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Qwerty Mick, whose remarkable debut EP If You Lived Here You’d Be Home By Now was released last month, is an up-and-coming, enigmatic Irish singer-songwriter. First reaching public consciousness in 2020 with his debut single, 'Eternal…

Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Qwerty Mick’s debut EP If You Lived Here You’d Be Home By Now is a quirky, charming half dozen of lo-fi bedroom-pop tracks that showcases a more inquisitive mind than its playful aesthetic…

Little Green Cars didn’t wait long to trade in when their engine gave out once and for all. Frontman Stevie Appleby has hit the road on his own, while Faye O’Rourke, Adam O’Regan, Donagh Seaver O’Leary and Dylan Lynch have re-emerged from…

After fourteen years and the release of two albums, Gypsies On The Autobahn called it quits. Not one to rest on his laurels, James Smith busied himself with multiple remix projects under his Yurn moniker and made some guest appearances on…

Lament, the eagerly-awaited fourth full-length release from California screamo outfit Touché Amoré, arrives four years after the release of Stage Four and from the outset it appears that the band are back with a vengeance. Frontman Jeremy…

Having established herself as one of Ireland’s finest young songwriters with her debut EP Hollowed Out Sea, Ailbhe Reddy finally makes her highly anticipated return after four years with her debut full-length release Personal History. A…

Following her promising 2017 debut album Quiet Giant, Emma Langford’s sophomore effort, Sowing Acorns, shows a maturity in songwriting and arrangement, with lavish instrumentals laying a foundation befitting her always enchanting vocal and…

Ah, Converge. You may or may not have heard of them, but they’re legends—not only because of their creativity and originality but also because of how critical they are to the growth and evolution of metalcore, influencing the likes of Trap…

Garret “Jacknife” Lee is best known as the hotshot producer of U2, Snow Patrol, R.E.M. and many more. The Jacknife Lee, however, is a showcase for the studio mastermind as an artist. Buzzing with kinetic energy, it skilfully mixes many…

The depiction of The Dying Cuchulain by Oliver Sheppard adorning the cover of Fontaines D.C.’s sophomore album is befitting of its title. However, according to frontman Grian Chatten, A Hero’s Death instead refers to a line from a Brendan…