyone that names their album after a quote from Winne the Pooh can’t be all bad, right? Courtney Barnett will release her debut album in just over a month, but in the […]
Jape – Album Release and Tower Records Instore
Jape is impossible to avoid at the moment, so we thought we’d continue the hype! The man is on every radio station and newspaper, but he’s a lovely man, so all good […]
New Music – Kate Tempest – Bad Place For A Good Time
Kate Tempest is one of those people that make life look easy. In her mid twenties, she’s a published playwright, novelist, poet and recording artist. Don’t you just hate people like that? […]
Interview with Martin McCann of ELEVENS
ELEVENS Photo Credit: © Keith Dixon Interview with Martin McCann of ELEVENS – by David Turpin Martin McCann is the lead singer with ELEVENS, a three-piece that also includes Tony Barrett and […]
New Music – Sam Prekop – Weather Vane
Is this a cheap excuse to have a picture of a cat on the home page, therefore doubling our hits? Definitely not! This is a new single by the Sea and Cake’s […]
New Music – Avid Dancer – All Your Words Are Gone
If the rest of the album is as good as this single, then this could be something to watch out for. It’s delicate guitar driven indie pop that will call to mind […]
New Music – Hayley Coupon – Bastille Day
From early January, Bastille day seems a long way away, but New York singer Hayley Coupon will make the intervening months drift away! A delicate voice layered over gentle piano music that […]
New Music – Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell
Can you remember a time before albums had trailers? Seems a long time ago now. Yes, information on Sufjan’s new album has just broken, with the album itself being released on March […]
New Music – The Go! Team – The Scene Between
The Go! Team – The Scene Between – Released ( Memphis Industries :: 20 March 2015 ) It’s nearly three years since Rolling Blackouts, so it’s good to have some new sounds […]
Ólafur Arnalds – Pavilion Theatre – Feb 19th & 20th 2015
Even if you think you don’t know Ólafur Arnald’s work, you probably do! He is the Icelandic composer who has worked on films such as the Hunger Games and 300 – Rise […]
Phronesis – Whelans – 8-02-15
Phronesis are visiting these shores and will arrive in Whelans on Sunday the 8th of February as part of their tour which will take them form Cork to Letterkenny and various other […]
Jens Lekman – Postcard #1
With a new year, comes the New Years Resolutions, and Jens Lekman’s one is a little different from most. His aim is to release a song every week for a year. These […]
Killian Laher – Top 10 Albums of 2014
When I was asked to do a year end top 10 for No More Workhorse I thought, bloody hell, haven’t we enough lists? Aren’t we done with 2014? What sort of year […]
Matthew Barks – Top 12 Songs of 2014
What better way to spend the beginning of a new year but to look back on the one that’s just passed. I decided to do a list of songs I liked (rather […]
Best Albums of 2014 – #5 – 1
Ok, so it’s that time for the best and brightest of the year. You can leave the abuse below about the ones that we left out and what a sin it was […]
New Music – Modern Baseball – You’re Gonna Miss It All
There’s definitely nothing shockingly original here, they’re a quirky guitar band that play it loud and brash, with hints of Weezer and They Might be Giants, but it’s really quite good! A […]
Best Albums of 2014 – # 20 – 11
In many ways, this end of the chart is the more interesting ones, in that there is probably a few names that you are not that familiar with! You can see what […]
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