A Long-Awaited Return It has been sixteen years since Syd Matters released their last album, Brotherocean. Shortly after, the band felt they had to explore other things individually… A year ago, rumours of the...
Richard Bodin
Nicky Woulffe
Category - New Releases
Matt Lucey
Adam Kenny
Songs of Personal Loss and Protest
By Jon SpencerIf there is one constant in the rock ‘n’ roll landscape over the past four decades that you know won’t disappoint, it is Jon Spencer. Whether with Pussy Galore, Boss Hog or the legendary Jon Spencer...
Cry Baby
By Vince StaplesVince Staples returns with his seventh studio album. A huge deviation in style sees Vince explore a rock-infused sound and topics of black oppression in the US of A. Long Beach Boy Born in the infamous Compton...
Ronan O'Brien
The Qid From South
By DATQIDEXCELLimerick rapper DATQIDEXCEL announced himself to the music scene with his debut mixtape, The Qid From South. A local artist that somehow escaped me, I was delighted to discover this hidden talent of late. The Man Behind...
Masks off
By Jesse WellesJesse Allen Breckenridge Wells Is an American singer/songwriter/activist/guitarist who has taken the world by storm in recent years. Jesse began his music career at the age of 11, making his own music and burning it...
Lex Legion
By Lex LegionThose Amazing Dark Years Back in the 1980s, albums like Them, Abigail, Conspiracy, and The Eye (without Mickey Dee) set a standard that few bands have ever matched. These were terrifying, brilliantly crafted concept...
David Moya
Don’t Settle Vol. 2: Transmissions West
By Glen HansardHaving reviewed Don’t Settle Vol. 1 on its own, I find myself wishing I had waited until Don’t Settle Vol. 2: Transmissions West arrived. Recorded during the same sessions at Berlin’s storied Funkhaus, the two releases...
Peter Burrows
Play Your Games
By Greta Van FleetGreta Van Fleet are an American based rock group who gained significant popularity upon the release of their first album “Black Smoke Rising”. Overnight, this group of young musicians became billboard topping rock stars...
Thin Lizzy (Boxset)
By Thin LizzyThin Lizzy give the box treatment to their debut album Thin Lizzy from 1971. This was the day when Lizzy were a three man line up with Philip Lynott, Eric Bell and of course the man at the back Brian Downey, on the...
From a Hole in the Floor to a Fountain of Youth
By Future IslandsFuture Islands are celebrating their 20 years in music with the release of a compilation. But this is not a “Best of…“, instead a collection of rarities and hidden gems to showcase the band’s...
Bitknot
By Feeble Little HorseThe newly three piece band from Pennsylvania surprise dropped their 3rd LP on 26 May. On this album, the band explores capitalism, technology and as lead singer Lydia Slocum puts “this album is less ‘I am a...
Caitlin Connors
The Boys of Dungeon Lane
By Paul McCartneyPaul McCartney goes back in time on a trip down memory lane with The Boys of Dungeon Lane, a beautiful and warm masterpiece that serves as his 21st solo offering. Macca has always been my favourite Beatle. His songs...
Songs in the Key of O
By Helen O' SheaHelen O’Shea, an Irish musician living in New-Jersey, has just released her debut album Songs in the Key of O. Helen, born in Limerick, Ireland, spent her life immersed in music while pursuing her career in medicine...
Remember the Humans
By Broken Social SceneYou were the rotten ones It’s been 9 years since we last heard from Broken Social Scene when they released their album Hug of Thunder. For many fans it’s been a long time coming to hear from the band. Whilst they did...
OUTTANATIONAL
By PigeonA few weeks ago, we highlighted Pigeon’s latest single “Black James Dean” in our Don’t Miss Them playlist. Their latest album, OUTTANATIONAL has finally come out and it doesn’t disappoint. ...
Peaches!
By The Black KeysThe Black Keys are, by now, a household name. Forming in Ohio in the early 2000s, the duo released their first album in 2002. Following this, the band earned their first record deal with Fat Possum records. After this...
