Music

Welcome to The Rotation, a roundup of the month’s key moments in music and why you should listen. Read Volume 18 below, or scroll to the end for playlists on Spotify and Apple Music. Previous instalments available here.…

Nature is officially healing! In the past month we have seen schools and colleges reopen and we have even been given a date for nightclubs to reopen—am I dreaming? Festivals are in full swing in the UK and smaller scale events have been…

In anticipation of Mike Mills upcoming film C’mon C’mon, which is set to screen at the New York Film Festival, Galway-based poet Ciaran O’Rourke explores the cinema of Mills and its connections with the music of The National as influences…

Music and social activism have a long and storied history together. With the right message and delivery, songs have the power to inspire and drive the actions behind monumental change. For the leader of Rock of Asia, Nikki Matsumoto,…

Knoxville, Tennessee hard rockers Sonic Fuel deliver their no-nonsense brand of guitar-focused, monster riff rock music that’s sure to be right at home with loyal listeners. Unforgettable chorus hooks and excellent guitar work unite to…

These Wheels, Papa George’s latest album, is positively album of the year material. As an artist who is known for solid albums and incredible performances, it is no surprise that he would churn out such an amazing project. From start to…

Welcome to The Rotation, a roundup of the month’s key moments in music and why you should listen. Read Volume 17 below, or scroll to the end for playlists on Spotify and Apple Music. Previous instalments available here.…

With an album of widescreen melancholy pop Manic Street Preachers let light (and love) in. My first Manics album was 1998’s This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours, bought when I was 15, it had a pervasive melancholy and great sense of yearning…

While our summer days are numbered, life seems to be returning to some sort of normality. In the past month we have seen most pubs and restaurants reopen, people have gone abroad on holidays, and there has even been a small number of both…

The Lost Gecko have done what I didn’t think they could do—release a song that somehow matches the majestic tone of their previous single ‘Brothers’, while also sounding completely different from it. They are rapidly finding and…