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Closer

By Joy Division

This month marks the 45th anniversary of Joy Division’s second and final album, Closer. Released two months after the untimely passing of frontman Ian Curtis, the gloomy, dark sound unique to them is as powerful...

Ronan O'Brien

8 months ago

7 min read

Interviews

The Comeback Girl: Brez Breslin from Republic of Loose

Republic of Loose are a real favourite of mine. Apart from providing the soundtrack to some of the best years we had in this country, they introduced the Irish public to some of the finest genre-bending music ever...

Ronan O'Brien

8 months ago

18 min read

Essentials

Foo Fighters

By Foo Fighters

It’s been thirty years since Dave Grohl emerged from the ashes of Nirvana and introduced Foo Fighters to the world. Heavy, grungy and a testament to the instrumental ingenuity of Grohl, this album is one of my...

Ronan O'Brien

8 months ago

7 min read

Playlists

Soundtrack of our lives

In case you were hiding under a rock lately, there is new play about to premiere in the Lime Tree Theatre in Limerick. Wreckquiem —written by Mike Finn— is set in a record shop under threat by a promoter who wants to...

9 months ago

14 min read

From our shelves

In Colour

By Jamie xx

In Colour celebrated its tenth anniversary this May. It’s easily one of my favourite electronic albums out of the UK, and here’s why. Jamie xx James Thomas Smith, more widely known as Jamie xx, is a wizard...

Ronan O'Brien

9 months ago

5 min read

EP and Singles

The Drip

By Thumper

Brace your eardrums for a wall of sound! Dublin noisemakers THUMPER are back with a brand new single, “The Drip”. THUMPER THUMPER were a band I had heard of for a while. I noticed their name on a couple of...

Ronan O'Brien

9 months ago

4 min read

Songs and Album Covers

Bird on Money: The New Abnormal

The Strokes are a band that defined an entire generation of music. It’s no surprise that Is This It has been lauded as one of the greatest albums of the Noughties. It basically became the script for every good...

Ronan O'Brien

9 months ago

5 min read

New Releases

Only Dust Remains

By Backxwash

A black trans woman walks into a studio……want the punchline? I’ll tell you in 40 minutes and 51 seconds. Backxwash Zambian-Canadian rapper and producer Backxwash is not a household name by any means. I...

Ronan O'Brien

10 months ago

5 min read

Essentials

Aaagh!

By Republic of Loose

The Good Old Days 2006 was a hell of a year in Ireland. We had fat wallets, cracking weather and were living in blissful ignorance that the Celtic Tiger was dying. The airwaves were full of the likes of Cascada, Sandi...

Ronan O'Brien

10 months ago

7 min read

Playlists

The Hidden Track Team’s playlist

What better way to introduce ourselves than to share with our readers some of our favourite songs ? Each member of the team was asked to provide 4 of his favourite tracks, to reflect our different tastes in music. Adam...