Music Review

David Kitt is standing near the water. Behind him, the Skellig Islands are looming in all their austere glory. His face is peaceful and his eyes are closed. He’s wearing a homemade tricorn hat. It might be made of tinfoil. This image is…

Lankum are something of an outlier in the contemporary Irish folk revival scene. Their experimental take on the genre borrows heavily from drone music and post-punk, as evidenced by their Mercury Prize winning second album under this…

Ailbhe Reddy’s second full-length album is both a departure and a return. She is angry. She is punk. She is a mess. And yet, she is gentle. She is indie folk. She is watching the morning light drift across the body of a sleeping lover.…

Of all the indie bands to rise through the flames of lockdown, it was the heart-warming tunes of The Lathums (pronounced: The Lay-thums) which struck a chord like no other. Part of the jangle-pop band’s appeal was their look, or, at…

No Spill Blood – an Irish underground supergroup of sorts, comprising Hands Up Who Wants To Die’s Matt Hedigan (bass, vocals), multimedia artist Ror Conaty (drums) and Magic Pockets’ Ruadhan O’Meara (synth) – made their genre defying debut…

A lot of adjectives come up over and over again in the reviewing game, but I rarely ever call something ‘charming’. There’s no insult to anyone in particular there, but I don’t often find music that exhibits the right balance of…

Before streaming, buying a new record used to be a crapshoot. The artist and label sold the listener an album based upon a single, or two if you’re lucky, and off you went to buy the album. If you hit the jackpot, plenty of other songs fit…

Learning To Live (Part I) is the debut EP from Kildare-based singer-songwriter Jamie D’Arcy. Citing the likes of Ben Howard, David Kitt, Radiohead and Big Thief as influences; D’Arcy’s approach to songwriting marries elements of acoustic…

Dublin-based post-punk quintet Mhaol were first tipped as ones to watch with the release of their debut single ‘Clementine’ seven years ago. The group would not release any new music for another five years, breaking their silence with the…

Shame have rediscovered their excitement for life with their third record Food for Worms. Perhaps the “worms” in this case are their loyal fanbase, in which case they won’t be able to get enough of this tasty banquet. The band have had…